Steve Blass

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: April 18, 1942 in Canaan, CT us

High School: Housatonic Valley Regional HS (Falls Village, CT)

Debut: May 10, 1964 (Age 22-022d, 12,240th in major league history)
vs. MLN 5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 17, 1974 (Age 31-364d)
vs. CHC 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 7 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Stephen Robert Blass

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.5

103

ERA

3.63

282

231

1597.1

896

WHIP

1.349

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	26-9 / in Starts: 23-9
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	23 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 96 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	68 (40-20-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 96 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	57 (29-18-9)

Most Driven In
B Robertson	1
M SanguillÃ©n	1
R Hebner	1
G Alley	0
R Stennett	0

Most Driven In By
A Oliver	4
D Cash	2
G Clines	1
V Davalillo	0

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 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	236	2 (1)	Apr 16	PIT	@	NYM	W,2-0	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.98	-0.046	1.49	-0.04%	-0.46	P
2	237	6 (3)	Apr 21	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	1.13	0.036	1.96	0.04%	0.40	P
3	238	9 (2)	Apr 26	PIT		CIN	L,6-7	GS-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	9	.75	0.031	1.18	0.03%	0.24	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
4	239	14 (4)	May 1	PIT		HOU	L,8-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	1.04	-0.045	.95	-0.03%	-0.76	P
5	240	17 (2)	May 6	PIT	@	CIN	W,8-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9	.16	0.022	.13	0.01%	-1.65	P
6	241	21 (3)	May 12	PIT	@	HOU	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.267	.467	9	1.41	-0.111	1.31	-0.06%	-0.73	P
7	242	26 (4)	May 17	PIT		STL	W,12-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.263	.474	9	.12	0.011	.14	0.01%	0.42	P
8	243	31 (4)	May 23	PIT	@	STL	W,6-2	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.273	.500	9	.77	0.001	1.14	0.00%	-0.69	P
9	244	32	May 24	PIT	@	STL	W,9-4	12-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.227	.273	.500	9						PR
10	245	36 (3)	May 28	PIT		PHI	W,6-5	GS-9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.250	.490	9	.90	0.050	1.55	0.05%	0.32	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
11	246	41 (4)	Jun 3	PIT	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.259	.509	9	1.08	-0.007	1.75	-0.01%	-0.03	P
12	247	45 (3)	Jun 7 (2)	PIT	@	SDP	W,1-0	16-16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.250	.259	.509	6						PR
13	248	47 (1)	Jun 9	PIT	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.226	.233	.459	9	.17	-0.018	.37	-0.02%	-0.86	P
14	249	53 (5)	Jun 16	PIT		SDP	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.229	.235	.464	9	.63	-0.036	1.51	-0.05%	-0.55	P
15	250	58 (4)	Jun 23	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.231	.237	.468	9	.39	-0.012	1.26	-0.02%	-0.20	P
16	251	63 (4)	Jun 28	PIT		MON	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.220	.225	.445	9	1.47	-0.110	3.86	-0.17%	-0.96	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
17	252	68 (4)	Jul 3	PIT		CHC	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.209	.214	.424	9	.54	-0.026	1.74	-0.05%	-0.17	P
18	253	74 (5)	Jul 8	PIT	@	ATL	W,5-3	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.222	.209	.432	9	.78	-0.018	2.18	-0.03%	-0.21	P
19	254	78 (3)	Jul 13	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.196	.404	9	1.26	-0.094	3.34	-0.15%	-0.52	P
20	255	84 (5)	Jul 18	PIT		ATL	L,2-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.204	.191	.396	9	1.62	-0.094	3.81	-0.13%	-0.73	P
21	256	88 (3)	Jul 23	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.180	.372	9	1.29	-0.094	3.28	-0.14%	-0.68	P
22	257	92 (3)	Jul 29 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.189	.176	.365	9	.64	-0.016	1.25	-0.02%	-0.14	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
23	258	98 (5)	Aug 3	PIT	@	STL	W,2-1	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.196	.185	.382	9	1.31	-0.047	2.90	-0.06%	-0.05	P
24	259	104 (5)	Aug 9	PIT		PHI	L,0-2	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.190	.179	.368	9	.88	-0.042	.82	-0.02%	-0.29	P
25	260	108 (3)	Aug 13 (2)	PIT		STL	W,7-5	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.180	.169	.350	9	.44	-0.037	.46	-0.02%	-0.58	P
26	261	112 (3)	Aug 18	PIT	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.148	.175	.164	.339	9	1.04	0.015	.88	0.01%	-0.01	P
27	262	117 (4)	Aug 25 (1)	PIT		LAD	W,3-2	GS-11	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.185	.190	.375	9	1.65	-0.018	.43	0.00%	-0.33	P
28	263	122 (4)	Aug 29	PIT		SDP	W,5-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.179	.185	.364	9	1.28	-0.075	.42	-0.02%	-0.89	P
Sep/Oct		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
29	264	127 (4)	Sep 4 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,10-0	CG	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.159	.183	.188	.372	9	.54	-0.047	.03	0.00%	0.12	P
30	265	133 (5)	Sep 9	PIT	@	MON	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.164	.187	.192	.378	9	.59	0.151	.00	0.00%	1.26	P
31	266	139 (5)	Sep 16	PIT	@	STL	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.195	.200	.395	9	1.05	0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.01	P
32	267	144 (4)	Sep 21	PIT	@	NYM	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.177	.198	.203	.400	9	.46	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-1.44	P
33	268	148 (3)	Sep 26	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.205	.210	.415	9	1.12	-0.029	.00	0.00%	0.11	P
34	269	153 (4)	Oct 1	PIT		NYM	L,3-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.205	.210	.415	9						P
35	270	154	Oct 3	PIT		STL	W,6-2	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.202	.207	.410	9	.04	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
							26-9		96	82	8	15	2	0	0	3	2	0	22	0	12	0	3	1	0	0	.183	.202	.207	.410		.83	-0.757	1.13	-0.91%	-10.32

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