Johnny Blanchard

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Outfielder and Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 193lb (185cm, 87kg)

Born: February 26, 1933 in Minneapolis, MN us

Died: March 25, 2009 in Robbinsdale, MN

Buried: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN

High School: Central HS (Minneapolis, MN)

Debut: September 25, 1955 (Age 22-211d, 11,315th in major league history)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1965 (Age 32-213d)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: John Edwin Blanchard

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

1193

285

.239

137

RBI

200

OBP

.317

SLG

.441

OPS

.758

OPS+

108

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	17 (16)	May 3	NYY	@	MIN	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
2	21 (3)	May 7	NYY	@	LAA	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
3	24 (2)	May 12	NYY		DET	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
4	25	May 13	NYY		DET	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
5	26	May 14 (1)	NYY		DET	W,5-4	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
6	27	May 14 (2)	NYY		DET	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
7	33 (5)	May 21 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,2-3	GF	28	7.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
8	34	May 22	NYY		BAL	W,8-2	GF	32	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	PH C
9	35	May 24	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
10	36	May 25	NYY		BOS	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
11	38 (1)	May 28 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
12	40 (1)	May 30	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	42 (1)	Jun 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
14	50 (7)	Jun 8 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
15	54 (3)	Jun 11 (1)	NYY		LAA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
16	58 (3)	Jun 14	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-5	GS	27	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
17	60 (1)	Jun 16	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	GF	16	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
18	62 (1)	Jun 18	NYY	@	DET	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
19	66 (3)	Jun 22	NYY	@	KCA	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
20	68 (1)	Jun 24	NYY	@	MIN	W,10-7	GS	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
21	72 (3)	Jun 28	NYY	@	LAA	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
22	73	Jun 30	NYY		WSA	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	77 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		DET	L,3-4	CG	46	10.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
24	78	Jul 5	NYY		CLE	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
25	81 (2)	Jul 8	NYY		BOS	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
26	83 (1)	Jul 9 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
27	86 (2)	Jul 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-8	CG	46	10.0	2	1	0	3	1	C
28	90 (3)	Jul 19 (1)	NYY	@	WSA	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
29	97 (6)	Jul 26	NYY		CHW	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
30	98	Jul 27	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	GF	26	6.2	4	0	0	4	0	C
31	99	Jul 28	NYY		BAL	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
32	102 (2)	Jul 30 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,1-2	CG	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	104 (1)	Aug 2 (2)	NYY		KCA	W,12-5	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
34	106 (1)	Aug 4	NYY		MIN	W,8-5	CG	40	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
35	108 (1)	Aug 6 (1)	NYY		MIN	W,7-6	CG	55	15.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
36	110 (1)	Aug 7	NYY		LAA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
37	113 (2)	Aug 10	NYY		LAA	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
38	117 (3)	Aug 13 (2)	NYY	@	WSA	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
39	121 (3)	Aug 18	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
40	122	Aug 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
41	124 (1)	Aug 20 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
42	129 (4)	Aug 26	NYY	@	KCA	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	136 (6)	Sep 3	NYY		DET	W,8-5	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
44	137	Sep 4 (1)	NYY		WSA	W,5-3	GS	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
45	139 (1)	Sep 5	NYY		WSA	W,6-1	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	140	Sep 6	NYY		WSA	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
47	142 (1)	Sep 8	NYY		CLE	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	143	Sep 9	NYY		CLE	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	144	Sep 10 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	145	Sep 10 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	147 (1)	Sep 14 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
52	150 (2)	Sep 15 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	152 (1)	Sep 17	NYY	@	DET	W,6-4	GS	50	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
54	154 (1)	Sep 19 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
55	155	Sep 20	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
56	156	Sep 21	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
57	157	Sep 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-3	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
58	158	Sep 24	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-3	GF	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	159	Sep 26	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
60	160	Sep 27	NYY		BAL	L,2-3	GF	17	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	161	Sep 29	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
62	163 (1)	Oct 1	NYY		BOS	W,1-0	GS	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF C
							63gm		519.2	293	18	3	314	2