Complex sentence: Blaylock was signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1950 and spent nine seasons in the St. Louis farm system and winning 97 games before making the 1959 MLB roster.
Split into simpler sentences: Blaylock was signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1950. He spent nine seasons in the St. Louis farm system, winning 97 games before making the 1959 MLB roster.