1942
Born April 18, 1942
Canaan, CT, USA
Steve Blass Notable
b. April 18, 1942 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1964, 1966–1974
Steve Blass spent all 11 of his major-league seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a pitcher, from 1964 to 1974.
He went 103 and 76 with a 3.63 earned run average, pitching 1,597.3 innings in 282 games. He struck out 896, completed 57 of his 231 starts and threw 16 shutouts. Across 295 games he batted .172, with 94 hits and 42 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 7 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1971, with 5.
He was an All-Star in 1972.
He was born in Canaan, CT, USA on April 18, 1942. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1972 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | PIT | 24 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .067 |
| 1966 | PIT | 34 | 52 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .231 |
| 1967 | PIT | 32 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .128 |
| 1968 | PIT | 35 | 80 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 0 | .138 |
| 1969 | PIT | 44 | 84 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .250 |
| 1970 | PIT | 32 | 70 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .114 |
| 1971 | PIT | 34 | 83 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .120 |
| 1972 | PIT | 35 | 82 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .183 |
| 1973 | PIT | 24 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .417 |
| 1974 | PIT | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 295 | 546 | 42 | 94 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 140 | 0 | .172 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | PIT | 5 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 104.2 | 107 | 47 | 45 | 67 | 4.04 |
| 1966 | PIT | 11 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 0 | 155.2 | 173 | 67 | 46 | 76 | 3.87 |
| 1967 | PIT | 6 | 8 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 126.2 | 126 | 50 | 47 | 72 | 3.55 |
| 1968 | PIT | 18 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 220.1 | 191 | 52 | 57 | 132 | 2.12 |
| 1969 | PIT | 16 | 10 | 38 | 32 | 2 | 210.0 | 207 | 104 | 86 | 147 | 4.46 |
| 1970 | PIT | 10 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 196.2 | 187 | 77 | 73 | 120 | 3.52 |
| 1971 | PIT | 15 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 240.0 | 226 | 76 | 68 | 136 | 2.85 |
| 1972 | PIT | 19 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 249.2 | 227 | 69 | 84 | 117 | 2.49 |
| 1973 | PIT | 3 | 9 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 88.2 | 109 | 97 | 84 | 27 | 9.85 |
| 1974 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9.00 |
| Career | — | 103 | 76 | 282 | 231 | 2 | 1597.1 | 1558 | 644 | 597 | 896 | 3.63 |
On this day & linked events
1964
Major-league debut: Steve Blass
Steve Blass made a major-league debut on May 10, 1964.
1974
Final major-league game: Steve Blass
Steve Blass played a final major-league game on April 17, 1974.