Don Lee Blasingame ( March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). There are 290 days remaining. March Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19... March 16, 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. Years: 1929 1930 1931 - 1932 - 1933 1934 1935 Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s - 1930s - 1940s 1950s 1960s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1932 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other... 1932 – April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the The Gregorian calendar is the calendar currently used in the Western world. A modification of the Julian calendar, it was first proposed by the Neapolitan doctor Aloysius Lilius, and was decreed by Pope Gregory XIII, for whom it was... April 13, Years: 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 | 2005 (MMV) | 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Decades: 1970s 1980s 1990s - 2000s - 2010s 2020s 2030s Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century News by month: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec 2005 in topic: Arts Architecture... 2005) was a The position of the second baseman A second baseman often ranges onto the outfield grass to field a ground ball A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base. Also called 2B, or second bagger, the second baseman often possesses quick hands and feet, needs the ability to get... second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. More specifically, Major League Baseball (MLB) refers to the entity that operates North Americas two top leagues, the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure which has... Major League Baseball who played with the The St. Louis Cardinals was also the name of a National Football League team based in Saint Louis, Missouri, which moved and became the Phoenix Cardinals (now known as the Arizona Cardinals) in 1988. The St. Louis Cardinals are an American Major League Baseball team based in Saint Louis, Missouri... St. Louis Cardinals (1955-1959), San Francisco Giants AAA Fresno Grizzlies AA Norwich Navigators A San Jose Giants Augusta GreenJackets Salem-Keizer Volcanoes R Arizona Giants Edit this box (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Template:MLB_Giants_franchise&action=edit) The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in... San Francisco Giants (1960-1961), The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of the National League. Founded: 1869, 1882, or 1890, depending on the account. See below. Formerly known as: The Red Stockings in the 19th century; the Redlegs, during the from 1954... Cincinnati Reds (1961-1963), The Washington Senators (officially named the Washington Nationals during the 1905–1956 seasons) were an American League baseball team from 1901 to 1960. The franchise then moved to Minneapolis and became, and still remains, the Minnesota Twins. The Senators won one World Series (1924) and lost two (1925 and... Washington Senators (1963-1966) and The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. They are in the Western Division of the American League. The team is often called the As. Founded: 1893, as the Indianapolis, Indiana franchise in the minor Western League. Moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1900 when... Kansas City Athletics (1966). Blasingame batted left handed and threw right handed. He was born in Corinth is a city located in Alcorn County, Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 14,054. It is the county seat of Alcorn County6. Geography Corinth is located at 34°5614 North, 88°3055 West (34.937228, -88.515261)1. According... Corinth, Mississippi .

Nicknamed “Blazer”, Blasingame was a hustling everyday second baseman with four MLB teams in 12 seasons, but he was best known for becoming only the second American, when used as an adjective, can mean of the United States of America or of or relating to the Americas; when used as a noun, United States citizen, residing in the Americas, or less frequently American English. English language speakers, especially outside of Latin America, generally use American to... American (after Wallace Kaname Yonamine (b. June 24, 1929), also known as Wally Yonamine, is a former multi-sport American athlete who played in the National Football League and Japanese League Baseball. Yonamine was born in Hawaii. A two-sport star, he played with the San Francisco 49ers in their second season... Wally Yonamine) to In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager; this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. The manager sets the line-up and starting pitcher before each game as well as making substitutions throughout the game. How much control a manager... manage in Part of the History of baseball series. Baseball has been a popular sport in Japan for over a century since its introduction in 1872. It is called 野球 (やきゅう; yakyū) in Japanese, combining the characters for field and ball. It is played at all age... Japanese Baseball.

Blasingame was a .258 career Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. Contents // 1 Batting average in baseball 1.1 The decline of the .400 hitter 1.2 See also 2 Batting average in cricket 2.1 See also Batting average in... hitter with 21 In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. Home runs are among the most popular aspects... home runs and 308 In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. There are certain exceptions: a player does not receive an RBI if he hits into a double play, if an error is charged on... RBI in 1444 In baseball statistics, games played (denoted by G) indicates the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity). It does not matter in how much of the game the player was active. If player A plays the whole game until there are two out in... games.

