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Mel Ott League 8-18-2069 |
| John Blankenship |  ShortstopRetired (1968, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .264 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .780 | Status | Deceased (2013) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 2368 | Age at Death | 82 | Date of Birth | 08-04-1931 | |
| HR | 424 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 6 (1954) |
Majors Svc Time | 14 years (55 games) |
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| RBI | 1222 | |||||
| SB | 551 | |||||
| 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 | (100%) | Range | WS Rings | 4 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 6 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 8 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 9 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1954 | Minors | 23 | 7.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 4 / 5 | 6 / 8 | |||
| 1954 | Majors | 23 | 2.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | |||
| 1955 | Majors | 24 | 62.18 | 9 / 11 | 8 / 11 | 4 / 8 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 5 / 10 | 8 / 11 | 36 / 62 | |||
| 1956 | Majors | 25 | 63.71 | 5 / 10 | 4 / 6 | 6 / 14 | 4 / 7 | 2 / 10 | 2 / 9 | 1 / 7 | 24 / 63 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 26 | 67.86 | 4 / 10 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 9 | 5 / 13 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 13 | 6 / 7 | 23 / 67 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 27 | 69.28 | 5 / 13 | 5 / 13 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 5 | 3 / 14 | 0 / 6 | 15 / 69 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 28 | 72.18 | 0 / 13 | 1 / 8 | 2 / 10 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 11 | 1 / 12 | 0 / 8 | 6 / 72 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 29 | 72.80 | 3 / 13 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 17 | 2 / 11 | 1 / 9 | 7 / 72 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 30 | 73.59 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 18 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 9 | 2 / 73 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 31 | 73.00 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 12 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 11 | 2 / 73 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 32 | 72.20 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 72 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 33 | 73.30 | 1 / 12 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 14 | 3 / 73 | |||
| 1965 | Majors | 34 | 75.70 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 16 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 14 | 1 / 75 | |||
| 1966 | Majors | 35 | 72.70 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 72 | |||
| 1967 | Majors | 36 | 51.29 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 51 | |||
| 1968 | Majors | 37 | 56.59 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 56 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 / 136 | 24 / 127 | 18 / 137 | 14 / 130 | 3 / 146 | 16 / 149 | 25 / 135 | 129 / 960 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1968-11-01 | John Blankenship has retired from the Baltimore Misfits |
| 1968-09-18 | John Blankenship of the Baltimore Birds is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1967-04-21 | John Blankenship of the Baltimore Birds is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
| 1955-04-16 | The Baltimore Lords of Maryland have renamed Ty Davis to John Blankenship. |
| 1954-09-22 | The Baltimore Lords of Maryland have promoted Ty Davis to the major league team. The Baltimore Lords of Maryland have sent Damian Elliott to the minors. |
| 1954-09-21 | A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Lords of Maryland and the Cincinnati Red Wolves. The Cincinnati Red Wolves receive Draft Pick - 1955 Round 1 (DET) from the Baltimore Lords of Maryland in exchange for Ty Davis. |
| 1954-04-05 | The Cincinnati Red Wolves have renamed John Blankenship to Ty Davis. |