Steve Blass
Steve Blass
Full name: Stephen Robert Blass
Born: April 18, 1942, Canaan, Connecticut
First Game: May 10, 1964 ; Final Game: April 17, 1974
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 165
Steve Blass
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Batting Record 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 Team
1964 PIT N Daily Splits 24 30 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 13 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .067 .125 .067 0.0 1964 PIT N
1966 PIT N Daily Splits 34 52 3 12 1 0 0 6 0 0 15 0 2 0 0 0i 0 0 0 .231 .231 .250 0.0 1966 PIT N
1967 PIT N Daily Splits 32 39 2 5 0 0 0 5 1 0 12 0 2 0 0 0i 0 0 0 .128 .150 .128 0.0 1967 PIT N
1968 PIT N Daily Splits 35 80 7 11 1 0 0 8 2 0 30 0 4 2 0 0i 0 0 0 .138 .155 .150 -0.1 1968 PIT N
1969 PIT N Daily Splits 44 84 12 21 0 2 1 9 1 0 16 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .259 .333 0.0 1969 PIT N
1970 PIT N Daily Splits 32 70 3 8 1 0 0 2 2 0 15 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 .114 .137 .129 0.0 1970 PIT N
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 34 83 5 10 0 1 0 2 1 0 15 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 .131 .145 0.0 1971 PIT N
1972 PIT N Daily Splits 35 82 8 15 2 0 0 3 2 0 22 0 12 0 0 3 1 0 0 .183 .202 .207 0.0 1972 PIT N
1973 PIT N Daily Splits 24 24 2 10 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 .417 .417 .500 0.0 1973 PIT N
1974 PIT N Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1974 PIT N
Total Splits 295 546 42 94 7 3 1 37 11 0 140 0 40 3 0 7i 6 0 0 .172 .188 .201 -0.1 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 Team
i - incomplete
League Championship Series Batting Record 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
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1971 PIT N
1972 PIT N Daily Splits 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1972 PIT N
Total Splits 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 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
World Series Batting Record 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
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1971 PIT N
All-Star Game Batting Record 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
1972 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1972 NL
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
1964 PIT N Daily Splits 24 13 3 1 2 0 104.2 107 458 9 52 47 45 5 67 7 2 10 1 0 17 2 8 6 5 8 4.04 -0.8 1964 PIT N
1966 PIT N Daily Splits 34 25 1 0 1 0 155.2 173 662 12 80 67 46 1 76 4 1 9 2 0 23i 10 i 19i 7i 11 7 3.87 -0.8 1966 PIT N
1967 PIT N Daily Splits 32 16 2 0 2 0 126.2 126 541 12 65 50 47 7 72 7 2 3 2 0 14i 5i 13i 9i 6 8 3.55 -0.7 1967 PIT N
1968 PIT N Daily Splits 33 31 12 7 3 0 220.1 191 885 13 64 52 57 5 132 7 2 7 4 0 20i 4i 18i 6i 18 6 2.12 2.0 1968 PIT N
1969 PIT N Daily Splits 38 32 9 0 4 2 210 207 907 21 119 104 86 3 147 9 5 5 6 2 33 13 19 14 16 10 4.46 -2.1 1969 PIT N
1970 PIT N Daily Splits 31 31 6 1 0 0 196.2 187 824 14 92 77 73 8 120 6 4 2 5 1 29 7 25 9 10 12 3.52 0.3 1970 PIT N
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 33 33 12 5 0 0 240 226 996 16 81 76 68 8 136 15 5 4 2 0 22 1 15 14 15 8 2.85 1.3 1971 PIT N
1972 PIT N Daily Splits 33 32 11 2 0 0 249.2 227 1024 18 80 69 84 8 117 10 2 6 4 1 26 3 32 12 19 8 2.49 2.9 1972 PIT N
1973 PIT N Daily Splits 23 18 1 0 1 0 88.2 109 455 11 98 97 84 4 27 3 8 9 12 0 23 1 5 2 3 9 9.85 -6.0 1973 PIT N
1974 PIT N Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 5 28 2 8 5 7 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 9.00 -0.2 1974 PIT N
Total Splits 282 231 57 16 14 2 1597.1 1558 6780 128 739 644 597 49 896 68 31 56 38 4 209i 46i155i 81i103 76 3.63 -4.1 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
i - incomplete
League Championship Series Pitching Record 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 HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 14 38 4 10 9 2 0 11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 11.57 1971 PIT N
1972 PIT N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 15.2 12 65 2 3 3 6 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.72 1972 PIT N
Total Splits 4 4 0 0 0 0 22.2 26 103 6 13 12 8 0 16 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 4.76 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1971 PIT N Daily Splits 2 2 2 0 0 0 18 7 64 1 2 2 4 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1.00 1971 PIT N
All-Star Game Pitching Record 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 HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1972 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 1972 NL
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1964 PIT N Daily P 24 13 3 104.2 10 18 2 2 0 1 3 5 0 .933
1966 PIT N Daily P 34 25 1 155.2 6 15 3 1 0 1i 3 6 0i .875
1967 PIT N Daily P 32 16 2 126.2 7 23 1 2 0 2i 5 4 0i .968
1968 PIT N Daily P 33 30 12 212 22 27 0 1 0 1i 5i 5i 0i1.000
1968 PIT N LF 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 -
1968 PIT N OF 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1969 PIT N Daily P 38 32 9 210 21 41 2 3 0 0 4 4 2 .969
1970 PIT N Daily P 31 31 6 196.2 21 26 2 1 0 2 3 1 3 .959
1971 PIT N Daily P 33 33 12 240 27 36 4 2 0 3 7 4 6 .940
1972 PIT N Daily P 33 32 11 249.2 15 46 2 6 0 1 8 5 6 .968
1973 PIT N Daily P 23 18 1 88.2 8 18 0 1 0 0 6 3 2 1.000
1974 PIT N Daily P 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total P 282 230 57 1589 137 251 16 19 0 11i 44i 37i 19i .960
Total LF 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 -
Total OF 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
i - incomplete
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1971 PIT N Daily P 2 2 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 PIT N Daily P 2 2 0 15.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total P 4 4 0 22.2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1971 PIT N Daily P 2 2 2 18 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1972 NL Daily P 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1960).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 27, 1975 ).
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