Dick Blaisdell | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Unknown |
Throws: | Unknown |
Birth Date: | 18 June 1862 |
Birth Place: | Bradford, Massachusetts |
Death Place: | Malden, Massachusetts |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | July 9 |
Debutyear: | 1884 |
Debutteam: | Kansas City Cowboys |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | July 14 |
Finalyear: | 1884 |
Finalteam: | Kansas City Cowboys |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 0–3 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 8.65 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 8 |
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Howard Carleton Blaisdell (June 18, 1862 – August 20, 1886) was a starting pitcher for the Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association during the season.[1]
Blaisdell pitched for the Fort Wayne Hoosiers of the Northwestern League (1883) and Lynn of the Massachusetts State Association (1884) before joining the Cowboys. He posted a 0–3 record with an 8.65 ERA in 26 innings of work for Kansas City, who finished 11th with a 16–63 mark. Though he was not successful as a pitcher, Blaisdell hit .313 (5-for-16) with a double and one run, a bright spot for a team which hit for a .199 average.[2]
In 1885, Blaisdell pitched for the Haverhill club of the New England League. A year later he died of tuberculosis in Malden, Massachusetts, at the age of 24.[3]