Mike Blyzka

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Full Name: Michael John Blyzka	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 11.5"/190	First Game: April 21, 1953
Birthdate: December 25, 1928	Final Game: September 25, 1954
Birthplace: Hamtramck, Michigan	MLB Experience: 2 years
Died: October 13, 2004
Deathplace: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
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[edit] Biography

Born on December 25, 1928 in Hamtramck, Michigan, Mike Blyzka (Michael John Blyzka) played for the St. Louis Browns and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 2 year career. Blyzka broke into the bigs on April 21, 1953 with the St. Louis Browns, and put up a 6.39 ERA in 94.1 innings pitched in 1953, his rookie year.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1953	STL	A	33	9	2	6	6.39	23	78	67	2	0	0	94.1	110	6	56	0	7	0
1954	BAL	A	37	0	1	5	4.69	35	48	45	0	0	1	86.1	83	2	51	0	1	0
Total			70	9	3	11	5.58	58	126	112	2	0	1	180.2	193	8	107	0	8	0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1953	STL	A	P	33	0	0	6	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1954	BAL	A	P	37	0	0	4	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.955
Total			P	70	0	0	10	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.976

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1953	STL	A	33	23	1	0	0	1	.000	.042	.000	0	0	1	9	0	2	0	0	0
1954	BAL	A	37	15	1	2	0	0	.133	.133	.133	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0
Total			70	38	2	2	0	1	.053	.077	.053	0	0	1	15	0	3	0	0	0

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1946).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Darrell Johnson, Jim Fridley and Dick Kryhoski to New York Yankees (December 1, 1954) completing trade in which New York Yankees traded Gene Woodling, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos, Willie Miranda and 4 players to be named later to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Bob Turley, Don Larsen, Billy Hunter and 4 players to be named later (November 17, 1954); Baltimore Orioles received Bill Miller, Kal Segrist, Don Leppert and Ted Del Guercio (December 1, 1954).

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