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Bert Blyleven

Full name Rik Aalbert Blyleven
Born April 6, 1951, Zeist, Netherlands
Born as: Rik Aalbert Blijleven
First Game: June 5, 1970; Final Game: October 4, 1992
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 200
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 2011
Named AL Rookie Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1970)
Named AL Comeback Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1989)
Ejections: 1970 (1), 1977 (1), 1978 (1). Total: 3
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1970 MIN A    Daily Splits   27    50    2    7   0   0   0    1    1   0   25   0   7   0   0   3   0    0   0  .140  .157  .140   0.0 1970 MIN A
1971 MIN A    Daily Splits   38    91    3   12   1   0   0    2    1   0   37   1   7   0   0   3   0    0   0  .132  .151  .143   0.0 1971 MIN A
1972 MIN A    Daily Splits   39    94    9   15   2   0   0    6    2   0   36   0  11   0   0   2   1    0   0  .160  .177  .181   0.0 1972 MIN A
1973 MIN A                   40     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1973 MIN A
1974 MIN A                   37     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1974 MIN A
1975 MIN A                   35     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1975 MIN A
1976 MIN A                   12     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1976 MIN A
1976 TEX A                   24     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1976 TEX A
1976 TOT A                   36     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1976 TOT A
1977 TEX A                   30     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1977 TEX A
1978 PIT N    Daily Splits   37    85    4   11   2   0   0   11    1   0   35   0   7   0   0   5   0    0   0  .129  .140  .153   0.0 1978 PIT N
1979 PIT N    Daily Splits   38    70    1    9   1   0   0    3    0   0   33   0  15   0   0   1   2    0   0  .129  .129  .143   0.0 1979 PIT N
1980 PIT N    Daily Splits   37    61    0    5   1   0   0    2    0   0   27   1   9   0   0   1   1    0   0  .082  .097  .098   0.0 1980 PIT N
1981 CLE A                   20     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1981 CLE A
1982 CLE A                    4     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1982 CLE A
1983 CLE A                   24     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1983 CLE A
1984 CLE A                   33     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1984 CLE A
1985 CLE A                   23     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1985 CLE A
1985 MIN A                   14     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1985 MIN A
1985 TOT A                   37     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1985 TOT A
1986 MIN A                   36     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1986 MIN A
1987 MIN A                   37     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1987 MIN A
1988 MIN A                   33     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1988 MIN A
1989 CAL A                   33     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1989 CAL A
1990 CAL A                   23     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1990 CAL A
1992 CAL A                   25     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1992 CAL A
Total NL ( 3 Years)         112   216    5   25   4   0   0   16    1   0   95   1  31   0   0   7   3    0   0  .116  .124  .134   0.0 Total NL
Total AL (19 Years)         587   235   14   34   3   0   0    9    4   0   98   1  25   0   0   8   1    0   0  .145  .163  .157   0.0 Total AL
Total    (22 Years) Splits  699   451   19   59   7   0   0   25    5   0  193   2  56   0   0  15   4    0   0  .131  .144  .146   0.0 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1970 MIN A                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1970 MIN A
1979 PIT N    Daily Splits    1     3    1    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .333 1979 PIT N
1987 MIN A                    2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1987 MIN A
Total NL ( 1 Year )           1     3    1    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .333 Total NL
Total AL ( 2 Years)           3     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total AL
Total    ( 3 Years) Splits    4     3    1    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .333 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1979 PIT N    Daily Splits    2     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   1   0   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1979 PIT N
1987 MIN A    Daily Splits    2     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1987 MIN A
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    4     4    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   2   0   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000  .000 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1973 AL                       1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1973 AL   
1985 AL                       1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1985 AL   
Total    ( 2 Years)           2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1970 MIN A    Daily Splits   27  25   5   1   1   0  164    143   675  17   66   58   47   6  135   8   2   2   2   3  23   3   5  11  10   9   3.18  3.92   0.9 1970 MIN A
1971 MIN A    Daily Splits   38  38  17   5   0   0  278.1  267  1126  21   95   87   59   1  224  12   3   5   5   1  39   5  25  12  16  15   2.81  3.42   2.2 1971 MIN A