A classic line drive hitter, Blasingame was also a skillful A bunt is a special type of offensive technique in baseball or fastpitch softball. In a bunt play, the batter loosely holds the bat in front of the plate and intentionally taps the ball into play. Contents // 1 Bunting technique 2 Types of bunts 3 Special rules involving bunts 4... bunter and a fast and smart runner. In See also: 1955 in sports, 1957 in sports and the list of years in sports. Contents // 1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cycling 6 Figure Skating 7 Football (American) 8 Football (Australian Rules) 9 Football (Canadian) 10 Football (Rugby) 11 Football (Soccer) 12 Golf 13 Thoroughbred... 1956, he started as a regular with the Cardinals replacing future The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related... Hall of Famer Albert Fred Red Schoendienst (born February 2, 1923) is an American former player and manager in Major League Baseball. A second baseman and switch-hitter, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1945-56, 1961-63), New York Giants (1956-57) and Milwaukee Braves (1957-60). After retiring, Schoendienst in... Red Schoendienst. In his career, Blasingame was particularly fast getting down the line, hitting into fewer After stepping on second base, the fielder throws to first to complete a double play In baseball, a double play (denoted on statistics sheets by DP) is the act of making two outs during the same continuous playing action. The most common type of double play occurs with a runner... double plays (one in every 123 In baseball statistics, an at bat (AB) is used to calculate other data such as batting average. A player has an at bat every time he comes to bat except under the following circumstances: He receives a base on balls (BB). He is hit by pitch (HBP). He hits a... at-bats) than anyone in major league history except Don Buford.

Blasingame enjoyed his best season in See also: 1956 in sports, 1958 in sports and the list of years in sports. Contents // 1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cycling 6 Figure Skating 7 Football (American) 8 Football (Australian Rules) 9 Football (Canadian) 10 Football (Soccer) 11 Golf 12 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 13... 1957, when he hit .271 and posted career-highs in home runs (8), RBI (58), In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. The object of the game is for a team to score more runs than its opponent. In baseball statistics, a player who advances around all the bases to score... runs (101), In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when he safely reaches first base after batting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielders choice. To do this, the batter must reach first... hits (176) and The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1985 In baseball statistics, stolen bases (denoted by SB) is a count of the number of bases successfully stolen by a player. In the 19th century, stolen bases were credited when a baserunner reached an extra base on a... stolen bases (21). In See also: 1957 in sports, 1959 in sports and the list of years in sports. Contents // 1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cycling 6 Figure Skating 7 Football (American) 8 Football (Australian Rules) 9 Football (Canadian) 10 Football (Soccer) 11 Golf 12 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 13... 1958, he followed with .274, 19 In baseball, a double is the act of a batter safely reaching second base by striking the ball and getting to second before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. Typically, a double... doubles, 10 In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base by striking the ball and getting to third before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. Because a hit... triples and 20 steals, and also was named to the The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is an annual exhibition baseball game between the best players from the National League and the American League. The All-Star Game usually occurs in mid-July and marks the middle of the Major League Baseball season. The venue is chosen by Major... National League All-Star team. In See also: 1958 in sports, 1960 in sports and the list of years in sports. Contents // 1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cricket 6 Curling 7 Cycling 8 Figure Skating 9 Football (American) 10 Football (Australian Rules) 11 Football (Canadian) 12 Football (Soccer) 13 Golf 14... 1959, Blasingame hit .289 with 26 In baseball, a double is the act of a batter safely reaching second base by striking the ball and getting to second before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. Typically, a double... doubles, both career- highs.

After seven years shared with the Reds, Giants, Senators and Athletics, Blasingame finished his major league career in the See also: 1965 in sports, 1967 in sports and the list of years in sports. Contents // 1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cycling 6 Figure Skating 7 Football (American) 8 Football (Australian Rules) 9 Football (Canadian) 10 Football (Soccer) 11 Golf 12 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 13... 1966 season.

