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.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	STL		CHC	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	3	2B
2	2	Apr 17	STL		CHC	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
3	3	Apr 18	STL	@	CHC	L,6-11	CG	42	8.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
4	4	Apr 19	STL	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	2	1	5	1	2B
5	5	Apr 20	STL	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
6	6	Apr 22	STL	@	SFG	W,7-5	CG	45	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
7	7	Apr 23	STL	@	SFG	L,7-8	CG	42	8.2	3	2	0	5	1	2B
8	8	Apr 24	STL	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	6	1	0	7	0	2B
9	9	Apr 25	STL	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
10	10	Apr 26	STL	@	LAD	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
11	11	Apr 27	STL	@	LAD	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	4	2	3	9	0	2B
12	12	Apr 29	STL	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
13	13	Apr 30	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 2	STL		CIN	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
15	15	May 4	STL		MLN	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
16	16	May 6	STL		MLN	L,8-12	CG	47	9.0	4	3	1	8	0	2B
17	17	May 7	STL		MLN	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
18	18	May 9	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
19	19	May 10	STL		CHC	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	2B
20	20	May 11 (1)	STL		CHC	W,8-7	CG	47	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
21	21	May 11 (2)	STL		CHC	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
22	22	May 12	STL	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
23	23	May 13	STL	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
24	24	May 14	STL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
25	25	May 15	STL		SFG	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
26	26	May 16	STL		LAD	W,2-0	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
27	27	May 17	STL		LAD	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
28	28	May 18 (1)	STL		LAD	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
29	29	May 18 (2)	STL		LAD	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
30	30	May 20	STL	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
31	31	May 21	STL	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
32	32	May 23	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
33	33	May 24	STL	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
34	34	May 25 (1)	STL	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
35	35	May 25 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
36	36	May 27	STL	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.2	1	8	0	9	0	2B
37	37	May 28	STL	@	MLN	W,7-4	CG	55	12.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
38	38	May 30 (1)	STL		SFG	W,7-6	CG	49	10.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
39	39	May 30 (2)	STL		SFG	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
40	40	May 31	STL		SFG	W,10-9	CG	56	12.0	3	4	1	8	2	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	41	Jun 1	STL		SFG	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
42	42	Jun 3	STL		PIT	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	8	0	10	3	2B
43	43	Jun 4	STL		PIT	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
44	44	Jun 5	STL		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
45	45	Jun 6	STL		PHI	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
46	46	Jun 7	STL		PHI	L,6-15	CG	57	9.0	4	2	1	7	1	2B
47	47	Jun 8 (1)	STL		PHI	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	5	7	0	12	2	2B
48	48	Jun 8 (2)	STL		PHI	L,4-6	CG	60	14.0	2	4	1	7	0	2B
49	49	Jun 11	STL		CIN	W,3-2	CG	43	12.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
50	50	Jun 12	STL		CIN	L,0-5	GS	11	3.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
51	51	Jun 13	STL		MLN	L,0-2	CG	29	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
52	52	Jun 14	STL		MLN	W,2-1	CG	26	6.1	3	3	0	6	2	2B
53	53	Jun 15	STL		MLN	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
54	54	Jun 16	STL	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
55	55	Jun 17	STL	@	CIN	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
56	56	Jun 18	STL	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	42	8.0	0	4	0	4	2	2B
57	57	Jun 20	STL	@	MLN	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
58	58	Jun 21	STL	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
59	59	Jun 22	STL	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
60	60	Jun 23	STL	@	PIT	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
61	61	Jun 24	STL	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
62	62	Jun 25	STL	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
63	63	Jun 26	STL	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
64	64	Jun 27	STL	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	45	10.1	1	4	0	5	1	2B
65	65	Jun 28	STL	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
66	66	Jun 29 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	49	12.2	1	2	1	4	0	2B
67	67	Jun 29 susp	STL	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	2B
68	68	Jun 30	STL		LAD	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	69	Jul 1	STL		LAD	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
70	70	Jul 3 (1)	STL	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	7	0	10	2	2B
71	71	Jul 3 (2)	STL	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
