#88 Don Blasingame, Second Base, 37 yrs, Kansas City Royals Saturday, 10/21/1969 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Blasingame
3/16/1932 37 USA,MS,CORINTH 5"10 175
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 2 / 6 (Fair) 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 $ 750,000 1969 10 Year(s), 89 Days (1809 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 10 Days (1902 total Days) 14 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Talent | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 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 | | |
9/6 | MIN | W 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/13 | @BOS | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/20 | @OAK | L 1-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/21 | OAK | L 0-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/23 | @BAL | W 6-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
9/24 | @BAL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/26 | @DET | L 2-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
10/4 | @MIN | L 3-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/5 | CAL | L 5-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/7 | @CAL | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 83 | 199 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 27 | 44 | .206 | .298 | .266 | .565 | .479 | .060 |
Projected | 83 | 199 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 27 | 44 | .206 | .298 | .266 | .565 | .479 | .060 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 45 | 229 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 16.5 | 2.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 63 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .254 | .222 | .476 |
vs. RHP | 136 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .228 | .318 | .287 | .605 |
Close/Late | 37 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 | .341 | .270 | .611 |
Scoring Position | 47 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .191 | .339 | .234 | .573 |
Pinch Hitting | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 | .324 | .241 | .565 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 41 | 95 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 20 | .211 | .315 | .274 | .589 |
Road | 42 | 104 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 24 | .202 | .280 | .260 | .539 |
March/April | 16 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | .233 | .351 | .233 | .585 |
May | 26 | 96 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 21 | .177 | .264 | .292 | .555 |
June | 10 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | .350 | .480 | .350 | .830 |
July | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .214 | .267 | .214 | .481 |
August | 10 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .286 | .300 | .586 |
Sept/Oct | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .105 | .190 | .105 | .296 |
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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 |
1960 | 74 | 94 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | .191 | .255 | .277 | .531 | PIT |
1961 | 78 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .260 | .413 | .380 | .793 | PIT |
1962 | 92 | 163 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | .301 | .380 | .454 | .834 | PIT |
1963 | 87 | 151 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | .205 | .342 | .325 | .667 | PIT |
1964 | 51 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .386 | .233 | .619 | PIT |
1965 | 143 | 473 | 134 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 75 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 17 | 9 | .283 | .387 | .342 | .730 | CHA |
1966 | 148 | 547 | 155 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 78 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 16 | 10 | .283 | .370 | .406 | .776 | CHA |
1967 | 144 | 501 | 131 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 66 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 17 | 6 | .261 | .360 | .365 | .725 | CHA |
1968 | 43 | 124 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | .226 | .324 | .282 | .606 | CHA |
1969 | 83 | 199 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 1 | .206 | .298 | .266 | .565 | KC |
Total | 1037 | 2530 | 652 | 107 | 15 | 37 | 255 | 397 | 383 | 3 | 6 | 292 | 81 | 36 | .258 | .355 | .356 | .711 | |
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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 | 47 | 45 | 104 | 182 | 39 | 291 | 5 | .983 | 400.0 | 6.55 | | | | |
Third Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 2/6/1965 to a 3-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year... Injured on 7/25/1966 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Baltimore on 6/20/1967... 10/10/1967: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $2,880,000 per year, for 2 years. Released by Chicago (A) on 6/19/1968... Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/24/1969 to a 1-year deal worth $750,000 per year...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SB 1966 - 16 - 8th 1967 - 17 - 8th
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