Bert Blyleven

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: April 6, 1951 in Zeist, Netherlands nl

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Santiago HS (Garden Grove, CA).

High School: Santiago HS (Garden Grove, CA)

Debut: June 5, 1970 (Age 19-060d, 12,999th in major league history)
vs. WSA 7.0 IP, 5 H, 7 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: October 4, 1992 (Age 41-181d)
vs. TEX 4.2 IP, 12 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 6 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2011. (Voted by BBWAA on 463/581 ballots)
View Bert Blyleven's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Agents: Dick Moss • Previously: LaRue Harcourt

Full Name: Rik Aalbert Blyleven

Nicknames: Frying Dutchman

Pronunciation: \BLYE-lev-en\

Twitter: @BertBlyleven28

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

94.5

287

250

ERA

3.31

692

685

4970.0

3701

WHIP

1.198

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-20 / in Starts: 18-20
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	23 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 100 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	59 (32-18-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 100 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	60 (31-19-10)

Most Driven In
L CÃ¡rdenas	1
S Brye	1

Most Driven In By
R Carew	2
C Tovar	1

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	28	2 (1)	Apr 7	MIN		MIL	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.25	-0.010	.36	-0.01%	-0.11	P
2	29	6 (3)	Apr 12	MIN	@	KCR	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.58	-0.055	1.03	-0.06%	-0.67	P
3	30	11 (4)	Apr 17	MIN		CAL	L,3-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	1.09	0.002	1.56	0.00%	-0.01	P
4	31	15 (3)	Apr 23	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.65	-0.030	.72	-0.02%	-0.21	P
5	32	19 (3)	Apr 27	MIN	@	WSA	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9	.90	-0.001	1.10	0.00%	0.04	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	33	23 (3)	May 2 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9	1.41	-0.087	1.65	-0.06%	-0.58	P
7	34	28 (4)	May 7	MIN		WSA	L,5-6	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	.50	0.013	.60	0.01%	-0.69	P
8	35	32 (3)	May 12	MIN		BOS	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.150	.340	9	.80	-0.044	.97	-0.03%	-0.53	P
9	36	36 (3)	May 17	MIN	@	CAL	W,3-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	9	.92	-0.084	1.38	-0.08%	-0.78	P
10	37	40 (3)	May 21	MIN	@	OAK	W,10-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.138	.107	.245	9	.50	-0.048	.97	-0.06%	-1.14	P
11	38	44 (3)	May 26	MIN	@	MIL	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.121	.094	.215	9	.75	-0.071	.94	-0.05%	-0.87	P
12	39	48 (3)	May 30	MIN		BAL	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.088	.114	.088	.203	9	1.17	0.059	1.41	0.04%	0.51	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	40	52 (3)	Jun 4	MIN		CLE	L,2-4	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.108	.083	.191	9	.94	-0.046	1.01	-0.03%	-0.35	P
14	41	55 (2)	Jun 8	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.108	.083	.191	9						P
15	42	58 (2)	Jun 11	MIN	@	DET	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.079	.103	.079	.182	9	1.23	-0.064	.68	-0.02%	-0.62	P
16	43	62 (3)	Jun 15	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.119	.098	.217	9	.57	-0.003	.32	0.00%	-0.25	P
17	44	66 (3)	Jun 19	MIN		CHW	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.093	.114	.093	.207	9	1.71	-0.079	1.29	-0.04%	-0.55	P
18	45	70 (3)	Jun 23	MIN		OAK	L,3-8	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.106	.087	.193	9	1.32	-0.101	1.40	-0.07%	-0.65	P
19	46	75 (4)	Jun 28	MIN	@	OAK	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.102	.083	.185	9	.91	-0.043	.50	-0.01%	-0.41	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	47	78 (2)	Jul 2	MIN	@	MIL	L,0-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.082	.100	.082	.182	9	1.04	-0.025	.39	-0.01%	-0.20	P
21	48	82 (3)	Jul 6	MIN		CAL	L,5-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.098	.080	.178	9	1.04	-0.042	.26	-0.01%	-0.56	P
22	49	89 (6)	Jul 16	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-9	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.098	.080	.178	9	1.29	-0.021	.12	0.00%	-0.19	P
23	50	93 (3)	Jul 20	MIN	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.075	.093	.075	.168	9	.37	-0.003	.03	0.00%	-0.17	P
24	51	98 (4)	Jul 25	MIN		BOS	W,6-2	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.093	.109	.093	.202	9	.99	0.040	.01	0.00%	0.37	P
25	52	103 (4)	Jul 31	MIN		NYY	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.103	.088	.191	9	.54	-0.043	.01	0.00%	-1.14	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	53	107 (3)	Aug 4 (1)	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.085	.100	.085	.185	9	.97	-0.046	.01	0.00%	-0.34	P
27	54	112 (4)	Aug 8	MIN	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.111	.097	.208	9	1.45	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.47	P
28	55	116 (3)	Aug 13	MIN		DET	W,4-3	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.109	.095	.205	9	2.44	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-0.77	P
29	56	120 (3)	Aug 17	MIN		CLE	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.134	.121	.256	9	1.60	0.113	.00	0.00%	0.75	P
30	57	124 (3)	Aug 22	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.132	.119	.252	9	1.76	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
31	58	128 (3)	Aug 27	MIN	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.153	.143	.296	9	.90	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	59	132 (3)	Sep 1	MIN		CHW	L,0-2	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.147	.137	.284	9	1.33	-0.099	.00	0.00%	-0.71	P
33	60	136 (3)	Sep 5	MIN		OAK	W,7-3	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.145	.167	.158	.325	9	.45	0.057	.00	0.00%	0.54	P
34	61	141 (4)	Sep 10	MIN	@	OAK	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.141	.163	.154	.316	9	.26	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
35	62	146 (4)	Sep 15	MIN	@	MIL	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.157	.148	.305	9	.95	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
36	63	150 (3)	Sep 19 (1)	MIN		KCR	W,6-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.131	.151	.143	.294	9	.36	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-1.20	P
37	64	154 (3)	Sep 25 (1)	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.144	.136	.281	9	1.87	-0.222	.00	0.00%	-2.17	P
38	65	159 (4)	Sep 29	MIN		CAL	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.151	.143	.293	9	.55	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.07	P
							18-20		100	91	3	12	1	0	0	2	1	0	37	1	7	0	3	0	0	0	.132	.151	.143	.293		.93	-1.384	.49	-0.49%	-15.40

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