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Johnny Blanchard

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Full Name: John Edwin Blanchard Primary Position: OF,C,RF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/193 First Game: September 25, 1955
Birthdate: February 26, 1933 Final Game: September 27, 1965
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota MLB Experience: 8 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Johnny Blanchard (John Edwin Blanchard) was born on February 26, 1933 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He made his Major League debut on September 25, 1955 for the New York Yankees. In 1961, his rookie year, he hit .305 with 21 home runs and 54 RBI. Blanchard played for the New York Yankees, Milwaukee Braves and Kansas City Athletics over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that Johnny Blanchard's best season was 1961, when he slugged 21 home runs, hit for a .305 average and knocked in 54 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1955 NY A 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 NY A 49 59 6 10 2 4 .169 .258 .288 1 0 7 12 0 0 0 0 2
1960 NY A 53 99 8 24 4 14 .242 .292 .414 3 1 6 17 1 1 0 1 2
1961 NY A 93 243 38 74 21 54 .305 .382 .613 10 1 27 28 4 0 1 9 6
1962 NY A 93 246 33 57 13 39 .232 .309 .419 7 0 28 32 1 0 0 0 3
1963 NY A 76 218 22 49 16 45 .225 .305 .463 4 0 26 30 0 1 0 3 5
1964 NY A 77 161 18 41 7 28 .255 .344 .435 8 0 24 24 0 0 1 4 6
1965 NY A 12 34 1 5 1 3 .147 .286 .265 1 0 7 3 0 0 0 2 1
1965 MIL N 10 10 1 1 1 2 .100 .250 .400 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
1965 KC A 52 120 10 24 2 11 .200 .250 .267 2 0 8 16 1 0 0 1 3
1965 Total 74 164 12 30 4 16 .183 .258 .274 3 0 17 20 1 0 0 3 4
1965 TOT A 64 154 11 29 3 14 .188 .259 .266 3 0 15 19 1 0 0 3 4
Total NL 10 10 1 1 1 2 .100 .250 .400 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total AL 506 1183 136 284 66 198 .240 .318 .441 36 2 134 162 7 2 2 20 28
Total 516 1193 137 285 67 200 .239 .317 .441 36 2 136 163 7 2 2 20 28

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1955 NY A C 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 NY A OF 8 4 31 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .889
1959 NY A LF 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1959 NY A RF 7 4 30.1 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .889
1959 NY A C 12 2 40 25 1 1 1 0 4 5 1 0 .963
1959 NY A 1B 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 NY A C 28 21 202 151 7 2 0 0 5 8 2 0 .988
1961 NY A RF 7 5 47 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 NY A OF 15 12 113 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 NY A LF 8 7 66 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 NY A C 48 42 406.2 268 18 3 2 0 2 18 5 0 .990
1962 NY A LF 15 15 133.1 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1962 NY A OF 47 44 380.2 76 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1962 NY A C 15 10 109 59 1 3 0 0 0 6 1 0 .952
1962 NY A RF 32 29 247.1 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 NY A 1B 2 2 17 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .923
1963 NY A OF 64 59 488.1 76 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1963 NY A RF 42 38 317.1 46 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 NY A LF 22 21 171 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1964 NY A C 25 22 193.2 118 7 2 1 0 4 6 3 1 .984
1964 NY A LF 6 6 54 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 NY A OF 14 14 124.1 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 NY A 1B 3 3 25.1 27 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 NY A RF 8 8 70.1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 NY A C 12 11 98 67 7 3 0 0 2 5 2 0 .961
1965 MIL N OF 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1965 MIL N LF 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1965 KC A OF 19 15 131 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 KC A RF 19 15 131 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 KC A C 14 13 91 55 5 1 1 0 1 10 1 0 .984
1965 Total OF 20 16 139 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 TOT A C 26 24 189 122 12 4 1 0 3 15 3 0 .971
Total C 155 121 1140.1 750 46 15 5 0 18 58 15 1 .982
Total RF 115 99 843.1 144 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .993
Total LF 53 50 433 80 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
Total 1B 6 5 45.1 54 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .966
Total OF 168 149 1276.1 227 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .987

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (July 3, 1951).
  • Traded by New York Yankees with Rollie Sheldon to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Doc Edwards (May 3, 1965).
  • Sold by Kansas City Athletics to Milwaukee Braves (September 9, 1965).

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