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Billy Williams League 8-19-2071 |
| Frank Blanco |  Second BaseRetired (1958, Age 33) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .262 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .731 | Status | Deceased (2002) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 917 | Age at Death | 78 | Date of Birth | 11-12-1924 | |
| HR | 83 | Drafted | Round 8, Pick 127 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 8 years (51 games) |
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| RBI | 463 | |||||
| SB | 53 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (33.7%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Team | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | PH |
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| 1950 | STL | 0 | 1 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1951 | STL | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 1952 | STL | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1953 | STL | 0 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | STL | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1955 | STL | 0 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1956 | STL | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1957 | STL | 0 | 0 | 77 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1958 | STL-KC | 1 | 0 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1958-11-01 | Frank Blanco has retired from the Kansas City Blues |
| 1958-05-01 | A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Blues. The Kansas City Blues receive Frank Blanco, George Senapati, Nick Wagner from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Chuck Miller, Carlos Cullop, John Uribe, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 1 (KC). |
| 1951-03-03 | The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Bob Pritchard to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Frank Blanco to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Steve Stewart to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Sam Welch for assignment. |
| 1950-07-31 | The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Sam Welch to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Karl Donahue to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Frank Blanco to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Bob Pritchard to the minors. |