Johnny Blatnik

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Full Name: John Louis Blatnik	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/195	First Game: April 21, 1948
Birthdate: March 10, 1921	Final Game: May 14, 1950
Birthplace: Bridgeport, Ohio	MLB Experience: 3 years
Died: January 21, 2004
Deathplace: Lansing, Ohio
Bat/Throw: Right/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

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Johnny Blatnik (John Louis Blatnik) was born on March 10, 1921 in Bridgeport, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on April 21, 1948 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1948, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 6 home runs and 45 RBI. Blatnik played for the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 3 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1948	PHI	N	121	415	56	108	6	45	.260	.315	.407	27	8	31	77	2	5	3	0	12
1949	PHI	N	6	8	3	1	0	0	.125	.417	.125	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
1950	STL	N	7	20	0	3	0	1	.150	.261	.150	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	1
1950	PHI	N	4	4	0	1	0	0	.250	.500	.250	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
1950	TOT	N	11	24	0	4	0	1	.167	.310	.167	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	1
Total			138	447	59	113	6	46	.253	.317	.389	27	8	40	83	2	5	3	0	13

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1948	PHI	N	OF	105	0	0	220	9	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	.946
1949	PHI	N	OF	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1950	STL	N	OF	7	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.875
1950	PHI	N	OF	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1950	TOT	N	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1950	TOT	N	OF	8	0	0	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.900
Total			OF	115	0	0	231	10	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.945

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1939).
Selected by Philadelphia Phillies from Cleveland Indians in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 10, 1947).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Ken Johnson (April 27, 1950).

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