72	72	Jul 5	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	35	8.2	5	6	0	11	2	2B
73	73	Jul 6	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	7	3	0	10	0	2B
74	74	Jul 10	STL		PHI	L,3-13	CG	50	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
75	75	Jul 11	STL		PHI	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
76	76	Jul 12	STL		PIT	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
77	77	Jul 13 (1)	STL		PIT	L,8-10	CG	46	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
78	78	Jul 13 (2)	STL		PIT	L,6-8	GS	21	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
79	79	Jul 15	STL		MLN	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	2B
80	80	Jul 16	STL		MLN	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
81	81	Jul 17	STL		MLN	L,7-8	CG	45	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
82	82	Jul 18 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
83	83	Jul 18 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.1	3	4	0	7	1	2B
84	84	Jul 19	STL	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	38	10.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
85	85	Jul 20	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
86	86	Jul 21	STL	@	MLN	W,5-4	CG	62	14.0	5	7	0	12	3	2B
87	87	Jul 22	STL	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	3	2	7	0	2B
88	88	Jul 23	STL	@	MLN	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	3	1	1	5	0	2B
89	95 (6)	Jul 29	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	45	10.1	3	3	0	6	0	2B
90	96	Jul 30	STL	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	1	5	1	7	0	2B
91	97	Jul 31	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	98	Aug 1	STL	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
93	99	Aug 2	STL	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
94	100	Aug 3 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	0	1	1	2	1	2B
95	101	Aug 3 susp	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
96	102	Aug 4	STL		LAD	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
97	103	Aug 5	STL		LAD	W,13-3	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
98	104	Aug 6	STL		SFG	W,8-7	CG	46	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
99	105	Aug 7	STL		SFG	W,12-1	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
100	106	Aug 8	STL	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
101	107	Aug 9	STL	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
102	108	Aug 10 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,4-9	CG	45	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
103	109	Aug 10 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
104	110	Aug 12	STL	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
105	111	Aug 13	STL	@	SFG	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
106	112	Aug 14	STL	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	3	2B
107	113	Aug 15 (1)	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	45	10.1	2	4	1	7	1	2B
108	114	Aug 15 (2)	STL	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	3	2	1	6	1	2B
109	115	Aug 17 (1)	STL	@	LAD	W,12-7	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
110	116	Aug 17 (2)	STL	@	LAD	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
111	117	Aug 19	STL		PHI	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
112	118	Aug 20	STL		PHI	L,2-12	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
113	119	Aug 21	STL		PHI	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
114	120	Aug 22	STL		PHI	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
115	121	Aug 23	STL		PHI	L,2-4	CG	46	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
116	122	Aug 24 (1)	STL		PIT	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
117	123	Aug 24 (2)	STL		PIT	W,12-8	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
118	124	Aug 25	STL		PIT	W,7-1	GS	28	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
119	125	Aug 26	STL		PIT	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
120	126	Aug 27	STL		PIT	L,1-14	CG	51	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
121	127	Aug 29	STL		CHC	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
122	128	Aug 30	STL		CHC	L,1-3	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	1	2B
123	129	Aug 31	STL		CHC	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	4	6	1	11	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	130	Sep 1 (1)	STL		CIN	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
125	131	Sep 1 (2)	STL		CIN	L,3-9	CG	46	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
126	132	Sep 2	STL		CIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	3	2B
127	133	Sep 3	STL	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	50	12.0	4	5	0	9	3	2B
128	135 (1)	Sep 5	STL		LAD	L,1-2	GF	7	2.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
129	138 (2)	Sep 9	STL		CHC	W,8-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
130	139	Sep 10	STL		CHC	W,3-1	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
131	140	Sep 12	STL	@	MLN	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
132	141	Sep 13	STL	@	MLN	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	1	1	2	4	0	2B
133	142	Sep 14	STL	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
134	143	Sep 15	STL	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
135	144	Sep 16	STL	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
136	145	Sep 17	STL		MLN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
137	151 (5)	Sep 24	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
							137gm		1180.2	312	380	26	718	97