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Name	Team	Age
Rafael Blankenship	Retired (1965, Age 34)	Died (1995, Age 64)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Undrafted (1954)	1B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Walter Johnson League	0	4 years (123 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	D	D-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	C-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	C+	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C	C-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	D+	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	1/26/1931
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	1
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (7.9 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (C)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1956	BRO	60	4	0	0	0	11	0	0	6
1957	BRO	0	16	0	0	0	47	0	0	49
1958	BRO	1	16	0	0	0	7	0	0	70
1959	BRO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
1964	STL	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1965	STL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1965-11-01	Rafael Blankenship has retired from the St. Louis Pioneers
1963-10-03	The St. Louis Pioneers have promoted Rafael Blankenship to the major league team.
1961-04-15	The St. Louis Pioneers have acquired Rafael Blankenship from the waiver wire.
1961-04-01	The Baltimore Orioles have waived Rafael Blankenship.
1960-08-31	The Baltimore Orioles have acquired Rafael Blankenship from the waiver wire. The Baltimore Orioles have waived Doug Torre.
1959-04-11	The Brooklyn Smugglers have waived Rafael Blankenship.
1959-04-10	The Brooklyn Smugglers have promoted Wally Speece to the major league team. The Brooklyn Smugglers have sent Rafael Blankenship to the minors.
1956-05-25	The Brooklyn Smugglers have promoted Rafael Blankenship to the major league team. The Brooklyn Smugglers have sent Ed Fasano to the minors.
1956-04-01	The Brooklyn Smugglers have acquired Rafael Blankenship from the waiver wire.