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
1,366H
21HR
308RBI
105SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,444 | 5,937 | 5,296 | 731 | 1,366 | 178 | 62 | 21 | 308 | 551 | 461 | 105 | 62 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1961-09-23 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1956-06-03 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1962-09-05 | 1 in 1,624 player-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 | – | – |