1972 MIN A    Daily Splits   39  38  11   3   1   0  287.1  247  1158  22   93   87   69   7  228  14   6   7  10   1  37   6  21  10  17  17   2.73  3.82   2.4 1972 MIN A
1973 MIN A    Daily Splits   40  40  25   9   0   0  325    296  1321  16  109   91   67   4  258  11  13   7   9   2  42  11  15  11  20  17   2.52  4.12   5.3 1973 MIN A
1974 MIN A    Daily Splits   37  37  19   3   0   0  281    244  1149  14   99   83   77   3  249  13   5   3   9   0  34   7  22  23  17  17   2.66  4.08   3.7 1974 MIN A
1975 MIN A    Daily Splits   35  35  20   3   0   0  275.2  219  1104  24  104   92   84   2  233  10   8   7   4   0  30   6  17  15  15  10   3.00  4.80   2.3 1975 MIN A
1976 MIN A    Daily Splits   12  12   4   0   0   0   95.1  101   406   3   39   33   35   5   75   7   3   0   4   2  14   5  11   3   4   5   3.12  3.00   0.4 1976 MIN A
1976 TEX A    Daily Splits   24  24  14   6   0   0  202.1  182   819  11   67   62   46   1  144  11   3   7   8   0  19   5  24  11   9  11   2.76  2.62   2.1 1976 TEX A
1976 TOT A                   36  36  18   6   0   0  297.2  283  1225  14  106   95   81   6  219  18   6   7  12   2  33  10  35  14  13  16   2.87  2.75   2.5 1976 TOT A
1977 TEX A    Daily Splits   30  30  15   5   0   0  234.2  181   935  20   81   71   69   1  182  10   5   8   7   0  22   2  20  16  14  12   2.72  4.87   3.7 1977 TEX A
1978 PIT N    Daily Splits   34  34  11   4   0   0  243.2  217  1011  17   94   82   66   5  182  13   2   6   6   2  38   6  16  16  14  10   3.03  4.24   1.6 1978 PIT N
1979 PIT N    Daily Splits   37  37   4   0   0   0  237.1  238  1018  21  102   95   92   8  172  14   9   9   6   0  39   7  18   9  12   5   3.60  4.65   0.3 1979 PIT N
1980 PIT N    Daily Splits   34  32   5   2   1   0  216.2  219   907  20  102   92   59   5  168  10   2   2   0   1  39   5  12   8   8  13   3.82  3.41  -0.7 1980 PIT N
1981 CLE A    Daily Splits   20  20   9   1   0   0  159.1  145   644   9   52   51   40   1  107   3   3   3   5   1  23   1  14   8  11   7   2.88  4.05   1.7 1981 CLE A
1982 CLE A    Daily Splits    4   4   0   0   0   0   20.1   16    89   2   14   11   11   0   19   0   2   0   0   0   6   0   0   2   2   2   4.87  5.50  -0.4 1982 CLE A
1983 CLE A    Daily Splits   24  24   5   0   0   0  156.1  160   660   8   74   68   44   4  123   2   5   5  10   1  28   6  17   6   7  10   3.91  3.79   0.7 1983 CLE A
1984 CLE A    Daily Splits   33  32  12   4   0   0  245    204  1004  19   86   78   74   4  170   6   8   6   6   0  21   9  18  11  19   7   2.87  5.31   3.4 1984 CLE A
1985 CLE A    Daily Splits   23  23  15   4   0   0  179.2  163   743  14   76   65   49   1  129   4   4   1   7   1  29   5  11   8   9  11   3.26  4.22   1.6 1985 CLE A
1985 MIN A    Daily Splits   14  14   9   1   0   0  114    101   460   9   45   38   26   0   77   1   4   3   2   0  16   1  10   7   8   5   3.00  3.79   1.7 1985 MIN A
1985 TOT A                   37  37  24   5   0   0  293.2  264  1203  23  121  103   75   1  206   5   8   4   9   1  45   6  21  15  17  16   3.16  4.05   3.3 1985 TOT A
1986 MIN A    Daily Splits   36  36  16   3   0   0  271.2  262  1126  50  134  121   58   4  215   5   4   4  10   0  42   8  19  15  17  14   4.01  4.56   0.9 1986 MIN A
1987 MIN A    Daily Splits   37  37   8   1   0   0  267    249  1122  46  132  119  101   4  196   4   6  13   9   0  45   1  31  14  15  12   4.01  5.00   1.6 1987 MIN A
1988 MIN A    Daily Splits   33  33   7   0   0   0  207.1  240   895  21  128  125   51   1  145   6   6   5  16   3  39   6  17   6  10  17   5.43  4.18  -3.1 1988 MIN A
1989 CAL A    Daily Splits   33  33   8   5   0   0  241    225   973  14   76   73   44   2  131   7   7   2   8   0  30   4  25  10  17   5   2.73  4.82   2.8 1989 CAL A
1990 CAL A    Daily Splits   23  23   2   0   0   0  134    163   578  15   85   78   25   0   69   2   6   6   7   0  33   4  10   7   8   7   5.24  4.61  -1.9 1990 CAL A
1992 CAL A    Daily Splits   25  24   1   0   0   0  133    150   568  17   76   70   29   2   70   3   5   3   5   1  24   3  11   6   8  12   4.74  3.17  -1.4 1992 CAL A
Total NL ( 3 Years)         105 103  20   6   1   0  697.2  674  2936  58  298  269  217  18  522  37  13  17  12   3 116  18  46  33  34  28   3.47  4.13   1.2 Total NL
Total AL (19 Years)         587 582 222  54   2   0 4272.1 3958 17555 372 1731 1561 1105  53 3179 139 108  97 143  16 596  98 343 212 253 222   3.29  4.20  30.6 Total AL
Total    (22 Years) Splits  692 685 242  60   3   0 4970   4632 20491 430 2029 1830 1322  71 3701 176 121 114 155  19 712 116 389 245 287 250   3.31  4.19  31.8 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
  League Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1970 MIN A    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    2      2     9   0    1    0    0   0    2   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0.00     - 1970 MIN A
1979 PIT N    Daily Splits    1   1   1   0   0   0    9      8    35   1    1    1    0   0    9   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   1.00  7.00 1979 PIT N
1987 MIN A    Daily Splits    2   2   0   0   0   0   13.1   12    56   3    6    6    3   0    9   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   2   1   2   0   4.05  7.50 1987 MIN A
Total NL ( 1 Year )           1   1   1   0   0   0    9      8    35   1    1    1    0   0    9   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   1.00  7.00 Total NL
Total AL ( 2 Years)           3   2   0   0   0   0   15.1   14    65   3    7    6    3   0   11   1   1   0   2   0   2   0   2   2   2   0   3.52  7.50 Total AL
