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.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	CIN		PHI	L,4-12	CG	51	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
2	2	Apr 10	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-3	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	2B
3	4 (1)	Apr 12	CIN	@	LAD	L,7-11	CG	45	8.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
4	6 (1)	Apr 14	CIN	@	SFG	L,6-13	CG	41	8.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
5	7	Apr 15	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
6	8	Apr 16	CIN		MLN	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
7	9	Apr 18	CIN		LAD	W,14-0	CG	31	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
8	11 (1)	Apr 21	CIN		SFG	L,6-8	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 2B
9	12	Apr 22	CIN		SFG	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
10	14 (1)	Apr 24	CIN		NYM	W,7-3	CG	43	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
11	15	Apr 25	CIN		NYM	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	20 (4)	May 1	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	2B
13	21	May 4	CIN		STL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
14	23 (1)	May 6 (1)	CIN		STL	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
15	24	May 6 (2)	CIN		STL	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
16	26 (1)	May 9	CIN		PHI	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	2B
17	27	May 11	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	GS	29	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
18	28	May 12	CIN		PIT	W,9-2	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
19	29	May 13	CIN		PIT	W,6-4	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
20	30	May 15	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
21	35 (4)	May 22	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-2	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
22	36	May 23	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
23	37	May 24	CIN	@	HOU	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	6	0	8	3	2B
24	38	May 25	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
25	40 (1)	May 27	CIN		CHC	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
26	41	May 28	CIN		HOU	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
27	42	May 30 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,3-4	GS	36	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
28	43	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,4-3	GF	30	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
29	44	May 31	CIN	@	MLN	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	4	6	0	10	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	45	Jun 1	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	5	4	0	9	0	2B
31	46	Jun 2	CIN	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	3	2B
32	47	Jun 3	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
33	48	Jun 5	CIN	@	STL	L,9-10	GF	10	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	2B
34	49	Jun 6	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
35	50	Jun 7	CIN	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	2	2B
36	52 (1)	Jun 9	CIN		PHI	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
37	53	Jun 10 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
38	54	Jun 10 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
39	55	Jun 12 (1)	CIN		SFG	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
40	57 (1)	Jun 13	CIN		SFG	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
41	58	Jun 14	CIN		SFG	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	4	5	1	10	1	2B
42	59	Jun 15	CIN	@	PHI	L,8-13	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
43	60	Jun 16	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
44	61	Jun 17	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-7	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
45	62	Jun 18 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
46	63	Jun 18 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
47	64	Jun 19	CIN	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
48	65	Jun 20	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	40	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
49	66	Jun 22	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
50	67	Jun 23	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-14	CG	46	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
51	68	Jun 24	CIN	@	LAD	W,12-10	CG	46	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
52	69	Jun 25	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
53	70	Jun 26	CIN	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
54	72 (1)	Jun 29	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-0	GS	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
55	73	Jun 30	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-7	CG	34	6.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	74	Jul 1	CIN	@	HOU	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
57	75	Jul 2 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
58	76	Jul 2 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	GS	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
59	77	Jul 3	CIN		CHC	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
60	78	Jul 4	CIN		CHC	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	2B
61	79	Jul 6	CIN		HOU	L,0-2	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
62	80	Jul 7	CIN		HOU	W,10-1	GS	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
63	81	Jul 8 (1)	CIN		HOU	W,12-8	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
64	82	Jul 8 (2)	CIN		HOU	W,12-11	GS	31	6.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
65	83	Jul 12	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
66	84	Jul 13	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
67	85	Jul 14	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
68	86	Jul 15 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,0-5	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
69	87	Jul 15 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	5	2	1	8	1	2B
70	88	Jul 16	CIN	@	MLN	L,0-3	GS	32	7.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
71	89	Jul 17	CIN		LAD	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	2B
72	90	Jul 18	CIN		LAD	L,5-6	CG	43	11.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
73	91	Jul 19	CIN		LAD	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
74	92	Jul 20	CIN		NYM	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
75	93	Jul 21	CIN		NYM	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
76	94	Jul 22 (1)	CIN		NYM	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
77	95	Jul 22 (2)	CIN		NYM	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
78	96	Jul 23	CIN		PIT	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
79	97	Jul 24	CIN		PIT	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
80	98	Jul 25	CIN		PIT	W,13-6	CG	36	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
81	99	Jul 26	CIN		PIT	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
82	100	Jul 27	CIN		MLN	L,5-7	CG	46	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	2B
83	101	Jul 28	CIN		MLN	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
84	102	Jul 29 (1)	CIN		MLN	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
85	103	Jul 29 (2)	CIN		MLN	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	104	Aug 1	CIN		STL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
87	105	Aug 2	CIN		STL	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
88	106	Aug 3	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
89	107	Aug 4 (1)	CIN	@	NYM	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
90	108	Aug 4 (2)	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
91	110 (1)	Aug 5 (2)	CIN	@	NYM	W,6-3	GS	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
92	111	Aug 6	CIN	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	50	13.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
93	112	Aug 7	CIN	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
94	113	Aug 8	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
95	114	Aug 9	CIN	@	HOU	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
96	115	Aug 10	CIN		NYM	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
97	116	Aug 11	CIN		NYM	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
98	117	Aug 12	CIN		NYM	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
99	118	Aug 13	CIN		MLN	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
100	119	Aug 14	CIN		MLN	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
101	120	Aug 15	CIN		MLN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
102	121	Aug 16	CIN		MLN	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
103	122	Aug 17	CIN		LAD	L,2-6	GS	28	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
104	123	Aug 18	CIN		LAD	W,12-1	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
105	124	Aug 19	CIN		LAD	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
106	126 (1)	Aug 21	CIN	@	CHC	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
107	127	Aug 22	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-5	GF	20	4.0	3	2	0	5	0	PH 2B
108	128	Aug 23	CIN	@	CHC	W,14-3	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
109	129	Aug 24	CIN		HOU	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
110	130	Aug 25	CIN		HOU	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
111	132 (1)	Aug 26 (2)	CIN		HOU	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
112	133	Aug 28	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
113	134	Aug 29	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-2	GS	30	8.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
114	135	Aug 30	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
115	136	Aug 31	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-10	CG	37	8.0	3	2	2	7	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	137	Sep 1	CIN	@	SFG	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
117	138	Sep 2	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-6	CG	33	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	2B
118	139	Sep 3	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	5	6	0	11	1	2B
119	140	Sep 4	CIN	@	MLN	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
120	141	Sep 5 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,7-5	CG	43	10.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
121	142	Sep 5 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,10-3	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
122	143	Sep 7	CIN		STL	W,6-5	CG	47	11.0	8	5	0	13	1	2B
123	144	Sep 8	CIN		STL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
124	145	Sep 9	CIN		STL	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
125	146	Sep 10	CIN	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
126	147	Sep 11	CIN	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
127	148	Sep 12	CIN		SFG	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
128	149	Sep 13	CIN		SFG	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	2B
129	150	Sep 14	CIN	@	NYM	L,9-10	CG	43	8.1	1	2	1	4	0	2B
130	151	Sep 15	CIN	@	NYM	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
131	152	Sep 16	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	3	4	1	8	0	2B
132	153	Sep 18	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	40	10.0	3	3	2	8	0	2B
133	154	Sep 19	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
134	155	Sep 20	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	34	8.2	1	5	0	6	1	2B
135	156	Sep 21	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-8	CG	44	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
136	157	Sep 22	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
137	160 (2)	Sep 26	CIN		PIT	L,0-1	CG	43	11.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
							137gm		1149.2	334	352	17	703	66