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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	STL		SFG	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
2	2	Apr 11	STL		SFG	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
3	3	Apr 12	STL		SFG	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	5	2	1	8	0	2B
4	4	Apr 14	STL	@	LAD	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
5	5	Apr 15	STL	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
6	6	Apr 16	STL	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
7	7	Apr 17	STL	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
8	8	Apr 18	STL	@	SFG	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
9	9	Apr 19	STL	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
10	10	Apr 21	STL	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
11	11	Apr 22	STL	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	4	4	1	9	0	2B
12	12	Apr 23	STL	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
13	13	Apr 24	STL		LAD	L,2-3	CG	46	10.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
14	14	Apr 25	STL		LAD	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
15	15	Apr 26	STL		LAD	L,11-17	CG	51	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
16	16	Apr 29	STL	@	MLN	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
17	17	Apr 30	STL	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	18	May 1	STL	@	PIT	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	4	3	1	8	1	2B
19	19	May 2	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	38	8.1	4	4	2	10	2	2B
20	20	May 3 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	42	9.2	4	2	0	6	0	2B
21	21	May 3 susp	STL	@	PIT	W,3-1	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 2B
22	22	May 5	STL	@	PHI	L,7-8	CG	39	8.1	5	1	0	6	0	2B
23	23	May 6	STL	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
24	24	May 7	STL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	3	9	0	12	3	2B
25	25	May 8	STL		CHC	L,2-3	CG	47	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
26	26	May 9	STL		CHC	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
27	27	May 10 (1)	STL		CHC	L,9-10	GS	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
28	28	May 10 (2)	STL		CHC	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
29	29	May 12	STL		CIN	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	4	1	7	2	2B
30	30	May 13	STL		MLN	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
31	31	May 14	STL		MLN	L,7-8	CG	45	9.0	1	6	1	8	0	2B
32	32	May 15	STL		PHI	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
33	33	May 16	STL		PHI	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
34	34	May 19	STL		PIT	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	4	5	0	9	3	2B
35	35	May 20	STL		PIT	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
36	36	May 21	STL		PIT	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
37	37	May 22	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	52	14.0	2	5	1	8	3	2B
38	38	May 23	STL	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
39	39	May 24	STL	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
40	40	May 25	STL		CHC	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
41	41	May 27	STL	@	SFG	L,4-9	CG	35	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
42	42	May 28	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
43	43	May 29	STL	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
44	44	May 30	STL	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG	41	8.1	3	3	0	6	0	2B
45	45	May 31	STL	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 2	STL	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
47	47	Jun 3	STL	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
48	48	Jun 4	STL	@	PIT	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
49	49	Jun 6	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	42	9.2	5	5	1	11	3	2B
50	50	Jun 7 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,9-11	CG	43	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
51	51	Jun 7 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
52	52	Jun 9	STL		MLN	W,12-3	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
53	53	Jun 10	STL		MLN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
54	54	Jun 11	STL		MLN	L,0-8	CG	41	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
55	55	Jun 12	STL		CIN	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
56	56	Jun 13	STL		CIN	W,7-0	GS	27	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
57	57	Jun 14 (1)	STL		CIN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	5	3	0	8	3	2B
58	58	Jun 14 (2)	STL		CIN	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
59	59	Jun 16 (1)	STL		PHI	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
60	60	Jun 16 (2)	STL		PHI	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
61	61	Jun 17	STL		PHI	W,10-4	CG	44	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
62	62	Jun 19	STL		PIT	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
63	63	Jun 20	STL		PIT	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
64	64	Jun 21 (1)	STL		PIT	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
65	65	Jun 21 (2)	STL		PIT	L,8-10	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
66	66	Jun 23	STL	@	MLN	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
67	67	Jun 24	STL	@	MLN	L,0-4	CG	28	6.2	3	3	0	6	1	2B
68	68	Jun 25	STL	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	3	1	8	1	2B
69	69	Jun 26	STL	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	46	9.1	0	1	0	1	0	2B
70	70	Jun 27	STL	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
71	71	Jun 28 (1)	STL	@	CIN	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
72	72	Jun 28 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,11-8	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
73	73	Jun 30	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	5	1	6	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	74	Jul 1	STL	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	42	8.1	3	1	0	4	0	2B
