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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	MIN	@	KCR	W,6-4	GS	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 9	MIN		CHW	W,3-1	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	7 (3)	Apr 14	MIN		KCR	W,8-0	GS	27	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	13 (5)	Apr 20	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-1	CG	35	8.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
5	17 (3)	Apr 26	MIN		MIL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
6	21 (3)	Apr 30	MIN		CLE	L,3-8	GS	24	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	23 (1)	May 4	MIN		DET	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	26 (2)	May 10	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	30 (3)	May 15	MIN	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
10	33 (2)	May 19 (1)	MIN		CAL	L,2-4	GS	32	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	38 (4)	May 24	MIN		TEX	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	42 (3)	May 28	MIN	@	BOS	L,5-9	GS	23	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	45 (2)	Jun 1	MIN		NYY	L,5-6	GS	11	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	50 (4)	Jun 7	MIN	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	54 (3)	Jun 11	MIN		BAL	L,2-4	GS	36	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	57 (2)	Jun 15	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-5	GS	28	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	68 (10)	Jun 24	MIN	@	TEX	W,8-4	GS	26	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
18	73 (4)	Jun 29	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS	32	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	79 (5)	Jul 4	MIN		TEX	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	85 (5)	Jul 8	MIN		DET	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	90 (4)	Jul 13	MIN		CLE	W,2-1	GS	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	94 (3)	Jul 17	MIN		MIL	W,10-5	GS	32	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	98 (3)	Jul 21	MIN	@	DET	W,10-7	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	100 (1)	Jul 26	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-5	GS	27	5.2	2	1	0	3	0	P
25	105 (4)	Jul 31	MIN		KCR	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	110 (4)	Aug 5 (1)	MIN		OAK	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
27	117 (6)	Aug 10	MIN		BAL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	120 (2)	Aug 15	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-4	GS	32	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	125 (4)	Aug 20	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	1	1	1	3	1	P
30	129 (3)	Aug 25	MIN	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	133 (3)	Aug 30	MIN		BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	141 (7)	Sep 8	MIN	@	KCR	W,8-4	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
33	145 (3)	Sep 12	MIN		OAK	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	150 (4)	Sep 16	MIN		KCR	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
35	154 (3)	Sep 21	MIN		CAL	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
36	157 (2)	Sep 25	MIN	@	OAK	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
37	161 (3)	Sep 29	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-4	GS	21	4.2	0	2	0	2	1	P
							37gm		281.0	19	34	3	56	2