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Positions: P-620

Full Name: Rik Aalbert Blyleven
Born: Apr 6,1951 in Zeist, Netherlands
Height: 6-3  Weight: 207  Bats: Right  Throws: Right
High School: Santiago (Garden Grove, California)  "Cavaliers"
College: None

Drafted: Selected by Minnesota Twins in 3rd Round (55th overall) of 1969 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)

15+ Strikeouts in a Game 1x (Most: 15)

20-Win Season 1x 1973

Comeback Player of the Year AL 1989

Major League All-Star Game 2x 1973,1985

No-Hitters Sep 22,1977

Player of the Week 2x Jun-27-1976, Aug-18-1985

Teenaged Rookie 19 yrs old

World Series Champion 2x PIT 1979 MIN 1987

Youngest Player 1970 (18)

Signed by Scout: Jesse Flores

MLB Debut: Jun 5,1970

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Scouting Report
Control:	80
K-Rating:	78
Efficiency:	74
vsPower:	51
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Awards (22)

1973	AL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #7)
1973	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #26)
1973	Played in MLB All-Star Game
1984	AL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #3)
1985	Played in MLB All-Star Game
1985	AL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #3)
1989	AL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #4)
1989	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #13)
1989	Sporting News AL Comeback Player of the Year
1998	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (83 votes - 17.55%)
1999	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (70 votes - 14.08%)
2000	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (87 votes - 17.43%)
2001	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (121 votes - 23.5%)
2002	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (124 votes - 26.27%)
2003	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (145 votes - 29.23%)
2004	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (179 votes - 35.38%)
2005	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (211 votes - 40.9%)
2006	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (277 votes - 53.3%)
2006	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (277 votes - 53.3%)
2007	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (260 votes - 47.7%)
2008	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (336 votes - 61.9%)
2009	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (338 votes - 62.7%)

Awards Notes: Includes Major League Baseball Awards since 1903 and other league awards since 1993. Awards include trophies, all-star selections, trophy voting record and hall-of-fame voting histories. Awards are generally updated once a year.