75	75	Jul 2	STL		LAD	L,0-4	GS	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
76	76	Jul 3	STL		LAD	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
77	77	Jul 4	STL		SFG	L,3-10	CG	48	9.0	3	1	0	4	2	2B
78	78	Jul 5 (1)	STL		SFG	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
79	79	Jul 5 (2)	STL		SFG	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
80	80	Jul 9 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,0-11	GS	22	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
81	81	Jul 9 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
82	82	Jul 10	STL	@	PHI	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
83	83	Jul 11	STL	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
84	84	Jul 12 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	44	9.1	5	3	0	8	2	2B
85	85	Jul 12 susp	STL	@	PIT	W,8-6	CG	51	10.0	6	5	1	12	1	2B
86	86	Jul 14	STL		CIN	W,6-5	CG	45	11.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
87	87	Jul 15	STL		CIN	L,5-11	CG	49	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
88	88	Jul 16	STL		CIN	L,5-7	CG	46	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B
89	89	Jul 17	STL		MLN	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	2B
90	90	Jul 18	STL		MLN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
91	91	Jul 19	STL		MLN	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
92	92	Jul 20	STL		CHC	W,2-0	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
93	93	Jul 21	STL		CHC	L,2-8	GS	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
94	94	Jul 22	STL	@	SFG	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
95	95	Jul 23	STL	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	5	2	0	7	2	2B
96	96	Jul 24	STL	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
97	97	Jul 25	STL	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	37	10.0	2	7	0	9	0	2B
98	98	Jul 26	STL	@	LAD	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
99	99	Jul 27	STL	@	CIN	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
100	100	Jul 28	STL	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
101	101	Jul 29	STL	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
102	102	Jul 30	STL	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
103	103	Jul 31	STL	@	MLN	L,0-6	CG	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	104	Aug 1	STL	@	MLN	L,1-8	CG	33	8.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
105	105	Aug 2 (1)	STL	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
106	106	Aug 2 (2)	STL	@	MLN	L,5-11	GS	37	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
107	107	Aug 4	STL		PIT	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	4	6	0	10	2	2B
108	108	Aug 5	STL		PIT	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
109	109	Aug 6	STL		PIT	L,2-18	CG	53	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
110	110	Aug 7	STL		PHI	W,3-1	GS	35	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	2B
111	111	Aug 8 (1)	STL		PHI	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
112	112	Aug 8 (2)	STL		PHI	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	2	8	0	10	2	2B
113	113	Aug 9 (1)	STL		PHI	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
114	114	Aug 9 (2)	STL		PHI	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
115	115	Aug 10	STL		SFG	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
116	116	Aug 11	STL		SFG	L,4-5	CG	42	10.0	2	8	0	10	1	2B
117	117	Aug 13	STL		LAD	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
118	118	Aug 14	STL		LAD	W,2-1	CG	44	11.0	5	4	0	9	0	2B
119	119	Aug 15	STL		LAD	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
120	120	Aug 16	STL		LAD	W,5-3	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
121	121	Aug 17	STL	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
122	122	Aug 18	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
123	123	Aug 19	STL	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
124	124	Aug 20	STL	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
125	125	Aug 21	STL	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
126	126	Aug 22	STL	@	CIN	L,4-11	GS	33	6.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
127	127	Aug 23	STL	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
128	128	Aug 25	STL		MLN	L,1-3	CG	44	10.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
129	129	Aug 26	STL		MLN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
130	130	Aug 27	STL		MLN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
131	131	Aug 28	STL		CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
132	132	Aug 29	STL		CIN	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
133	133	Aug 30	STL		CIN	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
134	134	Sep 1	STL	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
135	135	Sep 2	STL	@	LAD	L,6-9	CG	43	8.0	1	2	2	5	0	2B
136	136	Sep 3	STL	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
137	137	Sep 5	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
138	138	Sep 6	STL	@	SFG	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
139	139	Sep 7	STL	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
140	140	Sep 9	STL	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	35	8.1	2	3	0	5	0	2B
141	141	Sep 10	STL	@	MLN	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
142	142	Sep 11	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
143	143	Sep 12	STL	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
144	144	Sep 13	STL	@	CHC	L,0-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
145	148 (3)	Sep 20	STL		CHC	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
146	149	Sep 21	STL		CHC	L,3-12	CG	53	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
147	150	Sep 22	STL		LAD	W,11-10	CG	46	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
148	151	Sep 23	STL		LAD	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
149	152	Sep 26	STL		SFG	L,0-4	CG	34	7.2	6	3	0	9	1	2B
150	153	Sep 27 (1)	STL		SFG	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	4	0	8	3	2B
							150gm		1290.0	362	439	17	818	104