Bert Blyleven

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: April 6, 1951 in Zeist, Netherlands nl

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Santiago HS (Garden Grove, CA).

High School: Santiago HS (Garden Grove, CA)

Debut: June 5, 1970 (Age 19-060d, 12,999th in major league history)
vs. WSA 7.0 IP, 5 H, 7 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: October 4, 1992 (Age 41-181d)
vs. TEX 4.2 IP, 12 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 6 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2011. (Voted by BBWAA on 463/581 ballots)
View Bert Blyleven's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Agents: Dick Moss • Previously: LaRue Harcourt

Full Name: Rik Aalbert Blyleven

Nicknames: Frying Dutchman

Pronunciation: \BLYE-lev-en\

Twitter: @BertBlyleven28

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

94.5

287

250

ERA

3.31

692

685

4970.0

3701

WHIP

1.198

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-13 / in Starts: 13-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 58 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	36 (20-11-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 58 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	36 (18-11-6)

Most Driven In
L CÃ¡rdenas	1

Most Driven In By
C Tovar	2

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	47 (46)	Jun 5	MIN	@	WSA	W,2-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.29	-0.067	2.90	-0.09%	-0.59	P
2	2	51 (3)	Jun 10	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.83	-0.028	1.88	-0.04%	-0.23	P
3	3	54 (2)	Jun 14	MIN		BOS	W,10-2	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.28	-0.043	2.94	-0.06%	-0.48	P
4	4	58 (3)	Jun 19	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-5	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.66	-0.013	1.40	-0.02%	-0.10	P
5	5	62 (3)	Jun 23	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.64	-0.122	3.75	-0.17%	-1.18	P
6	6	66 (3)	Jun 27	MIN	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	.24	0.016	.58	0.02%	-0.77	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	7	71 (4)	Jul 1	MIN		KCR	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	.67	-0.035	1.58	-0.05%	-0.37	P
8	8	79 (7)	Jul 9	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.80	-0.008	2.87	-0.02%	-0.10	P
9	9	86 (6)	Jul 19	MIN		CLE	L,1-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	9	1.08	-0.027	2.09	-0.03%	-0.23	P
10	10	90 (3)	Jul 23	MIN		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.17	-0.094	2.49	-0.12%	-0.74	P
11	11	94 (3)	Jul 27	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	GS-7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.64	0.044	1.43	0.06%	0.33	P
12	12	98 (3)	Jul 31	MIN	@	DET	L,9-10	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.77	-0.017	1.41	-0.02%	-0.23	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	13	103 (4)	Aug 4	MIN		MIL	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	.80	0.084	1.42	0.09%	0.75	P
14	14	108 (4)	Aug 9 (1)	MIN		OAK	L,0-3	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9						P
15	15	111 (2)	Aug 11	MIN	@	WSA	L,2-3	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9						P
16	16	116 (4)	Aug 15 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	L,7-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9						P
17	17	117	Aug 16	MIN	@	BOS	W,9-6	2-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.233	.207	.440	9	1.18	-0.028	3.78	-0.05%	-0.18	P
18	18	121 (3)	Aug 21	MIN		WSA	W,4-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.226	.200	.426	9	.45	-0.011	1.17	-0.02%	-0.10	P
19	19	125 (3)	Aug 26	MIN		BOS	W,7-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.206	.182	.388	9	.38	0.014	1.14	0.03%	0.68	P
20	20	130 (4)	Aug 30	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.194	.171	.366	9	1.37	-0.070	3.86	-0.12%	-0.74	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	21	134 (3)	Sep 4	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-0	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.184	.162	.346	9	.50	-0.026	2.91	-0.09%	-0.43	P
22	22	139 (4)	Sep 8	MIN		MIL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.171	.150	.321	9	1.10	-0.088	1.57	-0.08%	-0.57	P
23	23	144 (4)	Sep 12	MIN		CHW	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.163	.143	.306	9	1.07	-0.054	.18	-0.01%	-0.45	P
24	24	148 (3)	Sep 16	MIN		CAL	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.156	.136	.292	9	1.13	-0.060	.21	-0.01%	-0.45	P
25	25	152 (3)	Sep 20	MIN	@	CHW	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.143	.125	.268	9	.64	-0.067	.06	0.00%	-1.07	P
26	26	157 (4)	Sep 26	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.143	.125	.268	9						P
27	27	161 (3)	Sep 30	MIN		KCR	W,6-4	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.157	.140	.297	9	1.07	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.02	P
							14-13		58	50	2	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	25	0	7	0	2	0	0	0	.140	.157	.140	.297		.86	-0.698	1.71	-0.78%	-7.26

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