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Mike Blyzka
Michael John Blyzka
born Michael John Bliska
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 190 lb.

Born: December 25, 1928 in Hamtramck, MI
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1953
Final Game: September 25, 1954
Died: October 13, 2004 in Cheyenne, WY
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1953 24 SLB AL 2 6 .250 6.39 33 9 8 2 0 0 94.1 110 78 67 6 56 23 0 0 7 440 66 1.760 10.5 0.6 5.3 2.2 0.41
1954 25 BAL AL 1 5 .167 4.69 37 0 17 0 0 1 86.1 83 48 45 2 51 35 0 0 1 386 76 1.552 8.7 0.2 5.3 3.6 0.69
2 Seasons 3 11 .214 5.58 70 9 25 2 0 1 180.2 193 126 112 8 107 58 0 0 8 826 70 1.661 9.6 0.4 5.3 2.9 0.54
162 Game Avg. 3 9 .214 5.58 60 8 22 2 0 1 156 166 108 96 7 92 50 0 0 7 711 70 1.661 9.6 0.4 5.3 2.9 0.54

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1953 24 SLB AL 33 26 23 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .000 .042 .000 .042 -88 0 0 0 2 1
1954 25 BAL AL 37 16 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .133 .133 .133 .267 -24 2 0 0 1 0 1
2 Seasons 70 42 38 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .053 .077 .053 .130 -64 2 0 0 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 97 88 5 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 35 .053 .077 .053 .130 -64 5 0 0 7

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1953 SLB AL 24 P 33 19 6 13 0 1 1.000 0.58 .953 0.88
1954 BAL AL 25 P 37 0 86.1 22 4 17 1 0 .955 2.19 0.57 .959 2.01 0.93
2 Seasons P 70 0 86.1 41 10 30 1 1 .976 4.17 0.57 .956 2.01 0.91
2 Seasons TOT 70 0 86.1 41 10 30 1 1 .976 4.17 0.57 .932 2.01 0.91

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Wild Pitches s c a p y
1953 AL--7--3rd

                                         

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Transactions

Before 1946 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

Before 1948 Season: Sent from the Chicago White Sox to the St. Louis Browns in an unknown transaction.

December 1, 1954: Sent by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on November 17, 1954. The Baltimore Orioles sent players to be named later, Billy Hunter, Don Larsen and Bob Turley to the New York Yankees for players to be named later, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Willy Miranda, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos and Gene Woodling. The New York Yankees sent Bill Miller (December 1, 1954), Kal Segrist (December 1, 1954), Don Leppert (December 1, 1954) and Ted Del Guercio (minors) (December 1, 1954) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade. The Baltimore Orioles sent Mike Blyzka (December 1, 1954), Darrell Johnson (December 1, 1954), Jim Fridley (December 1, 1954) and Dick Kryhoski (December 1, 1954) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

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