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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	14 (13)	Apr 29	CIN		PIT	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
2	15	Apr 30 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
3	16	Apr 30 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	17	May 1	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
5	18	May 2	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
6	19	May 3	CIN		PHI	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
7	20	May 4	CIN		PHI	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
8	21	May 5	CIN	@	MLN	W,6-5	CG	48	12.0	3	2	1	6	0	2B
9	22	May 7 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
10	23	May 7 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,4-0	CG	39	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	2B
11	24	May 10	CIN		STL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
12	25	May 12	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-8	GS	37	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
13	26	May 13	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-13	CG	44	8.0	4	1	1	6	1	2B
14	27	May 14	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
15	28	May 16	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
16	29	May 17	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
17	30	May 19	CIN		MLN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
18	31	May 20	CIN		MLN	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
19	32	May 21 (1)	CIN		MLN	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	2B
20	33	May 21 (2)	CIN		MLN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
21	34	May 22	CIN		LAD	L,1-2	CG	42	10.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
22	35	May 23	CIN		LAD	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
23	36	May 24	CIN		SFG	L,4-5	GS	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
24	37	May 27	CIN		PHI	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
25	38	May 28	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
26	39	May 29	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
27	40	May 30 (1)	CIN	@	SFG	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	1	2B
28	41	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	SFG	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
29	42	May 31	CIN	@	LAD	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	43	Jun 2	CIN		CHC	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
31	44	Jun 3	CIN		CHC	L,7-10	CG	44	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
32	45	Jun 4 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
33	46	Jun 4 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	4	5	1	10	1	2B
34	47	Jun 5	CIN		MLN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
35	48	Jun 6	CIN		MLN	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	2B
36	49	Jun 7	CIN		MLN	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
37	50	Jun 8	CIN		MLN	W,10-8	CG	44	9.0	8	5	0	13	2	2B
38	51	Jun 9	CIN	@	STL	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
39	52	Jun 10	CIN	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
40	53	Jun 11 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
41	54	Jun 11 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	5	2	1	8	0	2B
42	55	Jun 13	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
43	56	Jun 14	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	1	3	0	4	0	2B
44	57	Jun 15	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
45	58	Jun 16	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
46	59	Jun 17	CIN	@	PHI	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
47	60	Jun 18 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
48	61	Jun 18 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,10-0	GS	18	5.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
49	62	Jun 20 (1)	CIN		STL	W,4-3	CG	43	11.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
50	63	Jun 20 (2)	CIN		STL	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
51	64	Jun 21	CIN		STL	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
52	65	Jun 22	CIN		STL	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
53	66	Jun 23	CIN		LAD	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
54	67	Jun 24	CIN		LAD	L,7-9	CG	48	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
55	68	Jun 25	CIN		LAD	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	5	5	0	10	0	2B
56	69	Jun 27	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-8	CG	44	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
57	70	Jun 28 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,5-16	GS	35	5.0	4	2	1	7	1	2B
58	71	Jun 28 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
59	72	Jun 29	CIN	@	CHC	L,8-15	CG	48	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
60	73	Jun 30	CIN	@	MLN	W,4-0	CG	39	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	74	Jul 1	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
62	75	Jul 2 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	W,8-5	CG	50	13.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
63	76	Jul 2 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	30	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
64	77	Jul 3	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
65	78	Jul 4	CIN		PIT	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
66	79	Jul 5	CIN	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
67	80	Jul 6	CIN	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
68	81	Jul 7 (1)	CIN	@	LAD	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	3	2B
69	82	Jul 7 (2)	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
70	83	Jul 8	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	1	2	0	3	2	2B
71	84	Jul 9	CIN	@	LAD	W,14-3	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
72	85	Jul 13	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
73	86	Jul 14	CIN		CHC	L,7-8	CG	47	10.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
74	87	Jul 15	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
75	88	Jul 16	CIN		CHC	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	3	4	1	8	1	2B
76	89	Jul 17	CIN		MLN	L,4-13	CG	47	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
77	90	Jul 18	CIN		MLN	L,8-12	CG	49	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
78	91	Jul 19	CIN		LAD	L,3-8	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
79	92	Jul 20	CIN		LAD	L,1-10	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
80	93	Jul 22	CIN		SFG	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	2B
81	94	Jul 23 (1)	CIN		SFG	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
82	97 (2)	Jul 25	CIN	@	MLN	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
83	98	Jul 26	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
84	99	Jul 27	CIN	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
85	100	Jul 28	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
86	102 (1)	Jul 30 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	104 (1)	Aug 2 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
88	105	Aug 2 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	GF	9	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 2B
89	106	Aug 3	CIN		PHI	W,7-1	CG	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
90	108 (1)	Aug 5	CIN		PIT	L,7-11	CG	44	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
91	110 (1)	Aug 6 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	GF	9	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
92	111	Aug 7	CIN	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
93	112	Aug 8	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	40	8.1	5	3	1	9	0	2B
94	114 (1)	Aug 11	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
95	116 (1)	Aug 13	CIN	@	SFG	W,8-1	GF	11	3.0	1	1	0	2	1	PR 2B
96	117	Aug 15	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-2	GF	10	2.0	2	1	0	3	0	PH 2B
97	118	Aug 16 (1)	CIN	@	LAD	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	3	8	0	11	0	2B
98	120 (1)	Aug 18	CIN		STL	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	0	3	1	4	1	2B
99	124 (3)	Aug 22 (2)	CIN		SFG	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
100	125	Aug 23	CIN		SFG	L,0-14	CG	44	9.0	4	1	1	6	1	2B
101	126	Aug 24	CIN		SFG	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	136 (9)	Sep 4 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
103	137	Sep 5	CIN	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
104	138	Sep 6	CIN	@	STL	L,5-11	CG	49	8.0	3	3	1	7	0	2B
105	139	Sep 8	CIN		STL	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	4	0	1	5	0	2B
106	142 (2)	Sep 12	CIN		CHC	W,7-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	2B
107	143	Sep 13	CIN		MLN	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
108	144	Sep 16	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
109	145	Sep 17	CIN		PHI	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
110	146	Sep 19	CIN		PIT	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
111	149 (2)	Sep 23	CIN		SFG	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
112	150	Sep 24	CIN		SFG	L,5-12	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
113	151	Sep 26	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
114	152	Sep 29	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-1	GS	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
115	153	Sep 30	CIN	@	PIT	L,6-11	GS	18	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
116	154	Oct 1	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS	18	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
							116gm		978.2	277	304	17	598	53