Rick Bladt
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Richard Alan Bladt (born December 9, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player and an outfielder who appeared in 62 career games in Major League Baseball for the 1969 Chicago Cubs and 1975 New York Yankees. Born in Santa Cruz, California, he batted left-handed, threw right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 160 pounds (73 kg). He attended Foothill College.
Bladt was signed by the Cubs in
Billy Williams. He started the second game of the doubleheader, and after lining into a double play in his first at-bat, he singled in a run off Gerry Arrigo
for his first major league hit. Williams then replaced Bladt as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning. Bladt would appear in eight more games in June before being sent back to the minors.
Bladt was the
California Angels, and he spent September as the Yankees' everyday center fielder, replacing Elliott Maddox. After another year in the minors, however, the Yankees traded Bladt along with Maddox to the Baltimore Orioles for Paul Blair on January 20, 1977.[1]
Bladt never returned to the major leagues.
Bladt's 62
, in addition to his home run.References
- ^ Chass, Murray. "Yanks Get Blair for Maddox," The New York Times, Friday, January 21, 1977. Retrieved October 16, 2020
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet