Ossie Bluege
Ossie Bluege
Full name: Oswald Louis Bluege
Born: October 24, 1900, Chicago, Illinois
Died October 14, 1985, Edina, Minnesota
Buried at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
First Game: April 24, 1922; Final Game: July 13, 1939
Managed First Game: April 20, 1943; Managed Final Game: September 28, 1947
Umpired First Game: August 2, 1938; Umpired Final Game: August 2, 1938
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 162
Brother of Otto Bluege
TSN Manager of the Year (1945)
Ossie Bluege
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1922 WAS A 19 61 5 12 1 0 0 2 7 7 2 1 1 0 .197 .300 .213 -0.6 1922 WAS A
1923 WAS A 109 379 48 93 15 7 2 42 48 53 8 21 5 3 .245 .343 .338 0.3 1923 WAS A
1924 WAS A 117 402 59 113 15 4 2 49 39 36 9 15 7 5 .281 .358 .353 -1.4 1924 WAS A
1925 WAS A 145 522 77 150 27 4 4 79 59 56 2 24 16 13 .287 .362 .377 0.1 1925 WAS A
1926 WAS A 139 487 69 132 19 8 3 65 70 46 5 22 12 9 .271 .368 .361 -1.0 1926 WAS A
1927 WAS A 146 503 71 138 21 10 1 66 57 47 5 18 15 5 .274 .354 .362 1.5 1927 WAS A
1928 WAS A 146 518 78 154 33 7 2 75 46 27 8 16 18 6 .297 .364 .400 2.2 1928 WAS A
1929 WAS A 64 220 35 65 6 0 5 31 19 15 1 6 6 4 .295 .354 .391 0.4 1929 WAS A
1930 WAS A 134 476 64 138 27 7 3 69 51 40 8 27 15 8 .290 .368 .395 0.4 1930 WAS A
1931 WAS A 152 570 82 155 25 7 8 98 50 39 5 9 16 10 .272 .336 .382 -1.1 1931 WAS A
1932 WAS A 149 507 64 131 22 4 5 64 83 41 4 20 9 7 .258 .367 .347 0.3 1932 WAS A
1933 WAS A 140 501 63 131 14 0 6 71 55 34 3 21 6 7 .261 .338 .325 -2.1 1933 WAS A
1934 WAS A 99 285 39 70 9 2 0 11 23 15 2 4 2 1 .246 .306 .291 -0.7 1934 WAS A
1935 WAS A 100 320 44 84 14 3 0 34 37 21 1 5 2 2 .262 .341 .325 -0.4 1935 WAS A
1936 WAS A 90 319 43 92 12 1 1 55 38 16 6 5 5 3 .288 .375 .342 0.2 1936 WAS A
1937 WAS A 42 127 12 36 4 2 1 13 13 9 1 1 1 1 .283 .355 .370 -0.2 1937 WAS A
1938 WAS A 58 184 25 48 12 1 0 21 21 11 1 3 3 1 .261 .340 .337 -0.3 1938 WAS A
1939 WAS A 18 59 5 9 0 0 0 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 0 .153 .242 .153 -0.8 1939 WAS A
Total 1867 6440 883 1751 276 67 43 848 723 515 71 218 2i 140 85 .272 .352 .356 -3.2 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
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
1924 WAS A Daily Splits 7 26 2 5 0 0 0 3 3 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 .192 .276 .192 1924 WAS A
1925 WAS A Daily Splits 5 18 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .316 .333 1925 WAS A
1933 WAS A Daily Splits 5 16 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .176 .188 1933 WAS A
Total Splits 17 60 5 12 2 0 0 5 4 0 14 1 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 .200 .262 .233 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 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
1935 AL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1935 AL
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1922 WAS A 3B 17 17 32 4 3 .925
1922 WAS A SS 2 1 1 0 0 1.000
1923 WAS A 3B 106 125 243 25 29 .936
1923 WAS A 2B 4 6 8 0 2 1.000
1924 WAS A 3B 102 102 194 18 10 .943
1924 WAS A 2B 10 24 22 3 4 .939
1924 WAS A SS 4 6 9 1 0 .938
1925 WAS A 3B 144 158 285 22 29 .953
1925 WAS A SS 4 2 5 0 0 1.000
1926 WAS A 3B 134 139 256 20 15 .952
1926 WAS A SS 8 7 14 2 3 .913
1927 WAS A 3B 146 185 337 21 20 .961
1928 WAS A 3B 144 150 330 20 34 .960
1928 WAS A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 -
1929 WAS A 3B 35 34 82 4 9 .967
