| Gary Blaylock | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1931-10-11)October 11, 1931 (age 94) Clarkton, Missouri, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 10, 1959, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1959, for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 4–6 |
| Earned run average | 4.80 |
| Strikeouts | 81 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Gary Nelson Blaylock (born October 11, 1931) is an American former professionalbaseball player,coach,scout andmanager. Aright-handedpitcher, he appeared inMajor League Baseball for theSt. Louis Cardinals and theNew York Yankees during the 1959 season. The native ofClarkton, Missouri, was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 196 pounds (89 kg).
In 41 career Major Leaguegames, 13 as astarting pitcher, Blaylock had a 4–6record with a 4.80earned run average. In 1252⁄3innings pitched, he gave up 147hits and 58bases on balls. Blaylock recorded 81strikeouts and threecomplete games. He also spent three seasons in theVenezuelan Professional Baseball League, two with theIndustriales de Valencia and one with theLicoreros de Pampero, going 15–13 in 35 career games.[1]
Blaylock was signed by the Cardinals in 1950 and spent nine seasons in the St. Louisfarm system, winning 97 games before making the 1959 MLB roster. After 26 games pitched with the Cardinals, and five appearances as apinch runner, he was claimed offwaivers by the Yankees on July 26, 1959, and worked in 15 more games that season. He then resumed his minor league pitching career in 1960, before becoming a manager and instructor in the Yankee farm system in 1963.
Blaylock moved to theKansas City Royals' organization in the early 1970s, managed theBillings Mustangs of the Rookie-levelPioneer League from 1971 to 1973 and then was a scout and minor league instructor before serving as the MLB Royals' pitching coach from 1984 to 1987. He was a member of the Royals' 1985world championship team. Blaylock was inducted into theDunklin County Hall of Honor in 2010 at the Dunklin County Library inKennett, Missouri.
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