Don Blasingame

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: March 16, 1932 in Corinth, MS us

Died: April 13, 2005 in Fountain Hills, AZ

Buried: Paradise Memorial Gardens, Scottsdale, AZ

High School: Corinth HS (Corinth, MS)

School: Lipscomb University (Nashville, TN)

Debut: September 20, 1955 (Age 23-188d, 11,307th in major league history)
vs. CHC 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 27, 1966 (Age 34-164d)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: Don Lee Blasingame

Nicknames: Blazer

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Relatives: Son-In-Law of Walker Cooper

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.3

5296

1366

.258

731

RBI

308

105

OBP

.329

SLG

.327

OPS

.656

OPS+

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

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	STL	@	CIN	W,13-4	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
2	2	Apr 18	STL		CHC	L,2-10	CG	48	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
3	3	Apr 21 (1)	STL		CHC	L,3-5	CG	47	11.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
4	4	Apr 21 (2)	STL		CHC	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
5	5	Apr 22	STL		CIN	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
6	6	Apr 23	STL		CIN	L,4-6	CG	47	10.0	5	2	1	8	0	2B
7	7	Apr 24	STL	@	MLN	L,7-8	CG	35	8.1	4	3	0	7	1	2B
8	8	Apr 28 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
9	9	Apr 28 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	2B
10	10	Apr 30	STL	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	54	13.0	5	7	0	12	2	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 1	STL	@	PIT	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
12	12	May 2	STL	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	62	16.0	7	6	0	13	2	2B
13	13	May 3	STL	@	BRO	L,0-6	CG	42	8.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
14	14	May 4	STL	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	35	8.1	2	2	0	4	0	2B
15	15	May 5 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
16	16	May 5 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
17	17	May 7	STL	@	NYG	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
18	18	May 8	STL	@	NYG	W,13-4	CG	42	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
19	19	May 10	STL		MLN	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
20	20	May 11	STL		MLN	W,8-7	CG	43	10.0	5	8	0	13	3	2B
21	21	May 12 (1)	STL		MLN	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	4	4	0	8	3	2B
22	22	May 12 (2)	STL		MLN	L,4-10	CG	41	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B
23	23	May 14	STL		NYG	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
24	24	May 15	STL		NYG	W,6-5	CG	58	14.0	3	8	0	11	1	2B
25	25	May 16	STL		PHI	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
26	26	May 17	STL		PHI	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
27	27	May 18	STL		PHI	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
28	28	May 19	STL		BRO	L,3-10	CG	47	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
29	29	May 20	STL		BRO	L,4-10	CG	44	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
30	30	May 23	STL	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
31	31	May 24	STL	@	CIN	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
32	32	May 25	STL	@	CIN	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	2B
33	33	May 26	STL	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	1	2	2	5	1	2B
34	34	May 27	STL		CHC	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	4	7	0	11	2	2B
35	35	May 28	STL		CHC	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
36	36	May 30 (1)	STL		CIN	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
37	37	May 30 (2)	STL		CIN	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
38	38	May 31	STL	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 1	STL	@	MLN	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
40	40	Jun 2	STL	@	MLN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
41	41	Jun 4	STL	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	41	8.0	5	1	0	6	2	2B
42	42	Jun 5	STL	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
43	43	Jun 6	STL	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
44	44	Jun 7	STL	@	NYG	W,5-3	CG	41	11.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
45	45	Jun 8	STL	@	NYG	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	4	0	8	3	2B
46	46	Jun 9 (1)	STL	@	NYG	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
47	47	Jun 9 (2)	STL	@	NYG	W,10-7	CG	45	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
48	48	Jun 11	STL	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	4	4	0	8	3	2B
49	49	Jun 12	STL	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
50	50	Jun 13	STL	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
51	51	Jun 14	STL	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	41	9.2	3	10	0	13	2	2B
52	52	Jun 15	STL	@	BRO	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
53	53	Jun 16 (1)	STL	@	BRO	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
54	54	Jun 16 (2)	STL	@	BRO	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
55	55	Jun 18	STL		PIT	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	3	7	0	10	2	2B
56	56	Jun 19 (1)	STL		PIT	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
57	57	Jun 19 (2)	STL		PIT	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
58	58	Jun 20	STL		PIT	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
59	59	Jun 21	STL		BRO	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
60	60	Jun 22	STL		BRO	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
61	61	Jun 23	STL		BRO	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
62	62	Jun 24	STL		BRO	L,3-10	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
63	63	Jun 26	STL		PHI	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	8	6	0	14	3	2B
64	64	Jun 27	STL		PHI	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	2	3	1	6	3	2B
65	65	Jun 28	STL		NYG	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
66	66	Jun 29	STL		NYG	L,0-1	CG	42	12.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
67	67	Jun 30 (1)	STL		NYG	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
68	68	Jun 30 (2)	STL		NYG	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	3	4	1	8	2	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	69	Jul 1	STL		MLN	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
70	70	Jul 2	STL		MLN	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
71	71	Jul 3	STL	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
72	72	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	37	8.1	3	5	0	8	0	2B
73	73	Jul 4 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