Total    ( 3 Years) Splits    4   3   1   0   0   0   24.1   22   100   4    8    7    3   0   20   1   1   0   2   0   3   0   2   2   3   0   2.59  7.33 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
                World Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1979 PIT N    Daily Splits    2   1   0   0   1   0   10      8    40   1    2    2    3   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   2   1   0   1.80  3.00 1979 PIT N
1987 MIN A    Daily Splits    2   2   0   0   0   0   13     13    53   0    5    4    2   1   12   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   2.77  5.00 1987 MIN A
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    4   3   0   0   1   0   23     21    93   1    7    6    5   1   16   1   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   3   2   1   2.35  4.33 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
               All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1973 AL       Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    1      2     6   0    2    2    2   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  18.00     - 1973 AL   
1985 AL       Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    2      3    10   0    2    2    1   0    1   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9.00     - 1985 AL   
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    2   0   0   0   0   0    3      5    16   0    4    4    3   0    1   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   1  12.00     - Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1970 MIN A Daily Splits   P   27   25    5   164       5   16    1    1   0    1    6    8    1  .955
1971 MIN A Daily Splits   P   38   38   17   278.1    19   38    2    0   0    3   13   12    3  .966
1972 MIN A Daily Splits   P   39   38   11   287.1    18   45    3    4   0    2   18    9    0  .955
1973 MIN A Daily Splits   P   40   40   25   325      21   34    1    0   0    3   18   11    1  .982
1974 MIN A Daily Splits   P   37   37   19   281      19   34    3    2   0    3   26   17    2  .946
1975 MIN A Daily Splits   P   35   35   18   275.2    16   48    6    5   0    2   25   18    0  .914
1976 MIN A Daily Splits   P   12   12    4    95.1     5   13    0    1   0    2   14    6    0 1.000
1976 TEX A Daily Splits   P   24   24   14   202.1    17   31    0    3   0    2   20    5    0 1.000
1976 TOT A                P   36   36   18   297.2    22   44    0    4   0    4   34   11    0 1.000
1977 TEX A Daily Splits   P   30   30   15   234.2    10   35    1    4   0    2   16   10    1  .978
1978 PIT N Daily Splits   P   34   34   11   243.2    11   41    1    4   0    2   28    5    0  .981
1979 PIT N Daily Splits   P   37   37    4   237.1    14   20    0    0   0    1   28   11    3 1.000
1980 PIT N Daily Splits   P   34   32    5   216.2    10   30    2    2   0    1   17    8    2  .952
1981 CLE A Daily Splits   P   20   20    9   159.1     9   16    1    2   0    2    9   10    1  .962
1982 CLE A Daily Splits   P    4    4    0    20.1     2    2    0    0   0    0    3    1    0 1.000
1983 CLE A Daily Splits   P   24   24    5   156.1     7   26    1    3   0    3   13    6    1  .971
1984 CLE A Daily Splits   P   33   32   12   245      21   30    2    2   0    1   17    3    0  .962
1985 CLE A Daily Splits   P   23   23   15   179.2    11   19    0    0   0    1   20    8    1 1.000
1985 MIN A Daily Splits   P   14   14    9   114       6   13    0    2   0    1   14    6    0 1.000
1985 TOT A                P   37   37   24   293.2    17   32    0    2   0    2   34   14    1 1.000
1986 MIN A Daily Splits   P   36   36   16   271.2    15   31    0    0   0    2   26    7    4 1.000
1987 MIN A Daily Splits   P   37   37    8   267      17   43    4    3   0    2   33    9    0  .938
1988 MIN A Daily Splits   P   33   33    7   207.1    12   22    1    3   0    1   28    8    0  .971
1989 CAL A Daily Splits   P   33   33    8   241      14   38    0    6   0    1   18    5    0 1.000
1990 CAL A Daily Splits   P   23   23    2   134       3   24    1    0   0    0    4    9    1  .964
1992 CAL A Daily Splits   P   25   24    1   133       5   13    0    1   0    0   10    4    0 1.000
Total (22 Years) Splits   P  692  685  240  4970     287  662   30   48   0   38  424  196   21  .969
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1970 MIN A Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     2       1    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1979 PIT N Daily Splits   P    1    1    1     9       1    1    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1987 MIN A Daily Splits   P    2    2    0    13.1     0    1    0    0   0    0    3    0    0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits   P    4    3    1    24.1     2    2    0    0   0    0    3    0    0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1979 PIT N Daily Splits   P    2    1    0    10       0    1    0    1   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1987 MIN A Daily Splits   P    2    2    0    13       0    1    0    0   0    0    2    1    0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits   P    4    3    0    23       0    2    0    1   0    0    2    1    0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1973 AL    Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1985 AL    Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     2       1    2    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits   P    2    0    0     3       1    2    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 8-13-1970     BOX  MIN A  Ed Runge            Bench jockeying (Waved towel)
 8-25-1977     BOX  TEX A  Rich Garcia         Called third strike
 8-15-1978     BOX  PIT N  Joe West            Balk call

