Mike Blyzka

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: December 25, 1928 in Hamtramck, MI us

Died: October 13, 2004 in Cheyenne, WY

Buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, WY

Debut: April 21, 1953 (Age 24-117d, 11,006th in major league history)
vs. CLE 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 25, 1954 (Age 25-274d)
vs. CHW 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Michael John Blyzka

Pronunciation: \BLIZZ-kuh\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.6

ERA

5.58

180.2

WHIP

1.661

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Team Record in Appearances: 3-30 / in Starts: 2-7

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 20, Entered with runners on base: 6

1953 Pitching Game Log

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1953 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	7	Apr 21	SLB	@	CLE	L,3-4	5-7		99	3.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	3.59	10	7	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	.24	0.048	.87	0.11%	1.45	5b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
2	2	11	Apr 26(2)	SLB		CHW	L,0-3	CG	L(0-1)	4	9.0	6	3	3	2	2	0	0	2.25	3.01	35	14	11	5	0	6	63			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.096	3.31	0.17%	1.58	1t start tie	9t 3 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	3	14	May 1	SLB		WSH	L,5-6	GS-3		4	2.1	3	3	3	4	1	0	0	3.77	3.64	13	3	2	0	0	3	36			0	0	0	9	1	2	0	1	0	0	1.07	-0.107	2.49	-0.15%	-1.42	1t start tie	3t --3 1 out a2
4	4	16	May 3(1)	SLB		BOS	L,5-14	8-8		1	0.1	4	4	4	2	0	1	0	6.14	4.91	7	1	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.004	.01	-0.01%	-4.41	8t --- 0 out d7	8t 12- 1 out d11
5	5	21	May 9	SLB		CLE	L,2-3	8-9		5	1.2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	5.51	5.23	7	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	.88	0.059	2.00	0.08%	0.58	8t --- 0 out d1	9t 12- 2 out d1
6	6	27	May 16	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-6	1-1		6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.40	5.17	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.81	-0.021	1.37	-0.02%	-0.24	1b 123 2 out d4	1b 3 out d5
7	7	28	May 17	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-6	10-10	L(0-2)	0	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.48	5.17	2	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.41	-0.526	7.69	-0.55%	-1.48	10b --- 0 out a1	10b -23 0 out a1
8	8	31	May 23	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-5	6-7		5	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	5.79	5.11	9	1	4	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.09	0.008	.09	0.01%	0.97	6b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d5
9	9	34	May 25	SLB		CHW	L,5-7	4-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.68	5.07	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	0.014	.29	0.01%	0.23	4t 1-- 2 out d3	4t 3 out d3
10	10	35	May 26	SLB		CHW	L,2-8	5-8		0	3.2	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	5.16	4.93	17	6	5	1	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	.09	0.009	.05	0.00%	0.80	5t --- 1 out d6	8t 3 out d6
11	11	42	May 31(2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	W(1-2)	4	9.0	8	4	2	5	3	1	0	4.26	4.96	39	15	9	0	0	7	57			1	0	0	33	0	1	0	4	0	3	1.18	0.061	.82	0.03%	0.62	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	12	47	Jun 6	SLB		NYY	L,2-6	GS-6	L(1-3)	5	5.2	5	5	5	6	2	0	0	4.82	4.98	28	9	8	2	0	3	35			1	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.353	.52	-0.09%	-2.39	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out d3
13	13	54	Jun 12	SLB		PHA	L,3-5	GS-	L(1-4)	5	7.0	10	5	3	2	2	1	0	4.67	4.94	31						41						28			0		0
14	14	63	Jun 20	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-4	GS-1		7	0.1	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.04	4.92	5	0	1	0	0	4	35			0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	-0.279	.00	0.00%	-2.91	1b start a 2	1b -23 1 out tie
15	15	67	Jun 24	SLB	@	WSH	W,7-6	7-8	W(2-4)	3	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.82	4.82	7	3	3	2	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	.27	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.97	7b --- 0 out d4	8b 3 out d1
