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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	MIN	@	OAK	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 10	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-4	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	7 (2)	Apr 14	MIN		OAK	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	9 (1)	Apr 18	MIN		CAL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
5	12 (2)	Apr 22	MIN		TEX	W,6-4	GS	32	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	16 (3)	Apr 29 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-6	GS	29	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	20 (3)	May 5	MIN		BOS	L,1-5	GS	22	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	24 (3)	May 11	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-6	GS	22	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	29 (4)	May 15	MIN	@	TEX	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	33 (3)	May 19	MIN	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	38 (4)	May 24	MIN		KCR	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
12	42 (3)	May 29	MIN	@	MIL	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	46 (3)	Jun 2	MIN		DET	W,3-2	GS	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	50 (3)	Jun 8	MIN	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	54 (3)	Jun 12	MIN		MIL	L,3-6	GS	29	6.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	57 (2)	Jun 16	MIN	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	62 (4)	Jun 21	MIN		CAL	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
18	67 (4)	Jun 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	71 (3)	Jun 29	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	75 (3)	Jul 3	MIN	@	KCR	L,6-7	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	79 (3)	Jul 7 (1)	MIN		NYY	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	84 (4)	Jul 11	MIN		BOS	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	89 (4)	Jul 15	MIN		CLE	W,7-6	GS	37	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	94 (4)	Jul 20	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-5	GS	27	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	99 (4)	Jul 27	MIN		OAK	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	104 (4)	Aug 1	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-6	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	108 (3)	Aug 5	MIN		KCR	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	112 (3)	Aug 9	MIN		BAL	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	116 (3)	Aug 13	MIN		DET	L,3-9	GS	34	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	119 (2)	Aug 17	MIN	@	CLE	W,14-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	124 (4)	Aug 21	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	37	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	128 (3)	Aug 26	MIN		MIL	L,2-3	GS	30	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	132 (3)	Aug 30	MIN	@	TEX	W,5-2	GS	43	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	137 (4)	Sep 4	MIN	@	KCR	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
35	141 (3)	Sep 9	MIN		CHW	L,7-10	GS	30	6.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
36	145 (3)	Sep 14	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
37	149 (3)	Sep 18	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
38	154 (4)	Sep 22	MIN		CAL	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
39	158 (3)	Sep 26	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
40	162 (3)	Sep 30	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
							40gm		325.0	21	34	1	56	0