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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	CLE	@	DET	L,4-5	GS	23	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 13	CLE		NYY	L,3-6	GS	31	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	8 (3)	Apr 18	CLE		BAL	W,11-5	GS	21	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	13 (4)	Apr 23	CLE		DET	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
5	18 (4)	Apr 28	CLE	@	BAL	L,7-8	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (3)	May 3	CLE		TEX	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	25 (2)	May 7	CLE		CHW	L,4-7	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	29 (3)	May 12	CLE	@	TEX	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
9	34 (4)	May 17	CLE		BOS	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
10	38 (3)	May 22	CLE		MIL	L,5-6	GS	23	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	43 (4)	May 27	CLE	@	MIL	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	47 (3)	Jun 1	CLE	@	TOR	L,3-8	GS	38	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	52 (4)	Jun 6	CLE		SEA	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	57 (4)	Jun 14	CLE		OAK	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	62 (4)	Jun 19	CLE		CAL	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	67 (4)	Jun 24	CLE	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	71 (3)	Jun 29	CLE	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	76 (4)	Jul 4	CLE		CHW	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	81 (4)	Jul 9	CLE		TEX	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	85 (3)	Jul 13	CLE		KCR	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	88 (2)	Jul 19	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	93 (4)	Jul 24	CLE	@	TEX	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	97 (3)	Jul 29	CLE		NYY	L,2-8	GS	40	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Cleveland Indians to Minnesota Twins
24	101	Aug 3	MIN	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	31	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	104 (2)	Aug 8	MIN		CAL	W,4-2	GS	29	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	108 (3)	Aug 12 (1)	MIN		OAK	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	115 (6)	Aug 17	MIN		SEA	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	119 (3)	Aug 21	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	122 (2)	Aug 26	MIN		TOR	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
30	126 (3)	Aug 31 (1)	MIN		BOS	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	132 (5)	Sep 5	MIN	@	TOR	L,0-7	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	137 (4)	Sep 10	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-7	GS	37	7.1	0	2	0	2	1	P
33	144 (6)	Sep 15	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-2	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	148 (3)	Sep 20	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	152 (3)	Sep 25	MIN	@	TEX	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
36	157 (4)	Sep 30	MIN		CHW	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
37	161 (3)	Oct 5	MIN		CLE	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							37gm		293.2	17	32	0	49	2