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Name	Team	Age
Wayne Blanding	Retired (1988, Age 35)	Died (2026, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 10 (1971)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ed ONeill League	0	11 years (72 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	A-	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	2/8/1953
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (98.9 %)	D- (6.1 %)	D- (4.7 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1977	OAK	119	450	76	118	13	4	9	41	48	94	22	5	6	.702	.333	.369	.262
1978	OAK	132	495	49	113	15	7	5	67	43	96	13	8	14	.608	.290	.317	.228
1979	OAK	73	268	27	67	12	4	3	35	28	52	8	4	8	.683	.324	.358	.250
1980	OAK	124	483	84	139	24	5	11	60	42	75	25	8	14	.772	.345	.427	.288
1981	OAK	109	360	55	92	19	2	5	45	34	64	18	8	21	.679	.318	.361	.256
1982	OAK	132	232	27	60	12	2	3	33	32	36	5	5	4	.717	.351	.366	.259
1983	OAK	135	502	84	147	32	2	17	53	52	87	18	5	8	.825	.359	.466	.293
1984	OAK	135	454	66	101	23	5	8	54	58	82	9	10	11	.663	.315	.348	.222
1985	OAK	134	327	55	89	10	2	6	53	35	66	7	3	6	.709	.339	.370	.272
1986	OAK	153	347	43	96	14	8	11	58	24	50	11	5	7	.782	.324	.458	.277
1987	OAK	118	382	62	114	20	3	16	58	39	77	8	6	8	.859	.366	.492	.298
1988	BAL	13	36	7	16	2	0	1	4	5	4	3	1	0	1.096	.512	.583	.444
Total		1377	4336	635	1152	196	44	95	561	440	783	147	68	107	.731	.334	.397	.266

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1988-11-01	Wayne Blanding has retired from the Baltimore Bridge Years
1988-04-04	The Baltimore Bridge Years have acquired Wayne Blanding from the waiver wire.
1988-03-25	The Oakland Canaries have promoted Icehouse Bottomley to the major league team. The Oakland Canaries have promoted Jesse Collins to the major league team. The Oakland Canaries have promoted Dick White to the major league team. The Oakland Canaries have designated Kenneth Y. Hussmen for assignment. The Oakland Canaries have designated Mike Froelich for assignment. The Oakland Canaries have designated Wayne Blanding for assignment.
1985-09-14	Wayne Blanding of the Oakland Canaries is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1981-08-05	Wayne Blanding of the Oakland Canaries is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1980-06-12	Wayne Blanding of the Oakland Canaries is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1979-07-27	Wayne Blanding of the Oakland Canaries is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1979-04-09	Wayne Blanding of the Oakland Canaries is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1978-06-15	Wayne Blanding of the Oakland Canaries is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1977-08-17	Wayne Blanding of the Oakland Canaries is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1977-04-01	The Oakland Canaries have promoted Wayne Blanding to the major league team. The Oakland Canaries have designated Nick Miller for assignment.