Ossie Blanco
Oswaldo Carlos (Diaz) Blanco
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 8, 1945 in Caracas, Venezuela
Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 26, 1970
Final Game: June 9, 1974
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 CHW AL 24 1B 22 13 104.0 153 144 8 1 9 .993 -0.5 -5.8 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 13.15 6.91 .991 9.59 8.14
1970 CHW AL 24 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50
1970 CHW AL 24 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
1974 CLE AL 28 1B 16 11 109.1 132 127 4 1 11 .992 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1 -1.4 1.3 0 10.78 8.19 .992 9.70 8.01
1974 CLE AL 28 DH 1
2 Seasons 1B 38 24 213.1 285 271 12 2 20 .993 -0.6 -3.4 -0.6 -1.4 0.8 0 11.94 7.45 .991 9.64 8.09
1 Season DH 1
1 Season LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50
1 Season OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
2 Seasons TOT 39 24 215.1 285 271 12 2 20 .993 -0.7 -3.9 -0.7 -1.5 0.8 0 11.83 7.26 .984 9.58 7.93

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1970 CHW AL 24 34 13 34 34 0 0 22 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 3
1974 CLE AL 28 18 11 18 16 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2 Seasons 52 24 52 50 0 0 38 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 19 4
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1970 CHW AL 24 472 58% 79% 33% 25 100% 0 141 10 129 2 9 7 5 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 6 2 4 1 3 1 100%
1974 CLE AL 28 457 60% 81% 28% 30 97% 0 128 9 118 1 16 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 11 0 0 0 9 0 2 1 1 3 100%
2 Seasons 929 59% 80% 31% 55 98% 0 269 19 247 3 25 11 8 2 0 4 2 1 1 0 1 21 0 0 1 15 2 6 2 4 4 100%
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 94% 89%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1970 CHW AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 63% 75% 0% 0
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 63% 75% 0% 0
MLB Averages 58.0% 2.6% 61% 77% 26% 47%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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