#88 Don Blasingame, Second Base, 27 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Blasingame
3/16/1932 27 USA,MS,CORINTH 5"10 170
Second Base L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1959 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 26 Days (198 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 119 Days (291 total Days) 4 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 6 8 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 2 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/2 | @MIL | L 7-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/3 | @MIL | W 9-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/5 | @LA | W 6-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/8 | CIN | L 4-8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/13 | @CHN | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/19 | SF | W 8-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/20 | SF | W 4-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/22 | @STL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/23 | @STL | W 8-3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #2 | PoG | |
9/24 | @STL | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 75 | 131 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 11 | .275 | .349 | .420 | .769 | .760 | .145 |
Projected | 79 | 138 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 16 | 12 | .275 | .349 | .420 | .769 | .760 | .145 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 35 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 75.0 | 20.4 | 5.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 102 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .378 | .500 | .878 |
vs. RHP | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .257 | .138 | .395 |
Close/Late | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .556 | 1.056 |
Scoring Position | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .243 | .229 | .472 |
Pinch Hitting | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .313 | .333 | .646 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 39 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 7 | .203 | .253 | .270 | .523 |
Road | 36 | 57 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | .368 | .463 | .614 | 1.077 |
March/April | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
May | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .714 | 1.143 |
June | 17 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .222 | .333 | .250 | .583 |
July | 13 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .280 | .379 | .360 | .739 |
August | 12 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .333 | .394 | .533 | .927 |
Sept/Oct | 10 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .280 | .333 | .600 | .933 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1958 | 19 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .148 | .207 | .222 | .429 | PIT |
1959 | 75 | 131 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | .275 | .349 | .420 | .769 | PIT |
Total | 94 | 185 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 2 | .238 | .309 | .362 | .671 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1955, AA | 136 | 545 | 159 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 76 | 101 | 90 | 29 | 14 | 5 | .292 | .390 | .413 | .803 |
1955, AAA | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
1956, AAA | 114 | 406 | 111 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 61 | 73 | 73 | 36 | 13 | 5 | .273 | .378 | .384 | .762 |
1957, AAA | 124 | 315 | 74 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 57 | 60 | 24 | 14 | 3 | .235 | .354 | .340 | .693 |
1958, AAA | 128 | 512 | 165 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 68 | 95 | 95 | 40 | 20 | 13 | .322 | .424 | .439 | .864 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 41 | 33 | 88 | 115 | 35 | 206 | 3 | .985 | 275.1 | 6.73 | | | | |
Third Base | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.0 | 1.64 | | | | |
Shortstop | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.1 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 4th round, 62nd overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1955... Injured on 5/31/1956 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for 3 weeks... Injured on 7/14/1956 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week... Had first career hit on 5/29/1958, off Ralph Branca (LA)... Injured on 8/16/1958 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week... Hit first career homerun on 9/21/1958, off Herb Score (MIL)...
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