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.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	SFG		STL	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
2	2	Apr 13	SFG		STL	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	2B
3	3	Apr 14	SFG		CHC	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
4	4	Apr 16	SFG		CHC	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
5	5	Apr 17	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	59	14.0	8	1	0	9	0	2B
6	6	Apr 19	SFG		LAD	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	5	4	2	11	0	2B
7	7	Apr 20	SFG		LAD	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
8	8	Apr 22	SFG	@	CHC	W,10-8	CG	43	9.0	6	4	0	10	1	2B
9	9	Apr 23	SFG	@	CHC	W,18-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
10	10	Apr 24	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-9	CG	43	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
11	11	Apr 25	SFG	@	STL	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	4	5	0	9	0	2B
12	12	Apr 26	SFG	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
13	13	Apr 28	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	3	4	1	8	1	2B
14	14	Apr 29	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-10	CG	38	8.0	5	5	0	10	2	2B
15	15	Apr 30	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	7	4	0	11	2	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 2	SFG		MLN	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
17	17	May 4	SFG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
18	18	May 5	SFG		CIN	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
19	19	May 6	SFG		PIT	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
20	20	May 7	SFG		PIT	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
21	21	May 8	SFG		PIT	W,13-1	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
22	22	May 10	SFG		PHI	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
23	23	May 11	SFG		PHI	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
24	24	May 12	SFG		PHI	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
25	25	May 13	SFG		LAD	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
26	26	May 14	SFG		LAD	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
27	27	May 15	SFG		LAD	W,2-0	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
28	28	May 16	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
29	31 (2)	May 20	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-5	GF	18	4.2	1	2	0	3	1	2B
30	32	May 21	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
31	33	May 22	SFG	@	PIT	L,7-8	CG	54	10.2	1	5	1	7	0	2B
32	34	May 24	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
33	35	May 25	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	30	8.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
34	36	May 26	SFG	@	PHI	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
35	37	May 27	SFG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
36	38	May 28	SFG	@	STL	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
37	39	May 29	SFG	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	24	5.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
38	40	May 30 (1)	SFG		CHC	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
39	41	May 30 (2)	SFG		CHC	W,5-4	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
40	42	May 31	SFG		CHC	L,1-9	CG	42	9.0	4	4	0	8	3	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	44 (1)	Jun 2	SFG		STL	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	6	2	1	9	0	2B
42	45	Jun 3	SFG		STL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
43	46	Jun 4	SFG		STL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
44	47	Jun 5	SFG		STL	L,4-9	CG	47	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
45	48	Jun 7	SFG		CIN	L,1-5	CG	46	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
46	52 (3)	Jun 11	SFG		MLN	L,5-9	GS	36	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
47	53	Jun 12	SFG		MLN	W,16-7	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
48	54	Jun 13	SFG		MLN	L,5-12	CG	46	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
49	55	Jun 14	SFG		PIT	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	2	5	1	8	0	2B
50	56	Jun 15	SFG		PIT	L,6-14	GS	40	7.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
51	60 (3)	Jun 19	SFG		PHI	L,1-2	GF	19	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
52	61	Jun 21 (1)	SFG	@	MLN	L,6-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
53	62	Jun 21 (2)	SFG	@	MLN	L,1-2	GS	23	7.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
54	63	Jun 22	SFG	@	MLN	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
55	65 (1)	Jun 24	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
56	66	Jun 25	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
57	67	Jun 26	SFG	@	CIN	L,4-10	CG	43	8.0	6	3	0	9	0	2B
58	68	Jun 28	SFG	@	PIT	T,7-7	CG	45	9.0	1	5	1	7	1	2B
59	69	Jun 30 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	W,11-0	CG	29	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	2B
60	70	Jun 30 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	L,6-11	CG	42	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	71	Jul 2	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
62	72	Jul 3	SFG	@	PHI	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
63	73	Jul 4 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
64	74	Jul 4 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	T,1-1	CG	58	14.0	10	5	1	16	3	2B
65	75	Jul 5	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
66	76	Jul 6	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-10	CG	41	8.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
67	77	Jul 7	SFG		STL	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
68	78	Jul 8	SFG		STL	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
69	79	Jul 9	SFG		CHC	L,6-7	CG	52	12.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
70	80	Jul 10	SFG		CHC	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
71	81	Jul 15	SFG		LAD	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
72	82	Jul 16	SFG		LAD	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
73	83	Jul 17	SFG		LAD	W,5-4	GS	24	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
74	84	Jul 19	SFG		PHI	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
75	85	Jul 20	SFG		PHI	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
76	86	Jul 21	SFG		PHI	L,0-3	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
77	87	Jul 22	SFG		PIT	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
78	88	Jul 23	SFG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	4	0	7	3	2B
79	89	Jul 24	SFG		PIT	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
80	90	Jul 26	SFG		MLN	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
81	91	Jul 27	SFG		MLN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
82	92	Jul 28	SFG		MLN	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
83	93	Jul 29	SFG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
84	94	Jul 30	SFG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
85	95	Jul 31	SFG		CIN	W,6-2	CG	30	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	96	Aug 2 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
87	97	Aug 2 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	1	4	0	5	1	2B
88	98	Aug 3	SFG	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	38	8.1	2	1	0	3	0	2B
89	99	Aug 4	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
90	100	Aug 5	SFG	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
91	101	Aug 6	SFG	@	PIT	L,7-8	CG	47	9.2	6	5	0	11	1	2B
92	102	Aug 7 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
93	103	Aug 7 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
94	104	Aug 8	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
95	105	Aug 10	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
96	108 (2)	Aug 13	SFG	@	MLN	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
97	109	Aug 14	SFG	@	MLN	L,0-3	CG	29	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
98	110	Aug 15	SFG	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
99	111	Aug 16	SFG	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
100	112	Aug 17	SFG	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
101	113	Aug 19	SFG	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
102	114	Aug 20	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-9	GS	34	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
103	115	Aug 21 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	2B
104	116	Aug 21 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
105	117	Aug 22	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
106	118	Aug 23	SFG		CIN	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
107	119	Aug 24	SFG		CIN	L,2-3	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
108	122 (2)	Aug 27	SFG		MLN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
109	123	Aug 28	SFG		MLN	W,15-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
110	124	Aug 29	SFG		PHI	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
111	125	Aug 30	SFG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	129 (3)	Sep 3	SFG		LAD	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
113	130	Sep 4	SFG		LAD	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
114	131	Sep 5 (1)	SFG	@	LAD	W,12-8	CG	45	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
115	132	Sep 5 (2)	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
116	133	Sep 6	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
117	134	Sep 7	SFG	@	MLN	L,5-6	CG	47	10.1	4	3	0	7	0	PR 2B
118	136 (1)	Sep 9 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
119	137	Sep 9 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	41	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	2B
120	139 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
121	141 (1)	Sep 13	SFG	@	PIT	W,6-3	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
122	142	Sep 14	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
123	143	Sep 15	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-6	CG	51	11.0	3	5	1	9	3	2B
124	145 (1)	Sep 17	SFG	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
125	146	Sep 18	SFG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
126	147	Sep 19 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
127	149 (1)	Sep 20	SFG	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
128	150	Sep 25	SFG	@	LAD	W,13-9	CG	45	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
129	151	Sep 26	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
130	152	Sep 27	SFG		CHC	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
131	153	Sep 28	SFG		CHC	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
132	155 (1)	Oct 1	SFG		STL	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
133	156	Oct 2	SFG		STL	W,8-2	GF	19	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
							133gm		1141.2	318	329	14	661	66