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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-2	GS	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 13	MIN		CHW	L,1-4	GS	33	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	8 (3)	Apr 18	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS	36	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
4	11 (2)	Apr 24	MIN		BAL	W,2-1	GS	39	8.2	1	2	0	3	1	P
5	14 (2)	Apr 28	MIN		CLE	L,0-9	GS	27	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	17 (2)	May 5	MIN	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	21 (3)	May 10	MIN	@	KCR	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	25 (3)	May 15 (1)	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	30 (4)	May 19	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-4	GS	30	6.2	0	4	0	4	0	P
10	34 (3)	May 23	MIN		KCR	W,3-1	GS	30	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	38 (3)	May 27	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	42 (3)	May 31	MIN		CAL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Minnesota Twins to Texas Rangers
13	46	Jun 5	TEX		DET	L,2-3	CG	45	11.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
14	51 (4)	Jun 11	TEX	@	NYY	L,5-7	GS	33	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
15	55 (3)	Jun 16	TEX		CLE	L,4-9	GS	33	7.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
16	60 (4)	Jun 21	TEX	@	OAK	W,1-0	CG	36	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	66 (5)	Jun 26	TEX		CHW	W,1-0	CG	40	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	71 (4)	Jul 2	TEX	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
19	77 (5)	Jul 7	TEX		DET	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	81 (3)	Jul 11 (1)	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-6	GS	31	6.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
21	85 (3)	Jul 16	TEX		NYY	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
22	90 (4)	Jul 21	TEX		BAL	L,4-6	GS	43	10.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
23	95 (4)	Jul 26	TEX	@	MIN	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	P
24	100 (4)	Jul 31	TEX	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	104 (3)	Aug 5	TEX		CAL	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
26	109 (4)	Aug 10 (1)	TEX	@	DET	L,5-7	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	115 (5)	Aug 15 (1)	TEX	@	CLE	L,4-6	GS	33	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	121 (5)	Aug 20	TEX		CLE	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	126 (4)	Aug 25	TEX		MIL	L,1-5	GS	36	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	130 (3)	Aug 30	TEX	@	BOS	L,3-11	GS	14	2.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	135 (4)	Sep 5	TEX	@	KCR	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
32	140 (4)	Sep 10	TEX		OAK	W,5-4	GS	39	9.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	145 (4)	Sep 15	TEX	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
34	151 (5)	Sep 20	TEX	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
35	156 (4)	Sep 25	TEX		KCR	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	161 (4)	Oct 2	TEX		CHW	W,5-4	GS	31	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
							36gm		297.2	22	44	0	66	4