Opting to continue his playing career in For other uses, see Japan (disambiguation). 日本国 (Nippon/Nihon-koku) Dual status seal. See National and Imperial Seal for more of this issue. (Flag of Japan) Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 60th 377... Japan, Blasingame joined the The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (福岡ソフトバンクホークス) is a Japanese baseball team based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. The team was bought on January 28, 2005 by SoftBank Corporation. It is formerly known as Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. In 1988, Daiei bought the... Nankai Hawks in Years: 1964 1965 1966 - 1967 - 1968 1969 1970 Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1967 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics Canada - Sport Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious... 1967, playing as a second baseman for three years until Years: 1966 1967 1968 - 1969 - 1970 1971 1972 Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1969 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics Canada - Sport Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious... 1969, when he joined the team‘s In the baseball game, the coach is a member of the team at bat stationed near first or third base to signal and direct the runners and batters. Also, each baseball team has a coach specialized in directing the pitcher. Categories: Baseball stubs | Baseball terminology ... coaching staff for the next nine seasons. In Years: 1975 1976 1977 - 1978 - 1979 1980 1981 Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1978 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics Canada - Sport Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious... 1978, he was named manager of the External link Hiroshima Carp official web site (http://www.carp.co.jp/) Japanese Professional Baseball Central League Yomiuri Giants | Chunichi Dragons | Yakult Swallows | Hiroshima Carp | Hanshin Tigers | Yokohama BayStars Pacific League Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | Chiba Lotte Marines | Seibu Lions | Orix Buffaloes | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks... Hiroshima Toyo Carp, a tenure that lasted for just one season. Blasingame then managed the The Hanshin Tigers (阪神タイガース) are a professional baseball team in Japans Central League. Hanshin (はんしん) is an industrial region in Japan; its name comes from the kanji used to write the names of Ōsaka (大阪) and Kō... Hanshin Tigers for two seasons before returning to the Carp from 1981 to 1982. As manager for the two teams, he compiled a record of 180-208-28 (ties are played in Japanese baseball).

Blasingame died in Fountain Hills is a town located in Maricopa County, Arizona. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 20,235. In contrast to neighboring Scottsdale, homes in Fountain Hills are widely spaced in a more rural setting. Fountain Hills is home to the worlds tallest... Fountain Hills, Arizona, at age of 73.

Fact

• Five times, César Tovar and Edward James Milner (born May 21, 1955 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and left-handed batter who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1980-86, 1988) and San Francisco Giants (1987). Milner was one of the best centerfielders of the 1980s. A fast runner and a... Eddie Milner collected their teams' only hit in a single game, a MLB record. Blasingame is the runner up, with four.

• • July 13, See also: 1961 in sports, 1963 in sports and the list of years in sports. Contents // 1 Auto Racing 2 Erik Carlsson == 3 Baseball 4 Basketball 5 Boxing 6 Cycling 7 Field Hockey 8 Figure Skating 9 Football (American) 10 Football (Australian Rules) 11 Football (Canadian) 12 Football (Soccer) 13... 1962: The Chicago Cubs are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are in the Central Division of the National League. Founded: 1870, as an independent professional club. Joined the National Association in 1871. Became a charter National League member in 1876. Formerly known as: White Stockings, in... Cubs This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page. In the game of baseball the player... pitcher Cal Koonce one-hits the Reds, a In baseball, a single is the act of a batter safely reaching first base by striking the ball and getting to first before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. Singles are not... single by Blasingame, to win, 1–0.
  • August 6, See also: 1962 in sports, 1964 in sports and the list of years in sports. Contents // 1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cycling 6 Figure skating 7 Football (American) 8 Football (Australian Rules) 9 Football (Canadian) 10 Football (Soccer) 11 Golf 12 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 13... 1963: The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. They are in the Eastern Division of the American League. The Yankees have won 26 World Series in 39 appearances; the St. Louis Cardinals and the Oakland Athletics are tied for second with... Yankees Stan Williams can refer to different people: Stanley Tookie Williams: a founder of The Crips Stan Williams: a Major League Baseball player This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an article link referred you here, you... Stan Williams one-hits the Senators, giving up a double to Blasingame.
  • August 20, 1963: Two weeks later, Blasingame single off the A's Moe Drabowsky the only hit for the Senators in a 9–0 loss.
  • September 25, See also: 1964 in sports, 1966 in sports and the list of years in sports. Contents // 1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cricket 6 Cycling 7 Field Hockey 8 Figure Skating 9 Football (American) 10 Football (Australian Rules) 11 Football (Canadian) 12 Football (Soccer) 13 Golf... 1965: The Minnesota Twins are a Major League Baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are in the Central Division of the American League. The team is owned (as of 2004) by Minneapolis businessman Carl Pohlad, the third owner of the club (following Clark Griffith and his son Calvin). The team... Twins hurler Mudcat Grant one-hits the Senators to win, 5–0. Blasingame's double in the 3rd inning is the only hit against Washington.

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• Baseball Reference (http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blasido01.shtml)
• Historic Baseball (http://www.historicbaseball.com/players/b/blasingame_don.html)