Johnny Blanchard

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Johnny Blanchard (born February 26, 1933, Minneapolis, Minnesota), is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder and catcher from 1955 and 1959-1965. A defensive liability for the New York Yankees for most of his career, Blanchard will always be remembered for his heroic play in the 1961 World Series. He hit 2 home runs in that series against the Cincinnati Reds and batted .400 for the entire series. In his career, Blanchard appeared in the World Series 5 times for the Yankees and holds the Major League record with ten World Series pinch-hit at-bats.

[edit] Teams

• New York Yankees 1955, 1959-1965

• Kansas City Athletics 1965

• Milwaukee Braves 1965

[edit] Batting Stats

• 516 Games
• 1,193 At Bats
• 137 Runs
• 285 Hits
• 36 Doubles
• 2 Triples
• 67 Home Runs
• 200 RBI
• 2 Stolen Bases
• 136 Walks
• .239 Batting Average
• .317 On-base Percentage
• .441 Slugging Percentage
• 526 Total Bases
• 2 Sacrifice Hits
• 14 Sacrifice Flies
• 20 Intentional Walks

[edit] External links

• Baseball Reference