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Player Report for #25 Don 'Blazer' Blasingame Tuesday, May 16th, 1967 Name: Don Blasingame Contract: Major League Contract Nickname: Blazer Salary: $1,920,000 Birthday: 03-16-1932 Signed Through: 1967 Season Age: 35 Years of Major League Service: 11 Years, 18 Days Born in: Booneville (Mississippi) Major League Service Days this Year: 46 Days Nationality: American     Height: 5' 10" Years on 40-Man Roster: 3 Years, 14 Days Weight: 173 lbs Years of Pro Service: 13 Years     Arbitration Eligibility: Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! Position: 2B Minor League Option Years: 3 option years left Bats: Left     Throws: Right Contract Extension - Status: Day-to-day, recovered in 5 days Drafted - Morale: Normal Local Popularity (National) Very Popular (Well Known) Brooklyn Superbas UL Batting Ratings (SISA) Batting Contact Gap Power Discipline/Eye Avoid K's   Overall 8 6 3 6 9   Versus LHP 7 6 3 6 9   Versus RHP 8 6 3 6 9   Talent 4 3 2 4 5   Running & Bunting Ratings     Fielding Ratings Running Speed: 6   Second Base 6 Stealing Ability: 7   Third Base 1 Baserunning Instincts: 7   Sacrifice Bunt: 6   Bunt for Hit: 6   Hitter Type: Pull Hitter                     Game Log, Last 10 Games Date Opponent Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB                   05-15-1967 STL Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                 05-14-1967 STL Loss, 6-7 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0                 05-13-1967 STL Win, 5-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0                 05-12-1967 @ CHI Win, 6-4 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0                 05-11-1967 @ CHI Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0                 05-10-1967 @ CHI Loss, 5-7 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0                 05-08-1967 MAN Win, 7-2 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0                 05-07-1967 MAN Loss, 5-7 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0                 05-06-1967 MAN Win, 6-3 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0                 05-04-1967 @ DET Loss, 2-3 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0                 United League 1967 Batting Stats Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS TAVG ISO VORP Overall 39 167 44 6 1 2 10 26 15 20 .263 .321 .347 .668 .605 .084 2.1 Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27     Overall 39 184 0 0 0 0 0 2 58 9 2 1 66.7 20.2 4.32     Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Versus Right   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS This Week   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 Last Week   28 7 2 1 0 1 3 1 5 0 0 0 .250 .276 .393 .669 April   110 28 3 0 2 9 16 13 10 2 0 0 .255 .328 .336 .664 May   57 16 3 1 0 1 10 2 10 0 0 0 .281 .305 .368 .674 Last Year   524 150 30 0 11 48 68 55 61 3 4 1 .286 .353 .406 .760 2 Years Ago   540 165 26 1 12 64 76 54 63 2 2 3 .306 .371 .424 .795 Career   4472 1310 212 26 59 494 598 434 533 25 19 13 .293 .355 .392 .747 Home   82 25 2 1 1 7 15 8 11 2 0 0 .305 .359 .390 .749 Road   85 19 4 0 1 3 11 7 9 0 0 0 .224 .283 .306 .588 Grass   167 44 6 1 2 10 26 15 20 2 0 0 .263 .321 .347 .668 Day   57 13 3 0 1 3 12 8 6 1 0 0 .228 .318 .333 .652 Night   110 31 3 1 1 7 14 7 14 1 0 0 .282 .322 .355 .677 Career Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1956 Boston - UL 24 30 9 3 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .333 .444 .778 0.0 1957 Boston - UL 25 87 185 53 11 1 2 29 26 14 0 0 13 19 3 .286 .337 .389 .726 0.0 1958 Boston - UL 26 90 235 59 8 3 0 20 34 13 0 0 19 11 8 .251 .290 .311 .601 0.0 1959 Cleveland - UL 27 96 256 74 12 2 0 28 30 29 0 3 22 14 13 .289 .358 .352 .709 0.0 1960 