He grew up in Corinth, Mississippi and attended Corinth High School. He served in the U.S. military in 1951 and 1952 and signed with the Cardinals in 1953.\n', '

Nicknamed "Blazer", Blasingame was a second baseman with five MLB teams in 12 seasons, and later he was the third American (after Wally Yonamine and Joe Lutz) to manage in Japan\'s Nippon Professional Baseball.\n', '

Blasingame was a .258 career hitter with 1,366 hits, 178 doubles, 62 triples, 21 home runs and 308 RBI in 1,444 games. He stole 105 bases.\n', '

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