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Don Blasingame was born in Corinth, Mississippi, United States on March 16, 1932. Don Blasingame was a baseball player. Death is recorded on April 13, 2005, at the age of 73. The listed height was 177 cm.
My Take
Don Blasingame — "Blazer" — is one of those guys who deserves way more name recognition than he gets. A slick-fielding second baseman out of Corinth, Mississippi, he spent over a decade in the majors with five clubs, including some solid years as the Cardinals' everyday second sacker in the late 1950s. But honestly, what makes Blasingame genuinely fascinating to me is what came after: he crossed the Pacific and made a real go of it in Japanese baseball during the 1960s, well before that kind of move became a recognized career path. To do that — leave everything familiar, adapt to a completely different baseball culture and language — took a quiet kind of courage that rarely makes highlight reels. He passed away in 2005 at 72, but his life reads like a testament to loving the game more than the spotlight.
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- Name (English)
- Don Blasingame
- Name (Japanese)
- ドン・ブラッシンゲーム
- Reading
- どん・ぶらっしんげーむ
- Born
- March 16, 1932 – April 13, 2005
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Monkey
- Origin
- Corinth, Mississippi, United States
- Height
- 177 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Don Blasingame born?
Born March 16, 1932.
When did Don Blasingame die?
Died April 13, 2005, aged 73.
Where was Don Blasingame from?
Don Blasingame was from Corinth, Mississippi, United States.
What did Don Blasingame do?
Don Blasingame worked as baseball player.
How tall was Don Blasingame?
Don Blasingame was 177 cm.
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