Casey Blake Notable

b. August 23, 1973 · Toronto Blue Jays 1999, Minnesota Twins 2000–2002, Baltimore Orioles 2001, Cleveland Indians 2003–2008, Los Angeles Dodgers 2008–2011

Casey Blake played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1999 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2011. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 2003 to 2008.

Across 1,265 games he batted .264, with 1,186 hits and 644 runs. He finished with 167 home runs, 264 doubles and 36 stolen bases.

He played 923 games at third base, with 1,703 assists and 108 errors. He turned 163 double plays. He also played 242 games in the outfield and 116 games at first base.

He was born in Des Moines, IA, USA on August 23, 1973. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	2	2003, 2007

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1999	TOR	14	39	6	10	2	0	1	1	2	7	0	.256
2000	MIN	7	16	1	3	2	0	0	1	3	7	0	.188
2001	BAL/MIN	19	37	3	9	1	0	1	4	4	12	3	.243
2002	MIN	9	20	2	4	1	0	0	1	2	7	0	.200
2003	CLE	152	557	80	143	35	0	17	67	38	109	7	.257
2004	CLE	152	587	93	159	36	3	28	88	68	139	5	.271
2005	CLE	147	523	72	126	32	1	23	58	43	116	4	.241
2006	CLE	109	401	63	113	20	1	19	68	45	93	6	.282
2007	CLE	156	588	81	159	36	4	18	78	54	123	4	.270
2008	CLE/LAD	152	536	71	147	36	1	21	81	49	120	3	.274
2009	LAD	139	485	84	136	25	6	18	79	63	116	3	.280
2010	LAD	146	509	56	126	28	1	17	64	48	138	0	.248
2011	LAD	63	202	32	51	10	1	4	26	26	50	1	.252
Career	—	1265	4500	644	1186	264	18	167	616	445	1037	36	.264

On this day & linked events

1973

Born August 23, 1973

Des Moines, IA, USA

1999

Major-league debut: Casey Blake

Casey Blake made a major-league debut on August 14, 1999.

2011

Final major-league game: Casey Blake

Casey Blake played a final major-league game on August 31, 2011.

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