Steve Blass
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Steve Blass is a former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher best known for his standout role in their 1971 World Series championship and his long tenure as a team broadcaster.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Steve Blass canonical | 3 |
| Stephen Robert Blass | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball player
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baseball player ⓘ color commentator ⓘ human ⓘ pitcher ⓘ sports broadcaster ⓘ |
| allStarSelection | 1972 ⓘ |
| awardReceived | 1971 World Series Most Valuable Player (unofficial team hero; winning pitcher in Game 7) ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| beganBroadcastingCareer | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| broadcastingTeam | Pittsburgh Pirates ⓘ |
| careerEarnedRunAverage | 3.63 ⓘ |
| careerLosses | 76 ⓘ |
| careerStrikeouts | 896 ⓘ |
| careerWins | 103 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-04-18 ⓘ |
| employer | Pittsburgh Pirates ⓘ |
| familyName | Blass ⓘ |
| finalMLBDate | 1974-04-17 ⓘ |
| finalMLBLeague | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| finalMLBTeam | Pittsburgh Pirates ⓘ |
| fullName |
Steve Blass
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Stephen Robert Blass
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| genre | sports broadcasting ⓘ |
| givenName | Stephen ⓘ |
| knownFor |
key role in Pittsburgh Pirates 1971 World Series championship
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longtime Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster ⓘ sudden loss of pitching control known as "Steve Blass disease" ⓘ |
| league | National League ⓘ |
| MLBDebutDate | 1964-05-10 ⓘ |
| MLBDebutLeague | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| MLBDebutTeam | Pittsburgh Pirates ⓘ |
| nickname | Steve Blass self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Complete-game four-hitter in Game 7 of the 1971 World Series
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Winning pitcher in Game 7 of the 1971 World Series ⓘ |
| notableConcept | Steve Blass disease ⓘ |
| notableWork | 1971 World Series ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball player
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sports commentator ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Canaan, Connecticut
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surface form:
Canaan, Connecticut, United States
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| playedFor | Pittsburgh Pirates ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| residence |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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| retiredFromBroadcasting | 2019 ⓘ |
| retiredFromPlaying | 1974 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team | Pittsburgh Pirates ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| worldSeriesChampion | 1971 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stephen Robert Blass