1929 WAS A 2B 14 27 36 2 12 .969
1929 WAS A SS 10 13 27 0 3 1.000
1930 WAS A 3B 134 138 258 15 20 .964
1931 WAS A 3B 152 151 286 18 24 .960
1931 WAS A SS 1 0 0 0 0 -
1932 WAS A 3B 149 158 295 14 28 .970
1933 WAS A 3B 138 116 247 13 25 .965
1934 WAS A 3B 41 41 92 7 10 .950
1934 WAS A SS 30 48 95 3 16 .979
1934 WAS A 2B 5 17 15 0 2 1.000
1934 WAS A OF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 0
1935 WAS A SS 58 117 177 10 32 .967
1935 WAS A 3B 25 25 54 5 5 .940
1935 WAS A 2B 4 6 7 2 2 .867
1936 WAS A 2B 52 128 158 2 35 .993
1936 WAS A SS 23 41 61 2 7 .981
1936 WAS A 3B 15 8 39 1 4 .979
1937 WAS A SS 28 67 91 8 19 .952
1937 WAS A 3B 2 1 4 0 0 1.000
1937 WAS A 1B 2 10 0 0 0 1.000
1938 WAS A 2B 38 85 110 2 26 .990
1938 WAS A SS 10 12 32 3 6 .936
1938 WAS A 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1938 WAS A 3B 1 0 2 0 1 1.000
1939 WAS A 1B 11 86 7 1 9 .989
1939 WAS A SS 2 7 6 1 4 .929
1939 WAS A 2B 2 7 5 0 0 1.000
1939 WAS A 3B 2 3 4 1 0 .875
Total 3B 1487 1551 3040 208 266 .957
Total SS 180 321 518 30 90 .965
Total 2B 130 300 361 11 83 .984
Total 1B 14 98 7 1 9 .991
Total OF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 0
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1924 WAS A Daily SS 5 3 3 35.1 3 13 3 3 0 .842
1924 WAS A 3B 4 4 2 31.2 4 12 0 3 0 1.000
1925 WAS A Daily 3B 5 5 4 39 1 14 0 1 0 1.000
1933 WAS A Daily 3B 5 5 5 46 3 14 0 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 14 14 11 116.2 8 40 0 4 0 1.000
Total SS 5 3 3 35.1 3 13 3 3 0 .842
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1935 AL Daily 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Managerial Record Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1943 WAS A 153 84 69 .549 666 595 2
1944 WAS A 154 64 90 .416 592 664 8
1945 WAS A 156 87 67 .565 622 562 2
1946 WAS A 155 76 78 .494 608 706 4
1947 WAS A 154 64 90 .416 496 675 7
Total 772 375 394 .488 2984 3202
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Umpiring Record
Year LG
1938 AL
Transactions Transactions
Signed by Washington Senators (@June 15, 1942 ).
Released by Washington Senators (November 23, 1942 ).
Share Your Memories!
Our sites have always been by you and about you. If
you check
our TV Forums , you'll find literally thousands of messages from fans
of 1970s TV shows from all over the world sharing their memories, asking
questions, making comments. Our baseball section is new, but don't let
that stop you from sharing
your memories of the first game you went to, your favorite player, a
now-forgotten stadium, etc. Of course you can also ask questions, post
trivia, tell the world what you think of Barry Bonds, or just read what
others are saying.
--Patrick Mondout
Super70s.com
Copyright 1994-2008, Super70s.com. All Rights Reserved. Use of this site is subject to our Terms of Service. Privacy Statement
Logos and team names may be trademarks of their respective franchises or leagues. This site is not recognized, approved, sponsored by, or endorsed by Major League Baseball nor any sports league or team. Any marks, terms, or logos are used for editorial/identification purposes and are not claimed as belonging to this site or its owners. Any statistical data provided courtesy of Retrosheet (see credits ).
Notice from Retrosheet: The information used here was obtained free of
charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested
parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd.,
Newark, DE 19711.