[Player File : Blattner, Robert Garnett, 1942- / compiled by the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.]
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Blattner, Buddy, 1920-2009
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Blattner started his baseball career with the St. Louis Cardinals, making his big-league debut in the 1942 season. Following a stint in the U.S. Navy, Blattner played for the New York Giants from 1946 to 1948 and Philadelphia Phillies in 1949, playing primarily at second base. Blattner turned to broadcasting after his retirement as a player, teaming with Dizzy Dean on St. Louis Browns radio as well as nationally on the Liberty and Mutual networks, and on the televised baseball Game of the Week o...