Dick Blaisdell Baseball player

Howard Carleton Blaisdell (June 18, 1862 – August 20, 1886) was a starting pitcher for the Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association during the 1884 season.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.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.

Personal facts

Dick Blaisdell
Birth dateJune 18, 1862
Birth place
Bradford Massachusetts
Date of deathAugust 20, 1886
Place of death
Malden Maryland

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Baseball player

Career startJuly 09, 1884
Career endJuly 14, 1884
batting sideUnknown
former teams
Kansas City Cowboys (Union Association)
position
Pitcher
teams
Kansas City Cowboys (Union Association)
throwing sideUnknown

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