74	74	Jul 5	STL		CIN	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
75	75	Jul 6	STL		CIN	W,13-3	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
76	76	Jul 7 (1)	STL		CIN	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
77	77	Jul 7 (2)	STL		CIN	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
78	78	Jul 11	STL	@	NYG	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	2	11	0	13	3	2B
79	79	Jul 12	STL	@	NYG	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
80	80	Jul 14 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
81	81	Jul 14 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,4-11	CG	41	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
82	82	Jul 15	STL	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
83	83	Jul 16	STL	@	BRO	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
84	84	Jul 17	STL	@	BRO	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
85	85	Jul 18	STL	@	BRO	L,9-10	CG	49	10.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
86	86	Jul 19	STL	@	PIT	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
87	87	Jul 20	STL	@	PIT	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	7	4	0	11	4	2B
88	88	Jul 21 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	42	10.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
89	89	Jul 21 susp	STL	@	PIT	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
90	90	Jul 23	STL		BRO	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
91	91	Jul 24	STL		BRO	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
92	92	Jul 25	STL		BRO	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	3	1	8	0	2B
93	93	Jul 26	STL		PIT	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
94	94	Jul 27	STL		PIT	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
95	95	Jul 28 (1)	STL		PIT	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
96	96	Jul 28 (2)	STL		PIT	W,9-8	CG	52	11.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
97	97	Jul 29	STL		PIT	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
98	98	Jul 30	STL		NYG	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	2B
99	99	Jul 31	STL		NYG	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	100	Aug 1	STL		NYG	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
101	101	Aug 2	STL		PHI	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
102	102	Aug 3	STL		PHI	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
103	103	Aug 4 (1)	STL		PHI	L,4-5	CG	51	12.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
104	104	Aug 4 (2)	STL		PHI	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	6	0	9	0	2B
105	105	Aug 6	STL		CHC	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
106	106	Aug 7	STL		CHC	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	2B
107	107	Aug 8	STL		CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	2B
108	108	Aug 9	STL		MLN	L,2-13	CG	47	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
109	109	Aug 10	STL		MLN	L,0-9	CG	44	9.0	1	4	1	6	2	2B
110	110	Aug 11	STL		MLN	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
111	111	Aug 13	STL	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
112	112	Aug 14	STL	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
113	113	Aug 15	STL	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
114	114	Aug 16	STL	@	MLN	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
115	115	Aug 17	STL	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	40	10.1	1	4	0	5	0	2B
116	116	Aug 18 (1)	STL	@	MLN	W,8-6	CG	44	10.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
117	117	Aug 18 (2)	STL	@	MLN	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
118	118	Aug 20 (1)	STL	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
119	119	Aug 20 (2)	STL	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
120	120	Aug 21	STL	@	NYG	L,6-13	GS	30	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
121	121	Aug 22	STL	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
122	122	Aug 23	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
123	123	Aug 24	STL	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
124	124	Aug 25	STL	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	3	3	1	7	1	2B
125	125	Aug 27	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
126	126	Aug 28	STL	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
127	127	Aug 30	STL	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
128	128	Aug 31	STL	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	129	Sep 1	STL	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	43	10.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
130	130	Sep 2 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,5-10	CG	40	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
131	131	Sep 2 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	3	4	1	8	0	2B
132	132	Sep 3	STL	@	CIN	W,14-4	CG	40	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
133	133	Sep 4	STL		MLN	W,5-4	CG	46	12.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
134	134	Sep 5	STL		MLN	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	2	8	0	10	2	2B
135	135	Sep 6	STL		CIN	L,4-5	CG	45	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
136	136	Sep 7	STL		CIN	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
137	137	Sep 8	STL		CIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
138	138	Sep 10	STL		PHI	W,4-3	CG	56	14.0	6	5	0	11	1	2B
139	139	Sep 11	STL		PHI	W,14-6	CG	41	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
140	140	Sep 13	STL		NYG	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
141	141	Sep 14	STL		NYG	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	2	4	0	6	3	2B
142	142	Sep 15 (1)	STL		PIT	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	5	7	0	12	1	2B
143	143	Sep 15 (2)	STL		PIT	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
144	144	Sep 17	STL		BRO	W,12-5	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
145	145	Sep 18	STL		BRO	L,1-6	CG	36	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
146	146	Sep 20	STL	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	42	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
147	147	Sep 21	STL	@	CIN	L,8-9	CG	44	9.2	4	3	0	7	1	2B
148	148	Sep 22	STL	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
149	149	Sep 23	STL	@	MLN	L,2-4	CG	49	10.2	3	5	0	8	2	2B
150	150	Sep 24	STL	@	MLN	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
151	151	Sep 25	STL	@	MLN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	2B
152	152	Sep 27	STL		CHC	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
153	153	Sep 28	STL		CHC	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
154	154	Sep 29	STL		CHC	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
							154gm		1410.1	372	512	14	898	128