Ossie Bluege Oswald Louis Bluege Bats Right Throws Right Height 5'11 Weight 162 Born October 24, 1900 Chicago, IL Died October 14, 1985 Edina, MN

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1928 27 SAH        94   21   4   1   0   12   11                     5      .223  .278  .287  .376   27 
 1929 28 SAH       176   38   1   0   5   10   16                     0      .216  .265  .307  .391   54 
 1930 29 SAH        54   13   3   0   0    9    9                     4      .241  .280  .296  .430   16 
 1931 30 SAH   89  169   43   2   0   3   13   12                     0   2  .254  .263  .320  .388   54 
 1932 31 SAH   21   56   19   3   0   0    7    2                     1   0  .339  .244  .393  .366   22 

 1933 32 SAH   35   53   11   1   0   2    6    4    3    2   2   0   0   0  .208  .286  .340  .411   18 
 1934 33 SAH   26   22    4   0   0   0    1    0    1    2   0   0   0   0  .182  .292  .182  .429    4 
 1935 34 SAH    1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0  .000  .282  .000  .411    0 
 1936 35 HAR   57  192   51   6   0   0   15   21   15   16   1   2   0   0  .266  .286  .297  .410   57 
 1937 36 HAR    1    5    1   0   0   0    1    0    0    3   0   0   0   0  .200  .266  .200  .414    1 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons   230  821  201  20   1  10   74   75   19   23   3   2  10   2  .245  .274  .308  .400  253
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  154  333   86   8   0   3   29   26   24   30   4   3   7   1  .245  ----  .308  ----  104
 Career High   78  192   51   6   1   5   15   21   15   16   2   2   5   2  .266  ----  .320  ----   57
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
  8 Yrs. SAH  172  624  149  14   1  10   58   54    4    4   2   0  10   2  .239  .270  .313  .396  195 
  2 Yrs. HAR   57  197   52   6   0   0   16   21   15   19   1   2   0   0  .264  .286  .294  .410   58 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 

Postseason Batting

 Year Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA   SLG   TB 
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
 1928 SAH MIS   L    1    1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000    0
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
               0-1   1    1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000    0
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Transactions January 1, 1928: Drafted 13th round (99th overall) by Sahara. January 18, 1936: Traded by Sahara to Harlem for Carl Reynolds.

Biography Oswald Bluege was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 24, 1900. Bluege signed with the Chicago Cubs in 1920, and shortly thereafter was sold to the Washington Senators for $3,500. From 1922-1939, he played in the Senators infield, mainly as the thrd baseman. Bluege was one of the top defensive third baseman in the league, with a powerful throwing arm and very quick hands. Bluege played in all three of Washington pennant winners, and is also known as the man whose throw hit teammate Bobo Newsom in the jaw, breaking it, He retired after 1939 with a career average of .272, and stayed on with the Senators as a coach and eventually a manager. He lead the Senators to second-place finishes in the Junior Circuit in 1943 and 1945, only a game away from the pennant in '45. Bluege stayed on for the Senators as the chief of the farm system. After signing a young prospect to the first bonus contract in franchise history in 1954 for $10,000, he found himself four years later talking that player into staying on with the club despite the player's slow progress. That player's name was Harmon Killebrew, who went on to hit over 570 home runs in his career. Bluege stayed on with Senators, who later moved to Minnesota, through the late 60's. He died on October 15, 1985, in his home in Edina, Minnesota, at the age of 84.