Don Blasingame
Don Lee Blasingame
Born: March 16, 1932
Corinth, MS USA
Deceased: 2005
Fountain Hills, AZ USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160
Career: 1955-1966
Minor League Statistics
Don Blasingame compiled a career batting average of .258 with 21 home runs and 308 RBI in his 1444-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators and Kansas City Athletics. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1966 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .375 | .545 | .438 | .983 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 665 | 587 | 94 | 153 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 52 | .261 | .344 | .322 | .666 | 189 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 728 | 650 | 108 | 176 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 21 | 9 | 71 | 49 | .271 | .343 | .368 | .711 | 239 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 143 | 608 | 547 | 71 | 150 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 57 | 47 | .274 | .343 | .356 | .700 | 195 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1959 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 691 | 615 | 90 | 178 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 67 | 42 | .289 | .361 | .359 | .720 | 221 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 1960 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 136 | 583 | 523 | 72 | 123 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 49 | 53 | .235 | .302 | .300 | .602 | 157 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1961 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .667 | .000 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 123 | 502 | 450 | 59 | 100 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 38 | .222 | .286 | .287 | .573 | 129 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 141 | 570 | 494 | 77 | 139 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 44 | .281 | .364 | .340 | .704 | 168 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 1963 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 18 | 38 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | .161 | .316 | .226 | .542 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | Washington Senators | 69 | 278 | 254 | 29 | 65 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 18 | .256 | .320 | .335 | .655 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1964 | AL | Washington Senators | 143 | 556 | 506 | 56 | 135 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 44 | .267 | .320 | .314 | .634 | 159 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | AL | Washington Senators | 129 | 450 | 403 | 47 | 90 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 45 | .223 | .287 | .290 | .577 | 117 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1966 | AL | Washington Senators | 68 | 222 | 200 | 18 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 21 | .215 | .280 | .275 | .555 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 12 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .158 | .238 | .158 | .396 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1444 | 5938 | 5296 | 731 | 1366 | 178 | 62 | 21 | 308 | 105 | 60 | 552 | 462 | .258 | .329 | .327 | .656 | 1731 | 43 | 15 | 62 | 13 | 15 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 3 | 3 | 31.0 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 6.097 | 7.000 |
| 1955 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| 1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 98 | 96 | 859.7 | 280 | 303 | 8 | 89 | .986 | 6.104 | 5.949 |
| 1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 49 | 49 | 417.0 | 93 | 135 | 13 | 31 | .946 | 4.921 | 4.653 |
| 1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 2.000 |
| 1957 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 154 | 154 | 1410.3 | 372 | 512 | 14 | 128 | .984 | 5.641 | 5.740 |
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 137 | 133 | 1180.7 | 312 | 380 | 26 | 97 | .964 | 5.275 | 5.051 |
| 1959 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 150 | 148 | 1290.0 | 362 | 439 | 17 | 104 | .979 | 5.588 | 5.340 |
| 1960 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 133 | 126 | 1141.7 | 318 | 329 | 14 | 66 | .979 | 5.100 | 4.865 |
| 1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 116 | 110 | 978.7 | 277 | 304 | 17 | 53 | .972 | 5.343 | 5.009 |
| 1962 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 137 | 130 | 1150.7 | 334 | 352 | 17 | 66 | .976 | 5.366 | 5.007 |
| 1963 | AL | Washington Senators | 2B | 64 | 60 | 529.0 | 162 | 177 | 3 | 52 | .991 | 5.767 | 5.297 |
| 1963 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 11 | 9 | 73.0 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 6 | .974 | 4.685 | 3.455 |
| 1963 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .500 |
| 1964 | AL | Washington Senators | 2B | 135 | 118 | 1054.0 | 259 | 336 | 14 | 70 | .977 | 5.081 | 4.407 |
| 1965 | AL | Washington Senators | 2B | 110 | 95 | 837.3 | 235 | 248 | 8 | 68 | .984 | 5.191 | 4.391 |
| 1966 | AL | Washington Senators | 2B | 58 | 50 | 446.0 | 119 | 132 | 4 | 32 | .984 | 5.065 | 4.328 |
| 1966 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 2B | 4 | 3 | 23.0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.478 | 3.500 |
| 1966 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1366 | 1286 | 11452.0 | 3160 | 3696 | 158 | 866 | .977 | 5.388 | 5.019 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 2B | 3 | 2 | 19.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.263 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 19.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.263 | 3.000 |
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