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

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

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-4	GS	22	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 19	MIN	@	CAL	W,12-3	GS	27	5.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
3	5	Apr 23	MIN		OAK	W,8-4	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	8 (2)	Apr 28	MIN	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	12 (3)	May 3	MIN	@	MIL	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	16 (3)	May 8	MIN		NYY	L,3-5	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	19 (2)	May 12 susp	MIN		MIL	L,3-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	20	May 13	MIN		MIL	W,5-4	GS	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	24 (3)	May 17	MIN	@	CHW	W,8-1	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	27 (2)	May 21 (1)	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-5	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	31 (3)	May 26	MIN		TEX	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
12	35 (3)	May 31	MIN		KCR	W,3-2	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	39 (3)	Jun 4	MIN	@	DET	L,0-3	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	43 (3)	Jun 9	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-7	GS	21	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	46 (2)	Jun 12	MIN		DET	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	50 (3)	Jun 17	MIN		BAL	L,1-4	GS	29	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	54 (3)	Jun 21	MIN		CLE	L,2-4	GS	29	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
18	57 (2)	Jun 25 (1)	MIN	@	KCR	W,5-3	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	62 (4)	Jun 29 (1)	MIN		KCR	L,3-5	GS	27	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	68 (5)	Jul 3	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-8	GS	22	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
21	72 (3)	Jul 8	MIN		NYY	L,0-1	GS	41	10.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
22	76 (3)	Jul 12	MIN		MIL	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	80 (3)	Jul 16	MIN		BOS	L,1-6	GS	37	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	P
24	84 (3)	Jul 21	MIN	@	MIL	L,0-2	GS	25	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	88 (3)	Jul 27	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-4	GS	27	7.0	3	1	1	5	1	P
26	92 (3)	Jul 31	MIN		CHW	L,1-8	GS	21	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	96 (3)	Aug 4	MIN		OAK	W,5-4	GS	27	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	101 (4)	Aug 8	MIN		TEX	W,6-5	GS	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	111 (9)	Aug 19	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS	30	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	116 (4)	Aug 26	MIN		DET	L,3-5	GS	38	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
31	121 (4)	Aug 30	MIN		BAL	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	125 (3)	Sep 4 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
33	130 (4)	Sep 8 (1)	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-5	GS	26	6.0	0	3	0	3	2	P
34	135 (4)	Sep 11 (2)	MIN		OAK	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
35	139 (3)	Sep 16	MIN		KCR	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
36	143 (3)	Sep 22	MIN		CAL	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
37	146 (2)	Sep 27 (1)	MIN	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	39	10.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	151 (4)	Oct 1	MIN	@	CAL	W,3-2	GS	30	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	154 (2)	Oct 4	MIN		CHW	W,14-2	GS	21	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							39gm		287.1	18	45	3	66	4