Transaction Information

Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1969).

Traded by Minnesota Twins with Danny Thompson to Texas Rangers in exchange for Bill
Singer, Roy Smalley, Mike Cubbage, Jim Gideon and $250000 (June 1, 1976).

Traded by Texas Rangers to Pittsburgh Pirates as part of 4-team trade in which Texas
Rangers sent Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs and Eddie Miller to Atlanta Braves; Atlanta
Braves sent Willie Montanez to New York Mets; Texas Rangers sent Tom Grieve to New
York Mets; New York Mets sent Jon Matlack to Texas Rangers; New York Mets sent John
Milner to Pittsburgh Pirates; Pittsburgh Pirates sent Al Oliver and Nelson Norman to
Texas Rangers (December 8, 1977); and Texas Rangers sent Ken Henderson to New York
Mets (March 15, 1978).

Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Manny Sanguillen to Cleveland Indians in exchange
for Gary Alexander, Victor Cruz, Rafael Vasquez and Bob Owchinko (December 9, 1980).

Traded by Cleveland Indians to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Curt Wardle, Jay
Bell, Jim Weaver and a player to be named later (August 1, 1985); Cleveland Indians
received Rich Yett (September 17, 1985).

Traded by Minnesota Twins with Kevin Trudeau to California Angels in exchange for
Mike Cook, Rob Wassenaar and Paul Sorrento (November 3, 1988).

Granted free agency (November 1, 1991).

Signed by California Angels (January 22, 1992).

Granted free agency (November 4, 1992).

Signed by Minnesota Twins (January 7, 1993).
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