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Tommy John League
9-21-2394
Rip Blankenship Second Base
Retired (2382, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .226 Total Rating 62   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .655 Status Retired (2382) Option Years 0  
H 621 Age 47 (OS 47) Date of Birth 06-14-2347
HR 97 Drafted Round 2, Pick 20
(2366)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(29 games)
RBI 336
SB 43
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 49 Contact vs. L 37 Endurance 55   Ldrship 59
Power vs. R 74 Power vs. L 74 Velocity 3   Mentor vR 100
Speed 65 Bunt 11 Control 9   Mentor vL 100
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range 57 WS Rings 0
1B 98 (98.5%) LF 2 (2.3%) Arm 92 WS Appearances 2
2B 100 (100%) CF ---   Health 78 LCS Appearances 2
3B 97 (97.2%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
2366 Minors 19 36.00 8 / 8 4 / 4 4 / 4 6 / 6 2 / 5 6 / 7 2 / 2 32 / 36
2367 Minors 20 26.00 2 / 2 3 / 3 5 / 6 3 / 3 3 / 5 3 / 3 4 / 4 23 / 26
2368 Minors 21 28.00 5 / 7 3 / 3 3 / 4 2 / 3 2 / 4 1 / 1 4 / 6 20 / 28
2369 Minors 22 3.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 2 / 3
2369 Majors 22 39.22 128 61 0 5 / 6 5 / 7 4 / 6 5 / 6 1 / 2 4 / 5 4 / 7 28 / 39
2370 Majors 23 60.20 162 100 0 4 / 7 8 / 15 3 / 4 5 / 7 2 / 7 8 / 10 7 / 10 37 / 60
2371 Majors 24 57.07 162 95 0 2 / 7 2 / 10 6 / 7 3 / 5 3 / 9 6 / 9 6 / 10 28 / 57
2372 Majors 25 55.40 162 81 0 2 / 4 2 / 6 3 / 10 4 / 8 1 / 6 6 / 12 1 / 9 19 / 55
2373 Majors 26 42.91 162 47 0 3 / 7 1 / 7 1 / 4 2 / 5 1 / 8 2 / 9 0 / 2 10 / 42
2374 Majors 27 59.85 162 103 0 2 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 12 0 / 8 2 / 10 1 / 11 4 / 10 10 / 59
2375 Majors 28 30.91 158 14 4 1 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 6 1 / 30
2376 Majors 29 39.35 162 35 0 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 1 1 / 7 1 / 7 0 / 5 2 / 39
2377 Majors 30 35.97 162 26 0 0 / 6 1 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 0 0 / 4 1 / 7 2 / 35
2378 Majors 31 29.72 162 4 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 8 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 29
2379 Majors 32 30.29 162 6 0 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 5 1 / 4 0 / 10 0 / 3 1 / 30
2380 Minors 33 28.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 3 1 / 10 2 / 28
2380 Majors 33 0.37 4 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
2381 Majors 34 43.53 162 53 0 -5 / 8 -6 / 4 -3 / 8 -3 / 4 -6 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 3 -23 / 43
2382 Minors 35 19.00 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 19
2382 Majors 35 12.71 59 12 0 -4 / 2 -6 / 0 -5 / 2 -5 / 1 -5 / 3 -2 / 2 -1 / 2 -28 / 12
Total 1969 637 4 25 / 86 18 / 90 21 / 96 24 / 90 8 / 94 36 / 111 34 / 103 166 / 670
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2382-11-01Rip Blankenship has retired from the Montreal Expos
2382-06-06The Montreal Expos have designated Rip Blankenship for assignment.
2381-03-25The Montreal Expos have promoted Rip Blankenship to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have designated Fred Aaron for assignment.
2380-04-05The Montreal Expos have designated Rip Blankenship for assignment.
2375-04-20Rip Blankenship of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
2373-10-03Trade #1910610 has been completed between the Florida Razorbacks and the Montreal Expos. The Montreal Expos receive Gary Baker, Rip Blankenship, Draft Pick 2375 Round 2 FLA (Laurin Johnson), Draft Pick 2376 Round 1 FLA (Caleb Doom) from the Florida Razorbacks in exchange for Draft Pick 2374 Round 1 MON (Dhamel Amyee).
2372-03-25The Florida Razorbacks have promoted Rip Blankenship to the major league team. The Florida Razorbacks have sent Frank Smith to the minors.
2371-10-23The Florida Razorbacks have sent Rip Blankenship to the minors. The Florida Razorbacks have sent Yamid Peraza to the minors.
2370-09-02The Florida Razorbacks have promoted Rip Blankenship to the major league team.
2370-09-02The Florida Razorbacks have promoted Jeff Heintzelman to the major league team. The Florida Razorbacks have sent Rip Blankenship to the minors.
2370-03-25The Florida Smokers have promoted Jim Gleason to the major league team. The Florida Smokers have promoted Rip Blankenship to the major league team. The Florida Smokers have promoted Barry Smith to the major league team. The Florida Smokers have promoted Ben Fletcher to the major league team. The Florida Smokers have promoted Bob Merriman to the major league team.
2369-10-03The Florida Smokers have sent Yamid Perry to the minors. The Florida Smokers have sent Rip Blankenship to the minors. The Florida Smokers have sent Barry Smith to the minors. The Florida Smokers have sent Terry Moore to the minors. The Florida Smokers have sent Kevin Powell to the minors.
2369-09-28The Florida Smokers have promoted Rip Blankenship to the major league team. The Florida Smokers have promoted Ken Hart to the major league team.
2369-09-06Trade #1901379 has been completed between the Arizona Fighting Artichokes and the Florida Smokers. The Florida Smokers receive Rip Blankenship, Draft Pick 2370 Round 2 ARI (Carlos Hernaiz (FLA)) from the Arizona Fighting Artichokes in exchange for Gene Warneke.
2369-04-18The Arizona Fighting Artichokes have promoted Rip Blankenship to the major league team. The Arizona Fighting Artichokes have promoted Augie Thompson to the major league team. The Arizona Fighting Artichokes have designated Harvey Serena for assignment. The Arizona Fighting Artichokes have designated Mike Costello for assignment.
2369-04-18The Arizona Fighting Artichokes have acquired Rip Blankenship from the waiver wire.
2369-04-01The Pittsburgh Nighthawks have waived Rip Blankenship.
2368-04-01Trade #1897246 has been completed between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Nighthawks. The Pittsburgh Nighthawks receive Henry Ramirez, Rip Blankenship, Draft Pick 2370 Round 2 CIN (Ralph Milligan) from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Maui Ahuna.