Steve Blass
Stephen Robert Blass
Born: April 18, 1942
Canaan, CT US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 165
Career: 1960-1974
Major League Statistics
Steve Blass compiled a career record of 63 wins and 45 losses and a 3.88 ERA in his 135-game pitching career with the Dubuque Packers, Kingsport Pirates, Batavia Pirates, Kinston Eagles, Asheville Tourists, Columbus Jets and Charleston Charlies. He began playing during the 1960 season and last took the field during the 1974 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | D | APPY | Kingsport Pirates | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.57 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 42.0 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1960 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6.68 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31.0 | 43 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Batavia Pirates | 13 | 6 | .684 | 3.32 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 160.0 | 133 | 81 | 59 | 11 | 117 | 227 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 1 | 4 | .200 | 7.20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30.0 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1962 | B | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 17 | 3 | .850 | 1.97 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 178.0 | 112 | 44 | 39 | 3 | 82 | 8 | 209 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4.44 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 152.0 | 147 | 83 | 75 | 17 | 85 | 2 | 141 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.07 | 28 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 164.0 | 158 | 61 | 56 | 12 | 46 | 1 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | 2 | 8 | .200 | 9.74 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 60 | 78 | 66 | 9 | 103 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Totals | 63 | 45 | .583 | 3.88 | 135 | 127 | 0 | 47 | 17 | 0 | 832.0 | 725 | 423 | 359 | 61 | 514 | 15 | 847 | 28 | 1 | 45 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | D | APPY | Kingsport Pirates | 7 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .133 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1960 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Batavia Pirates | 23 | 76 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 23 | .138 | .222 | .138 | .361 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 6 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .364 | .300 | .664 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | B | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 26 | 64 | 58 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .259 | .271 | .276 | .547 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 27 | 56 | 54 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .111 | .127 | .130 | .257 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 36 | 65 | 55 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .145 | .175 | .164 | .339 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | 17 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .136 | .136 | .136 | .273 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 149 | 326 | 294 | 27 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 74 | .156 | .190 | .167 | .356 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | D | APPY | Kingsport Pirates | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Batavia Pirates | P | 23 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.348 |
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | B | CARL | Kinston Eagles | P | 23 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 3 | .927 | 1.652 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 24 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .939 | 1.292 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 28 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 3 | .979 | 1.679 |
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | P | 17 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .800 | .941 |
| Totals | 135 | 51 | 112 | 10 | 9 | .942 | 1.207 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | D | Appalachian League | Kingsport Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1960 | D | Midwest League | Dubuque Packers | PIT | ||
| 1961 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Batavia Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1962 | B | Carolina League | Kinston Eagles | PIT | ||
| 1962 | A | South Atlantic League | Asheville Tourists | PIT | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1974 | AAA | International League | Charleston Charlies | PIT |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