16	16	72	Jun 28(2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-2	GS-9	L(2-5)	3	8.2	6	2	2	2	1	0	0	4.39	4.54	35	15	11	4	0	6	63			0	0	0	33	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.53	0.288	.00	0.00%	3.25	1b start tie	9b --3 2 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	17	74	Jul 1	SLB	@	CHW	L,4-13	6-6		2	0.1	4	7	7	2	0	0	0	5.50	4.64	8	2	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	.89	-0.254	.00	0.00%	-6.44	6b --- 0 out d1	6b --3 1 out d7
18	18	75	Jul 4(1)	SLB		CHW	L,0-13	5-GF		2	5.0	3	2	2	5	3	0	0	5.34	4.62	22	3	8	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	1	0	0	.01	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.03	5t -23 0 out d9	9t end d13
19	19	77	Jul 5(1)	SLB		DET	L,7-10	6-6		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.31	4.61	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.44	6t 12- 2 out d7	6t 3 out d7
20	20	78	Jul 5(2)	SLB		DET	L,1-7	6-7		-1	2.0	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	5.43	4.64	9	2	2	0	0	3		2	1	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	.38	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.98	6t 12- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d6
21	21	89	Jul 17	SLB		NYY	L,4-6	6-GF		11	4.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	5.24	4.53	14	5	5	2	1	2		0	0	1	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.015	.00	0.00%	1.04	6t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 5
22	22	90	Jul 18	SLB		NYY	L,2-13	3-GF		0	6.1	9	5	5	2	0	0	0	5.40	4.45	29	4	15	1	1	8		1	0	0	0	0	26	2	1	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-1.71	3t 1-- 2 out d8	9t end d11
23	23	93	Jul 22	SLB		PHA	L,1-11			3	4.0	7	5	3	1	3	0	0	5.47	4.31	20												19			0		0
24	24	99	Jul 26(2)	SLB		BOS	W,8-5	GS-5		3	4.2	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	5.27	4.30	22	8	6	1	1	4	40			0	0	0	19	2	1	0	1	0	1	.72	-0.135	.00	0.00%	-1.82	1t start tie	5t --3 2 out a1
25	25	102	Jul 30	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-5	GS-2	L(2-6)	3	1.2	4	5	4	2	0	1	0	5.59	4.49	11	5	0	0	0	4	27			0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	-0.273	.00	0.00%	-3.30	1b start tie	2b -2- 2 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	26	105	Aug 3	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-11	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	5.67	4.46	12	3	2	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-1.04	7b --- 0 out d9	8b end d 8
27	27	109	Aug 7	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-12	5-6		3	1.1	5	8	8	4	0	0	0	6.41	4.57	13	3	1	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-5.59	5b --- 0 out d4	6b 123 1 out d9
28	28	113	Aug 11(2)	SLB		DET	L,3-9	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.34	4.55	3	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
29	29	116	Aug 14	SLB		CLE	L,7-8	6-7		2	1.1	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	6.45	4.70	7	0	4	2	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.65	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-1.25	6t --- 0 out d2	7t --- 1 out d4
30	30	122	Aug 21(1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,3-7	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.38	4.65	4	0	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
31	31	126	Aug 23(2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-9	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	6.50	4.77	5	3	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-1.52	8b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 9
32	32	131	Aug 30(2)	SLB		WSH	L,3-9	6-7		6	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.36	4.73	7	3	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.016	.00	0.00%	1.02	6t --- 0 out d5	7t 3 out d5
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	33	133	Sep 2	SLB		NYY	L,1-9	9-GF		2	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	6.39	4.71	6	0	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.49	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 8
							3-30		W-L:2-6	2.9	94.1	110	78	67	56	23	6	0	6.39	4.71	440	1.07		9%	3%	88	44	11	36%	3	1	0	377	18	10	0	10	0	7	.68	-1.485	.61	-0.42%	-23.02

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