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.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	MIN		OAK	W,5-4	GS	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 12	MIN	@	SEA	W,8-5	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 17	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	1	2	2	5	1	P
4	15 (4)	Apr 22	MIN		SEA	L,3-4	GS	28	6.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
5	19 (3)	Apr 26	MIN		CAL	W,10-5	GS	26	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (2)	May 1	MIN		NYY	W,7-4	GS	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	26 (3)	May 6	MIN		BAL	L,0-6	GS	33	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	31 (4)	May 11	MIN	@	BAL	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	36 (4)	May 16	MIN		BOS	L,1-6	GS	31	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	40 (3)	May 21	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-6	GS	26	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	44 (3)	May 26	MIN		MIL	W,4-2	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	48 (3)	May 31 (1)	MIN	@	DET	W,9-5	GS	29	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	53 (4)	Jun 5	MIN		TEX	L,9-15	GS	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	58 (4)	Jun 10	MIN		KCR	W,4-3	GS	31	8.0	0	1	1	2	1	P
15	63 (4)	Jun 15	MIN	@	MIL	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
16	67 (3)	Jun 20	MIN		CHW	L,5-10	GS	32	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	71 (3)	Jun 25	MIN		CLE	W,4-3	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	77 (5)	Jun 30	MIN	@	KCR	W,3-1	GS	36	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	82 (4)	Jul 5	MIN		BAL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
20	87 (4)	Jul 10	MIN	@	BAL	L,12-13	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	90 (2)	Jul 16	MIN		TOR	L,2-5	GS	37	7.2	2	1	0	3	0	P
22	95 (4)	Jul 21	MIN		NYY	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	100 (4)	Jul 26	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	104 (3)	Jul 31	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-3	GS	28	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	109 (4)	Aug 5	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-6	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	113 (3)	Aug 9	MIN		OAK	W,7-5	GS	27	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
27	117 (3)	Aug 14	MIN		SEA	W,6-3	GS	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	122 (4)	Aug 19	MIN	@	DET	L,1-7	GS	23	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	127 (4)	Aug 24	MIN		DET	W,5-4	GS	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	131 (3)	Aug 29	MIN	@	MIL	W,12-3	GS	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	135 (3)	Sep 3	MIN		BOS	W,2-1	GS	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
32	140 (4)	Sep 8	MIN		CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	144 (3)	Sep 13	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-3	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
34	148 (3)	Sep 18	MIN		CLE	W,9-4	GS	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
35	152 (3)	Sep 23	MIN		TEX	W,4-2	GS	29	6.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
36	156 (3)	Sep 27	MIN		KCR	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
37	161 (4)	Oct 3	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-4	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							37gm		267.0	17	43	4	64	3