Don Blasingame
1955–1966 · bats L / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics, NLS, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators (1961-71)
1,444G
.258AVG
.329OBP
.327SLG
More career statistics
1,366H
21HR
308RBI
105SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 60 | 62 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 462 | 461 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,938 | 5,937 |
| Batting · Walks | 552 | 551 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,444 | 5,938 | 5,296 | 731 | 1,366 | 178 | 62 | 21 | 308 | 552 | 462 | 105 | 60 | 15 | 13 | 1,731 | .258 | .329 | .327 | .656 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1962-08-10 to 1962-08-25
45longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1958-05-16 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1962-09-05 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1957-07-29 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 713 | 2889 | 657 | 7 | 137 | 283 | 234 | .257 | .325 | .329 |
| Away | 731 | 3048 | 709 | 14 | 171 | 268 | 227 | .259 | .321 | .324 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 122 | 512 | 106 | 0 | 32 | 59 | 39 | .241 | .322 | .326 |
| May | 272 | 1135 | 261 | 4 | 59 | 113 | 92 | .260 | .330 | .337 |
| June | 254 | 1040 | 258 | 5 | 60 | 97 | 82 | .277 | .341 | .353 |
| July | 279 | 1166 | 262 | 5 | 54 | 87 | 89 | .247 | .299 | .302 |
| August | 290 | 1164 | 264 | 4 | 51 | 98 | 91 | .249 | .311 | .309 |
| September | 219 | 889 | 212 | 3 | 49 | 93 | 64 | .272 | .343 | .347 |
| October | 8 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | .115 | .226 | .115 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 146 | 623 | 137 | 6 | 39 | 50 | 53 | .244 | .300 | .333 |
| chicago-cubs | 145 | 634 | 141 | 0 | 33 | 77 | 29 | .259 | .344 | .323 |
| milwaukee-braves | 145 | 634 | 150 | 1 | 27 | 56 | 50 | .264 | .325 | .332 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 141 | 599 | 149 | 2 | 21 | 48 | 38 | .271 | .329 | .337 |
| cincinnati-reds | 99 | 459 | 124 | 1 | 31 | 35 | 24 | .297 | .346 | .347 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 97 | 401 | 88 | 1 | 15 | 41 | 40 | .249 | .322 | .329 |
| san-francisco-giants | 74 | 303 | 69 | 1 | 19 | 38 | 24 | .262 | .353 | .338 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 50 | 215 | 49 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 14 | .269 | .340 | .341 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 16 | 6 | – | – | 1 | .375 | – | – |
| 1956 | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 587 | 153 | – | 27 | 8 | .261 | – | – |
| 1957 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 650 | 176 | 8 | 58 | 21 | .271 | – | – |
| 1958 | St. Louis Cardinals | 143 | 547 | 150 | 2 | 36 | 20 | .274 | – | – |
| 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 615 | 178 | 1 | 24 | 15 | .289 | – | – |
| 1960 |  San Francisco Giants | 136 | 523 | 123 | 2 | 31 | 14 | .235 | – | – |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants | 126 | 451 | 100 | 1 | 21 | 4 | .222 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Cincinnati Reds | 141 | 494 | 139 | 2 | 35 | 4 | .281 | – | – |
| 1963 | Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators (1961-71) | 87 | 285 | 70 | 2 | 12 | 3 | .246 | – | – |
| 1964 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 143 | 506 | 135 | 1 | 34 | 8 | .267 | – | – |
| 1965 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 129 | 403 | 90 | 1 | 18 | 5 | .223 | – | – |
| 1966 | Kansas City Athletics, Washington Senators (1961-71) | 80 | 219 | 46 | 1 | 12 | 2 | .210 | – | – |