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Hank Greenberg League 5-26-2073 |
| Ernie Blanco |  CatcherRetired (2002, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .246 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .665 | Status | Deceased (2026) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 216 | Age at Death | 59 | Date of Birth | 08-29-1967 | |
| HR | 13 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 47 (1988) |
Majors Svc Time | 6 years (41 games) |
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| RBI | 104 | |||||
| SB | 17 | |||||
| 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 * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (75.9%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* 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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| 1988 | Minors | 21 | 31.00 | 8 / 8 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 3 | 4 / 4 | 5 / 5 | 4 / 4 | 4 / 4 | 29 / 31 | |||
| 1989 | Minors | 22 | 29.00 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 4 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 4 | 6 / 6 | 6 / 6 | 2 / 2 | 20 / 29 | |||
| 1990 | Minors | 23 | 25.00 | 3 / 3 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 3 / 5 | 3 / 3 | 16 / 25 | |||
| 1991 | Minors | 24 | 16.00 | 3 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 9 / 16 | |||
| 1991 | Majors | 24 | 11.03 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 11 / 11 |
| 1992 | Minors | 25 | 33.00 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 7 | 4 / 6 | 13 / 33 | |||
| 1993 | Minors | 26 | 32.00 | 4 / 7 | 3 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 5 / 5 | 5 / 8 | 3 / 4 | 21 / 32 | |||
| 1993 | Majors | 26 | 5.21 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 5 |
| 1994 | Minors | 27 | 28.00 | 2 / 6 | 5 / 5 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 2 | 4 / 7 | 18 / 28 | |||
| 1995 | Minors | 28 | 21.00 | 3 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 3 / 4 | 9 / 21 | |||
| 1995 | Majors | 28 | 10.93 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 10 |
| 1996 | Majors | 29 | 21.69 | 109 | 19 | 28 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 4 / 21 |
| 1997 | Majors | 30 | 28.37 | 137 | 21 | 25 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 3 / 28 |
| 1998 | Majors | 31 | 34.16 | 162 | 32 | 0 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 34 |
| 1999 | Majors | 32 | 34.65 | 162 | 35 | 0 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 5 | 5 / 34 |
| 2000 | Majors | 33 | 23.13 | 129 | 21 | 33 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 23 |
| 2001 | Majors | 34 | 26.88 | 162 | 27 | 0 | -6 / 3 | -4 / 2 | -4 / 1 | -6 / 5 | -7 / 4 | -2 / 3 | -4 / 8 | -33 / 26 |
| 2002 | Minors | 35 | 24.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 24 | |||
| Total | 948 | 199 | 86 | 21 / 74 | 17 / 60 | 10 / 58 | 6 / 53 | 22 / 56 | 29 / 65 | 26 / 65 | 131 / 431 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2002-11-01 | Ernie Blanco has retired from the Tampa Bay Braves |
| 2002-04-21 | The Tampa Bay Braves have acquired Ernie Blanco from the waiver wire. |
| 2002-04-11 | The Houston Drillers have waived Ernie Blanco. |
| 2002-04-01 | The Houston Drillers have promoted Randy Kubski to the major league team. The Houston Drillers have promoted Bob Foster to the major league team. The Houston Drillers have promoted Pedro Parker to the major league team. The Houston Drillers have promoted Denny Barney to the major league team. The Houston Drillers have designated Ernie Blanco for assignment. The Houston Drillers have designated Lore Sweeney for assignment. The Houston Drillers have designated Brad Walsh for assignment. |
| 2000-04-26 | Ernie Blanco of the Houston Drillers is injured and is expected to be out 37 days. |
| 1999-04-21 | A trade has been completed between the Texas Outlaws and the Houston Drillers. The Houston Drillers receive Ernie Blanco, Draft Pick 2000 Round 4 TEX (Doc Goldstein), Draft Pick 2000 Round 3 TEX (Dutch Thompson) from the Texas Outlaws in exchange for John Manning. |
| 1997-06-15 | Ernie Blanco of the Texas Outlaws is injured and is expected to be out 29 days. |
| 1996-06-02 | Ernie Blanco of the Texas Outlaws is injured and is expected to be out 32 days. |
| 1995-08-31 | The Texas Outlaws have promoted Ernie Blanco to the major league team. |
| 1993-08-26 | The Texas Outlaws have sent Ernie Blanco to the minors. |
| 1993-07-28 | The Texas Outlaws have promoted Ernie Blanco to the major league team. |
| 1991-09-09 | The Texas Outlaws have sent Ernie Blanco to the minors. The Texas Outlaws have sent Mike Berry to the minors. |
| 1991-08-03 | The Texas Outlaws have promoted Ernie Blanco to the major league team. The Texas Outlaws have designated Tom Hovley for assignment. |
| 1989-08-15 | The Texas Outlaws have sent Billy Hartzell to the minors. The Texas Outlaws have sent Ernie Blanco to the minors. |
| 1989-08-14 | The Texas Outlaws have promoted Ernie Blanco to the major leagues. |