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	19-20 / in Starts: 19-19
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	37 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 107 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	62 (31-24-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 107 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	63 (32-20-10)

Most Driven In
E Soderholm	2
D Thompson	2
D Monzon	1
G Borgmann	1
G Mitterwald	0
P Roof	0

Most Driven In By
D Thompson	2
C Tovar	2
R Carew	2
S Braun	1
J Nettles	1

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 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	66	1	Apr 15	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.90	-0.045	1.39	-0.04%	-0.38	P
2	67	4 (2)	Apr 19	MIN	@	CAL	W,12-3	GS-6	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.58	0.002	.89	0.00%	-0.13	P
3	68	5	Apr 23	MIN		OAK	W,8-4	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.39	0.103	.65	0.10%	1.64	P
4	69	8 (2)	Apr 28	MIN	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	.58	-0.019	.94	-0.02%	-0.15	P
May		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
5	70	12 (3)	May 3	MIN	@	MIL	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	.34	-0.034	.61	-0.04%	-0.51	P
6	71	16 (3)	May 8	MIN		NYY	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.26	-0.035	2.62	-0.04%	-0.31	P
7	72	19 (2)	May 12 susp	MIN		MIL	L,3-4	22-22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
8	73	20	May 13	MIN		MIL	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	9	1.22	-0.085	2.53	-0.11%	-0.83	P
9	74	24 (3)	May 17	MIN	@	CHW	W,8-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.190	.381	9	.37	-0.020	1.03	-0.03%	-0.40	P
10	75	27 (2)	May 21 (1)	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.250	.458	9	.87	-0.055	2.10	-0.08%	-0.61	P
11	76	31 (3)	May 26	MIN		TEX	W,7-0	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.222	.222	.259	.481	9	.42	0.080	.88	0.10%	1.04	P
12	77	35 (3)	May 31	MIN		KCR	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.207	.241	.448	9	1.41	-0.086	3.05	-0.11%	-0.68	P
Jun		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	78	39 (3)	Jun 4	MIN	@	DET	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.194	.226	.419	9	.89	-0.042	1.78	-0.05%	-0.27	P
14	79	43 (3)	Jun 9	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.219	.406	9	.44	-0.011	.70	-0.01%	-0.08	P
15	80	46 (2)	Jun 12	MIN		DET	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.206	.235	.441	9	1.70	-0.016	2.26	-0.01%	-0.02	P
16	81	50 (3)	Jun 17	MIN		BAL	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.194	.222	.417	9	1.18	-0.054	1.51	-0.04%	-0.38	P
17	82	54 (3)	Jun 21	MIN		CLE	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.237	.447	9	1.37	0.023	1.68	0.02%	0.08	P
18	83	57 (2)	Jun 25 (1)	MIN	@	KCR	W,5-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.238	.452	9	.57	0.112	.88	0.10%	0.52	P
19	84	62 (4)	Jun 29 (1)	MIN		KCR	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.205	.227	.432	9	.66	-0.031	.85	-0.02%	-0.32	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
20	85	68 (5)	Jul 3	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.239	.457	9	.64	-0.007	.67	-0.01%	-0.08	P
21	86	72 (3)	Jul 8	MIN		NYY	L,0-1	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.204	.224	.429	9	1.66	-0.124	1.67	-0.08%	-0.76	P
22	87	76 (3)	Jul 12	MIN		MIL	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.212	.231	.442	9	.54	-0.029	.39	-0.01%	-0.23	P
23	88	80 (3)	Jul 16	MIN		BOS	L,1-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.204	.222	.426	9	1.17	-0.068	1.16	-0.04%	-0.54	P
24	89	84 (3)	Jul 21	MIN	@	MIL	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.196	.214	.411	9	.90	-0.042	.53	-0.02%	-0.30	P
25	90	88 (3)	Jul 27	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.207	.397	9	.72	-0.033	.95	-0.03%	-0.29	P
26	91	92 (3)	Jul 31	MIN		CHW	L,1-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.186	.203	.390	9	.56	-0.013	.56	-0.01%	-0.13	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
27	92	96 (3)	Aug 4	MIN		OAK	W,5-4	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.186	.203	.390	9	.88	0.007	.75	0.00%	-0.15	P
28	93	101 (4)	Aug 8	MIN		TEX	W,6-5	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.175	.190	.365	9	.57	-0.056	.51	-0.03%	-0.62	P
29	94	111 (9)	Aug 19	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.185	.188	.372	9	1.46	-0.038	1.14	-0.02%	-0.12	P
30	95	116 (4)	Aug 26	MIN		DET	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.176	.179	.356	9	.65	-0.048	.26	-0.01%	-0.47	P
31	96	121 (4)	Aug 30	MIN		BAL	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.181	.171	.352	9	.75	-0.067	.04	0.00%	-0.61	P
Sep/Oct		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
32	97	125 (3)	Sep 4 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.187	.178	.365	9	1.41	-0.040	.07	0.00%	-0.21	P
33	98	130 (4)	Sep 8 (1)	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.182	.173	.355	9	.93	-0.042	.10	0.00%	-0.43	P
34	99	135 (4)	Sep 11 (2)	MIN		OAK	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.175	.167	.342	9	.91	-0.064	.04	0.00%	-0.38	P
35	100	139 (3)	Sep 16	MIN		KCR	W,11-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.179	.171	.349	9	.12	-0.012	.00	0.00%	0.59	P
36	101	143 (3)	Sep 22	MIN		CAL	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.172	.165	.337	9	1.93	-0.204	.00	0.00%	-1.17	P
37	102	146 (2)	Sep 27 (1)	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.146	.165	.157	.322	9	2.56	-0.307	.00	0.00%	-1.99	P
38	103	151 (4)	Oct 1	MIN	@	CAL	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.170	.163	.333	9	.74	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.06	P
39	104	154 (2)	Oct 4	MIN		CHW	W,14-2	GS-6	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.177	.181	.358	9	.71	-0.031	.00	0.00%	0.94	P
							19-20		107	94	9	15	2	0	0	6	2	0	36	0	11	0	2	1	0	0	.160	.177	.181	.358		.92	-1.410	.85	-0.53%	-8.70

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