Ossie Bluege

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 162lb (180cm, 73kg)

Born: October 24, 1900 in Chicago, IL us

Died: October 14, 1985 in Edina, MN

Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN

High School: Luther Institute (Chicago, IL)

Debut: April 24, 1922 (Age 21-182d, 5,440th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 13, 1939 (Age 38-262d)
vs. SLB 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: Oswald Louis Bluege

Pronunciation: \BLUE-jee\

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Relatives: Brother of Otto Bluege

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.7

6440

1751

.272

883

RBI

848

140

OBP

.352

SLG

.356

OPS

.707

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	WSH		PHA	L,4-13	CG	47	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
2	2	Apr 18	WSH		PHA	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	3	3	0	6	1
3	3	Apr 19	WSH		BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 20	WSH		BOS	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
5	5	Apr 23	WSH	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	0	3	0	3	0
6	6	Apr 24	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
7	7	Apr 26	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
8	8	Apr 27	WSH	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	15 (6)	May 8	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	16	May 9	WSH	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	2
11	17	May 10	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-2	GS	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
12	18	May 11	WSH	@	CHW	W,9-2	CG	26	7.0	1	4	0	5	1
13	19	May 12	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	39	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
14	20	May 14	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
15	21	May 15	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	0	7	0	7	0
16	22	May 17	WSH		PHA	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
17	23	May 18 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
18	24	May 18 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
19	25	May 19	WSH		PHA	L,0-7	CG	46	9.0	3	5	1	9	1
20	26	May 22 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
21	27	May 22 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
22	28	May 23 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,8-9	CG	39	8.0	2	3	0	5	2
23	29	May 23 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,8-9	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
24	30	May 24	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	3	2	1	6	2
25	31	May 25	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-5	GS	47	11.1	2	3	0	5	1
26	32	May 26	WSH		PHA	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
27	33	May 28	WSH		NYY	L,7-12	GS	24	4.2	2	2	0	4	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	51 (17)	Jun 16	WSH		CHW	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
29	52	Jun 18	WSH		PHA	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	0	1	1	2	1
30	53	Jun 20	WSH		BOS	L,4-6	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
31	54	Jun 21	WSH		BOS	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	2
32	55	Jun 22 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	0	2	0	2	0
33	56	Jun 22 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	57	Jun 23	WSH		BOS	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
35	58	Jun 26 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
36	59	Jun 26 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
37	60	Jun 27	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	0	2	1	3	0
38	61	Jun 28	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	62	Jun 29	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
40	63	Jun 30	WSH		PHA	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	64	Jul 2 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
42	65	Jul 2 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	32	8.1	0	3	0	3	0
43	66	Jul 3	WSH	@	PHA	L,7-9	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
44	67	Jul 4 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	68	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-14	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	69	Jul 7	WSH	@	DET	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
47	70	Jul 8 (1)	WSH	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	1	1	0	2	0
48	71	Jul 8 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,6-16	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	72	Jul 9	WSH	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
50	73	Jul 10	WSH	@	CLE	L,7-9	CG	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
51	74	Jul 11	WSH	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	2	4	1	7	0
52	75	Jul 12	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
53	76	Jul 13	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	1
54	77	Jul 14	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
55	78	Jul 15	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
56	79	Jul 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	39	9.1	0	2	0	2	0
57	80	Jul 17	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-2	GS	23	5.2	1	1	0	2	0
							59gm		483.0	74	145	6	225	24