Mike Blyzka

Mike Blyzka
Pitcher
Born: December 25, 1928(1928-12-25) Hamtramck, Michigan
Died: October 13, 2004(2004-10-13) (aged 75) Cheyenne, Wyoming
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 21, 1953 for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
September 25, 1954 for the Baltimore Orioles
Career statistics
Win–loss record	3-11
Strikeouts	58
Earned run average	5.58
Teams
St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles (1953-54)

Michael John Blyzka (December 25, 1928 - October 13, 2004) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles (1953-1954). Listed at 5' 11", 190 lb., Blyzka batted and threw right-handed. A native of Hamtramck, Michigan, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

In a two-season-career, Blyzka posted a 3-11 record with 58 strikeouts and a 5.58 ERA in 70 appearances, including nine start, one save, and 180⅓ innings of work.

Before the 1955 season, in the largest transaction in major league history, Baltimore sent Blyzka along Jim Fridley, Billy Hunter, Darrell Johnson, Dick Kryhoski, Don Larsen and Bob Turley to the Yankees, in exchange for Harry Byrd, Don Leppert, Jim McDonald, Bill Miller, Willy Miranda, Kal Segrist, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos, Gene Woodling and Ted Del Guercio. Del Guercio played 12 seasons in the minor leagues and was the only member of the group not to make the Majors.

Blyzka died in Cheyenne, Wyoming at age 75.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Retrosheet
• The Deadball Era

Persondata
Name	Blyzka, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	December 25, 1928
Place of birth	Hamtramck, Michigan
Date of death	October 13, 2004
Place of death	Cheyenne, Wyoming