Bert Blyleven

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: April 6, 1951 in Zeist, Netherlands nl

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Santiago HS (Garden Grove, CA).

High School: Santiago HS (Garden Grove, CA)

Debut: June 5, 1970 (Age 19-060d, 12,999th in major league history)
vs. WSA 7.0 IP, 5 H, 7 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: October 4, 1992 (Age 41-181d)
vs. TEX 4.2 IP, 12 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 6 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2011. (Voted by BBWAA on 463/581 ballots)
View Bert Blyleven's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Agents: Dick Moss • Previously: LaRue Harcourt

Full Name: Rik Aalbert Blyleven

Nicknames: Frying Dutchman

Pronunciation: \BLYE-lev-en\

Twitter: @BertBlyleven28

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

94.5

287

250

ERA

3.31

692

685

4970.0

3701

WHIP

1.198

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	47 (46)	Jun 5	MIN	@	WSA	W,2-1	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	51 (3)	Jun 10	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	54 (2)	Jun 14	MIN		BOS	W,10-2	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	58 (3)	Jun 19	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-5	GS	22	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	62 (3)	Jun 23	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-4	GS	26	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	66 (3)	Jun 27	MIN	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	71 (4)	Jul 1	MIN		KCR	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	79 (7)	Jul 9	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-2	GS	24	6.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
9	86 (6)	Jul 19	MIN		CLE	L,1-3	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	90 (3)	Jul 23	MIN		DET	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	94 (3)	Jul 27	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	98 (3)	Jul 31	MIN	@	DET	L,9-10	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	103 (4)	Aug 4	MIN		MIL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	108 (4)	Aug 9 (1)	MIN		OAK	L,0-3	GS	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	111 (2)	Aug 11	MIN	@	WSA	L,2-3	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	116 (4)	Aug 15 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	L,7-11	GS	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	117	Aug 16	MIN	@	BOS	W,9-6		25	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	121 (3)	Aug 21	MIN		WSA	W,4-3	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	125 (3)	Aug 26	MIN		BOS	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	130 (4)	Aug 30	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	134 (3)	Sep 4	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-0	GS	22	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	139 (4)	Sep 8	MIN		MIL	L,2-3	GS	32	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	144 (4)	Sep 12	MIN		CHW	L,3-5	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	148 (3)	Sep 16	MIN		CAL	L,1-5	GS	32	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	152 (3)	Sep 20	MIN	@	CHW	W,8-1	CG	29	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	P
26	157 (4)	Sep 26	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-5	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	161 (3)	Sep 30	MIN		KCR	W,6-4	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							27gm		164.0	5	16	1	22	1