Johnny Blanchard
[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.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 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
| 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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