Wade Blasingame
[edit] Biography
Born on November 22, 1943 in Deming, New Mexico, Wade Blasingame (Wade Allen Blasingame) played for the Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and New York Yankees over the course of his 10 year career. Blasingame broke into the bigs on September 17, 1963 with the Milwaukee Braves, and put up a 4.24 ERA in 116.2 innings pitched in 1964, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Wade Blasingame's best season was 1965, when he posted a 3.77 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 117 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.00
| 6
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| 28
| 13
| 9
| 5
| 4.24
| 70
| 58
| 55
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 116.2
| 113
| 15
| 51
| 2
| 6
| 0
|
| 1965
| MIL
| N
| 38
| 36
| 16
| 10
| 3.77
| 117
| 103
| 94
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 224.2
| 200
| 17
| 116
| 10
| 8
| 5
|
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| 16
| 12
| 3
| 7
| 5.32
| 34
| 42
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 67.2
| 71
| 5
| 25
| 2
| 9
| 2
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| 15
| 14
| 4
| 7
| 5.96
| 46
| 57
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 77
| 91
| 9
| 27
| 2
| 5
| 2
|
| 1967
| ATL
| N
| 10
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 4.62
| 20
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 25.1
| 27
| 1
| 21
| 1
| 4
| 1
|
| 1967
| TOT
| N
| 25
| 18
| 5
| 7
| 5.63
| 66
| 70
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 102.1
| 118
| 10
| 48
| 3
| 9
| 3
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 4.75
| 22
| 21
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 36
| 45
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 0
|
| 1969
| HOU
| N
| 26
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 5.37
| 33
| 47
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 52
| 66
| 4
| 33
| 7
| 9
| 2
|
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| 13
| 13
| 3
| 3
| 3.48
| 55
| 34
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 77.2
| 76
| 4
| 23
| 3
| 4
| 2
|
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| 30
| 28
| 9
| 11
| 4.60
| 93
| 90
| 81
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 158.1
| 177
| 11
| 45
| 3
| 10
| 13
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4.24
| 7
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 14
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.64
| 9
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.1
| 4
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1972
| Total
|
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5.68
| 16
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 25.1
| 18
| 6
| 19
| 1
| 3
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 210
| 127
| 46
| 50
| 4.53
| 505
| 478
| 426
| 16
| 2
| 5
| 846.2
| 877
| 70
| 361
| 31
| 60
| 29
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4.24
| 7
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 14
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 222
| 128
| 46
| 51
| 4.52
| 512
| 486
| 434
| 16
| 2
| 5
| 863.2
| 891
| 75
| 372
| 32
| 62
| 30
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| P
| 28
| 13
| 116.2
| 5
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| MIL
| N
| P
| 38
| 36
| 224.2
| 21
| 41
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 6
| 5
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| P
| 16
| 12
| 67.2
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| .933
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| P
| 15
| 14
| 77
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| ATL
| N
| P
| 10
| 4
| 25.1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| TOT
| N
| P
| 25
| 18
| 102.1
| 8
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| P
| 22
| 2
| 36
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| HOU
| N
| P
| 26
| 5
| 52
| 5
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| .824
|
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| P
| 13
| 13
| 77.2
| 2
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| .944
|
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| P
| 30
| 28
| 158.1
| 8
| 29
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 6
| 3
| .974
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| P
| 12
| 1
| 17
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 8.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| Total
|
| P
| 22
| 1
| 25.1
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 222
| 128
| 863.2
| 60
| 160
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 8
| 38
| 31
| 15
| .973
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| 29
| 40
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 3
| .175
| .283
| .300
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| MIL
| N
| 38
| 81
| 5
| 15
| 1
| 3
| .185
| .205
| .284
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| 18
| 23
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .217
| .280
| .261
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| 16
| 22
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .182
| .308
| .227
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| ATL
| N
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .143
| .333
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| TOT
| N
| 26
| 29
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .172
| .314
| .207
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| 22
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .375
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| HOU
| N
| 27
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| 13
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .083
| .214
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| 30
| 49
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 9
| .204
| .298
| .327
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| NY
| A
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| Total
|
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 215
| 263
| 18
| 44
| 3
| 20
| .167
| .252
| .247
| 12
| 0
| 29
| 92
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 227
| 265
| 18
| 44
| 3
| 20
| .166
| .253
| .245
| 12
| 0
| 30
| 94
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Milwaukee Braves (June 9, 1961).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Houston Astros in exchange for Claude Raymond (June 15, 1967).
- Sent to New York Yankees by Houston Astros for future considerations (June 7, 1972).
- Sent to St. Louis Cardinals by New York Yankees for future considerations (March 30, 1973).
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