Name | Team | Age |
Frank Blanco | Retired (1958, Age 33) | Died (2002, Age 78) |
Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
Round 8, Pick 127 (1950) |
2B | R/R |
League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
Billy Williams League | 0 | 8 years (51 games) |
Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
Endurance | Velocity | Control |
Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
0 | 11/12/1924 | |
WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
(33.7 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
1950 | STL | 95 | 298 | 30 | 84 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .703 | .334 | .369 | .282 |
1951 | STL | 123 | 399 | 44 | 112 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 57 | 46 | 67 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .768 | .354 | .414 | .281 |
1952 | STL | 143 | 462 | 52 | 114 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 41 | 75 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .692 | .307 | .385 | .247 |
1953 | STL | 145 | 566 | 81 | 137 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 64 | 52 | 83 | 7 | 5 | 9 | .674 | .308 | .366 | .242 |
1954 | STL | 141 | 480 | 69 | 128 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 59 | 48 | 75 | 11 | 2 | 7 | .757 | .336 | .421 | .267 |
1955 | STL | 116 | 425 | 68 | 130 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 72 | 43 | 71 | 7 | 1 | 5 | .881 | .366 | .515 | .306 |
1956 | STL | 122 | 415 | 58 | 99 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 49 | 71 | 6 | 3 | 12 | .680 | .321 | .359 | .239 |
1957 | STL | 97 | 248 | 31 | 67 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 30 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .719 | .348 | .371 | .270 |
1958 | STL-KC | 99 | 212 | 28 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 25 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .692 | .300 | .392 | .217 |
Total | 1081 | 3505 | 461 | 917 | 141 | 49 | 83 | 463 | 359 | 577 | 53 | 21 | 56 | .731 | .330 | .401 | .262 |
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. |