Don Blasingame Notable

b. March 16, 1932 · St. Louis Cardinals 1955–1959, San Francisco Giants 1960–1961, Cincinnati Reds 1961–1963, Washington Senators 1963–1966, Kansas City Athletics 1966

Don Blasingame played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1955 and closing with the Kansas City Athletics in 1966.

Across 1,444 games he batted .258, with 1,366 hits and 731 runs. He finished with 21 home runs, 178 doubles, 62 triples, 552 walks and 105 stolen bases.

He played 1,310 games at second base, with 3,550 assists and 144 errors. He turned 834 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1958.

He was born in Corinth, MS, USA on March 16, 1932, and died on April 13, 2005. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1958

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1955	STL	5	16	4	6	1	0	0	0	6	0	1	.375
1956	STL	150	587	94	153	22	7	0	27	72	52	8	.261
1957	STL	154	650	108	176	25	7	8	58	71	49	21	.271
1958	STL	143	547	71	150	19	10	2	36	57	47	20	.274
1959	STL	150	615	90	178	26	7	1	24	67	42	15	.289
1960	SFG	136	523	72	123	12	8	2	31	49	53	14	.235
1961	CIN/SFG	126	451	60	100	18	4	1	21	41	39	4	.222
1962	CIN	141	494	77	139	9	7	2	35	63	44	4	.281
1963	CIN/WSA	87	285	33	70	12	2	2	12	31	23	3	.246
1964	WSA	143	506	56	135	17	2	1	34	40	44	8	.267
1965	WSA	129	403	47	90	8	8	1	18	35	45	5	.223
1966	KCA/WSA	80	219	19	46	9	0	1	12	20	24	2	.210
Career	—	1444	5296	731	1366	178	62	21	308	552	462	105	.258

On this day & linked events

1932

Born March 16, 1932

Corinth, MS, USA

2005

Died April 13, 2005

1955

Major-league debut: Don Blasingame

Don Blasingame made a major-league debut on September 20, 1955.

1966

Final major-league game: Don Blasingame

Don Blasingame played a final major-league game on August 27, 1966.

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