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Mel Ott League
9-29-2068
Alex Blanchard First Base
Retired (1996, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .255 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .715 Status Deceased (2032) Option Years 0  
H 1137 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 02-26-1959
HR 148 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1981)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(153 games)
RBI 593
SB 50
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR C+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 3
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 6
2B A+ (96.9%) CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 9
3B --- RF ---   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
1981 CHA
135
508
47
112
15
2
7
49
29
 113 2 4
2
 0 9
.563
.263
.299
.079
.220
1982 CHA
133
501
55
104
15
0
15
53
42
 114 1 3
1
 0 3
.596
.269
.327
.120
.208
1983 CHA
131
477
59
132
18
3
19
75
41
 91 1 3
1
 0 4
.780
.333
.447
.170
.277
1984 CHA
134
507
54
129
19
1
14
55
45
 108 2 3
0
 0 5
.695
.316
.379
.124
.254
1985 CHA
132
492
53
124
18
3
15
77
42
 96 1 4
9
 4 10
.702
.310
.392
.140
.252
1986 CHA
86
311
49
84
13
1
13
43
20
 62 2 0
9
 1 11
.762
.318
.444
.174
.270
1987 CHA
72
165
27
54
10
3
5
31
23
 32 0 2
4
 0 0
.920
.405
.515
.188
.327
1988 CHA
70
161
21
46
3
1
5
12
17
 32 0 0
3
 2 0
.764
.354
.410
.124
.286
1989 CHA
10
25
4
4
1
0
1
5
2
 8 0 0
0
 0 2
.542
.222
.320
.160
.160
1990 CHA
80
173
22
49
7
3
7
22
12
 35 2 0
2
 1 3
.817
.337
.480
.197
.283
1991 CHA
59
207
36
52
6
3
11
35
16
 49 0 0
3
 1 4
.774
.305
.469
.217
.251
1992 CHA
73
193
32
53
9
3
5
24
20
 43 0 0
5
 0 6
.773
.343
.430
.155
.275
1993 CHA
142
281
43
70
8
1
19
53
29
 65 3 2
5
 3 4
.811
.324
.488
.238
.249
1994 CHA-MIL
145
251
31
68
11
3
9
36
17
 64 1 2
1
 0 0
.764
.317
.446
.175
.271
1995 MIL
75
215
25
56
8
1
3
23
18
 51 2 0
5
 4 5
.672
.323
.349
.088
.260
Total
1477
4467
558
1137
161
28
148
593
373
 963 17 23
50
 16 66
.715
.313
.403
.148
.255
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1996-11-01Alex Blanchard has retired from the Baltimore Elite Giants
1996-07-20The Baltimore Elite Giants have acquired Alex Blanchard from the waiver wire.
1996-07-09The Chicago Shamrocks have waived Alex Blanchard.
1996-05-29The Chicago Shamrocks have acquired Alex Blanchard from the waiver wire. The Chicago Shamrocks have waived Bob Seminara.
1996-04-14The Chicago Shamrocks have waived Alex Blanchard.
1996-04-13The Chicago Shamrocks have acquired Alex Blanchard from the waiver wire.
1996-04-09The Milwaukee Six-Pack have waived Alex Blanchard.
1996-03-07The Milwaukee Six-Pack have promoted Oswaldo Kazanski to the major league team. The Milwaukee Six-Pack have designated Alex Blanchard for assignment.
1995-09-04Alex Blanchard of the Milwaukee Six-Pack is injured and is expected to be out 49 days.
1995-04-14Alex Blanchard of the Milwaukee Six-Pack is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1994-08-23A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Six-Pack and the Chicago Shamrocks. The Chicago Shamrocks receive Don Carlisle, Freddie Charlton, Draft Pick 1995 Round 2 MIL (Ken Marichal) from the Milwaukee Six-Pack in exchange for Alex Blanchard, Big Dixie. Protest This Trade.
1992-08-26The Chicago Shamrocks have placed Alex Blanchard on the trade block.
1991-08-12Alex Blanchard of the Chicago Shamrocks is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1989-04-03Alex Blanchard of the Chicago Shamrocks is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1986-05-02The Chicago Shamrocks have promoted Alex Blanchard to the major league team. The Chicago Shamrocks have designated Omar Rodriguez for assignment.
1986-05-02The Chicago Shamrocks have demoted Alex Blanchard to the minor leagues.
1982-10-03The Chicago Shamrocks have promoted Alex Blanchard to the major league team. The Chicago Shamrocks have promoted Beckham N. Kentuckiana to the major league team. The Chicago Shamrocks have promoted Johnny Diablo to the major league team. The Chicago Shamrocks have designated Doug Kelly for assignment. The Chicago Shamrocks have sent Mack Vidal to the minors. The Chicago Shamrocks have designated Ed Newman for assignment.
1982-10-01The Chicago Shamrocks have promoted Ed Newman to the major league team. The Chicago Shamrocks have sent Alex Blanchard to the minors.
1981-04-01The Chicago Shamrocks have promoted Alex Blanchard to the major league team. The Chicago Shamrocks have promoted Lance Wheeler to the major league team. The Chicago Shamrocks have designated Jordan Schaffer for assignment. The Chicago Shamrocks have sent Harry Morgan to the minors.
1980-04-01A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Froggies and the Chicago Shamrocks. The Chicago Shamrocks receive Draft Pick 1981 Round 1 PHI (Alex Blanchard) from the Philadelphia Froggies in exchange for Sam Haynes.