Dick Blaisdell

Dick Blaisdell
Pitcher
Born: June 18, 1862(1862-06-18) Bradford, Massachusetts
Died: August 20, 1886(1886-08-20) (aged 24) Malden, Maryland
Batted: Unknown	Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
July 9, 1884 for the Kansas City Cowboys
Last MLB appearance
July 14, 1884 for the Kansas City Cowboys
Career statistics
Win-loss record	0-3
Earned run average	8.65
Strikeouts	8
Teams
Kansas City Cowboys (UA) (1884)

Howard Carleton Blaisdell (June 18, 1862 - August 20, 1886) was a starting pitcher who played for the Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association during the 1884 season. He was born in Bradford, Massachusetts. Batting side and throwing arm are unknown.^[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 a 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 an awful team who hit a collective .199 average.^[2]

In 1885 Blaisdell pitched for the Haverhill club of the New England League. A year later he died in Malden, Massachusetts, at the age of 24.^[3]

See also

• 1884 Kansas City Cowboys season

Sources

1. ^ Baseball-Reference.com
2. ^ The Great Encyclopedia of Nineteenth Century Major League Baseball – David Nemec. Publisher: University of Alabama Press, 2006. Format: Hardcover, 864pp. Language: English. ISBN 0817314997
3. ^ Baseball-Reference.com

Persondata
Name	Blaisdell, Dick
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	June 18, 1862
Place of birth	Bradford, Massachusetts
Date of death	August 20, 1886
Place of death	Malden, Maryland