Cleveland - UL 28 130 488 148 20 3 5 59 61 46 3 2 70 18 13 .303 .365 .387 .753 0.0 1961 St. Louis - UL 29 145 593 177 31 6 8 75 71 39 4 1 86 27 10 .298 .345 .411 .757 0.0 1962 St. Louis - UL 30 137 503 144 23 2 9 59 79 76 1 6 69 23 6 .286 .377 .394 .771 0.0 1963 St. Louis - UL 31 140 499 163 29 3 5 46 57 46 0 4 47 16 6 .327 .381 .427 .808 38.8 1964 St. Louis - UL 32 142 473 130 15 4 5 56 61 47 1 2 62 20 7 .275 .340 .355 .696 13.9 1965 St. Louis - UL 33 153 540 165 26 1 12 64 76 54 3 2 63 23 9 .306 .371 .424 .795 31.5 1966 Brooklyn - UL 34 44 172 49 11 0 4 15 21 21 0 1 16 2 1 .285 .361 .419 .779 7.8 1966 St. Louis - UL 34 93 352 101 19 0 7 33 47 34 1 2 45 14 4 .287 .350 .401 .750 10.3 1966 Total - UL 34 137 524 150 30 0 11 48 68 55 1 3 61 16 5 .286 .353 .406 .760 18.1 1967 Brooklyn - UL 35 39 167 44 6 1 2 10 26 15 0 2 20 2 1 .263 .321 .347 .668 2.1 Total UL 12 yrs. 1326 4472 1310 212 26 59 494 598 434 13 25 533 190 81 .293 .355 .392 .747 104.4 Career Minor League Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP Career Postseason Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1966 Brooklyn - UL 34 6 24 10 2 0 0 3 6 4 0 0 2 1 1 .417 .500 .500 1.000 0.0 Total UL 6 24 10 2 0 0 3 6 4 0 0 2 1 1 .417 .500 .500 1.000 0.0 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1963 St. Louis - ML 2B 136 134 324 391 113 726 11 .985 1171.0 5.50 1964 St. Louis - ML 2B 129 123 255 349 92 610 6 .990 1078.2 5.04 1965 St. Louis - ML 2B 138 135 320 408 95 740 12 .984 1188.0 5.52 1966 St. Louis - ML 2B 83 82 189 225 55 421 7 .983 723.1 5.15 1966 St. Louis - ML 3B 5 5 4 9 0 14 1 .929 44.1 2.64 1966 Brooklyn - ML 2B 40 40 58 137 25 196 1 .995 330.0 5.32 1967 Brooklyn - ML 2B 39 39 99 108 27 213 6 .972 348.2 5.34 Player History 03-01-1956 Drafted in 2nd round, 14th overall pick, by Boston in 1956. 04-30-1956 Injured on 4/30/1956 with a Stiff Knee, out for one week. 06-23-1956 Had first career hit on 6/23/1956, off Warren Spahn (SF). 07-07-1957 Hit first career homerun on 7/7/1957, off Lew Burdette (BRO). 09-10-1959 Injured on 9/10/1959 with a Tender Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks. 05-01-1960 Traded from Cleveland to St. Louis on 5/1/1960 (Going to STL: 1B Gil Hodges, RF Roger Maris, SS Solly Hemus, RF Wally Westlake, P Larry Jackson, P Harvey Haddix, 2B Don Blasingame, Cleveland's 1961 1st Rd rookie pick, Cleveland's 1961 2nd Rd rookie pick, Cleveland's 1961 3rd Rd rookie pick. Going to CLE: P Billy Pierce, RF Gene Woodling, P Jack Sanford, 2B Billy Goodman). 06-26-1962 Injured on 6/26/1962 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks. 04-03-1963 Injured (Strained Back Muscle), out for 2 weeks. 01-01-1964 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (4); Power: 3 (2); Eye: 6 (3). 04-21-1964 Injured (Damaged Meniscus (Knee)), out for one week. 01-01-1965 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (4); Power: 3 (2); Eye: 6 (3). 01-01-1966 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (4); Power: 3 (2); Eye: 6 (3). 05-10-1966 Goes 5-5 against the Dallas Texans, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R. 07-25-1966 Injured (bruised cheekbone), day-to-day for 2 weeks. 08-01-1966 Was traded by the St. Louis Maroons to the Brooklyn Superbas, along with SP W. Ford, MR D. Kelley, in exchange for MR T. Acker, LF S. Amoros, SP W. Fryman, 2B C. Neal, SP E. Palica, SP J. Presko, a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick. 08-26-1966 Injured (concussion), day-to-day for one week. 10-10-1966 Won the 1966 United League World Series with the Brooklyn Superbas! 01-01-1967 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (4); Power: 3 (2); Eye: 6 (4). 05-14-1967 Injured (swollen eye), day-to-day for one week. Leader Boards Appearances Year AVG Rank 1963 .327 6

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