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Dale Murphy League
4-1-2050
Bill Blankenship Second Base
Retired (1960, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .245 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .668 Status Deceased (2003) Option Years 0  
H 548 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 04-10-1925
HR 19 Drafted Round 30, Pick 472
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(39 games)
RBI 182
SB 100
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B  Endurance C-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R D  Power vs. L C- Velocity C    Mentor vR C-
Speed A- Bunt C+ Control D+   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (92.2%) Range B  WS Rings 0
1B C- (29.5%) LF D- (10.7%) Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B F  (0.6%) RF B- (53.7%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 STL
10
26
4
6
1
1
0
3
6
 4 0 0
1
 1 1
.721
.375
.346
.115
.231
1951 STL
139
526
69
121
20
6
3
39
59
 83 4 2
26
 2 14
.619
.311
.308
.078
.230
1952 STL
107
433
61
106
22
7
3
32
45
 55 2 2
21
 4 4
.666
.317
.349
.104
.245
1953 STL
15
28
0
7
0
1
0
2
6
 6 0 0
1
 0 1
.704
.382
.321
.071
.250
1954 STL
74
171
31
40
8
3
1
13
18
 19 1 0
8
 2 1
.644
.311
.333
.099
.234
1955 STL
98
357
39
98
15
7
5
30
39
 57 3 2
25
 6 12
.747
.349
.398
.123
.275
1956 STL-BRO
82
283
26
63
13
5
3
27
27
 42 3 1
9
 3 3
.632
.296
.336
.113
.223
1957 BRO
65
194
15
56
10
3
0
10
25
 35 4 0
4
 2 5
.752
.381
.371
.082
.289
1958 BRO
14
39
4
8
2
2
1
3
4
 9 0 0
0
 1 3
.715
.279
.436
.231
.205
1959 BRO-WAS
49
149
24
39
3
1
3
21
15
 20 0 0
5
 2 2
.685
.329
.356
.094
.262
1960 WAS
22
32
2
4
0
0
0
2
2
 6 0 0
0
 0 1
.301
.176
.125
.000
.125
Total
675
2238
275
548
94
36
19
182
246
 336 17 7
100
 23 47
.668
.323
.345
.100
.245
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1960-11-01Bill Blankenship has retired from the Washington Demons
1959-04-18The Washington Demons have promoted Bill Blankenship to the major league team.
1959-04-18The Washington Demons have acquired Bill Blankenship from the waiver wire.
1959-04-01The Brooklyn Humble Flys have waived Bill Blankenship.
1958-06-03The Brooklyn Humble Flys have promoted Jim Clark to the major league team. The Brooklyn Humble Flys have promoted Cortez Crespo to the major league team. The Brooklyn Humble Flys have designated Bill Blankenship for assignment. The Brooklyn Humble Flys have sent Bill Paynter to the minors.
1956-03-01A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Humble Flys and the St. Louis Spacklers. The St. Louis Spacklers receive Bill James, Dick Reipschlager from the Brooklyn Humble Flys in exchange for Bill Blankenship.
1954-03-01The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Krusty Drour to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Bill Blankenship to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Rodney Doobie to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Waylon Jennings to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Willie P. Bennet to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Lance Lawless to the minors. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Vinnie Murphy to the minors. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Ernie Buskey to the minors. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Roscoe Amble to the minors. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Tim O"Brien to the minors.
1953-07-22The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Tim O"Brien to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Bill Blankenship to the minors.
1953-07-22The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Bill Blankenship to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Rodney Doobie to the minors.
1953-07-04The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Vinnie Murphy to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Bill Blankenship to the minors.
1953-06-04The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Bill Blankenship to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Vinnie Murphy to the minors.
1952-10-13The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Gary Gaetti to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Sam Valentine to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Bela Fleck to the minors. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Bill Blankenship to the minors.
1952-10-13The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Bill Blankenship to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Krusty Drour to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent John Hartford to the minors. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Billy Trotter to the minors.
1952-08-25The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Peter Rowan to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Bill Blankenship to the minors.
1950-09-20The St. Louis Spacklers have promoted Bill Blankenship to the major league team. The St. Louis Spacklers have sent Hugh Wilson to the minors.