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Johnny Blanchard
John Edwin Blanchard

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 198 lb.

Debut September 25, 1955
Final Game September 27, 1965
Born February 26, 1933 in Minneapolis, MN

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)

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        .345 batting average over 5 World Series, 4 consecutive home runs in 1961, a great friend and a great person

Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 22 NYY AL   1    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .000  .250  .000  -27    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1959 26 NYY AL  49   59    6   10   1  0   2    4   0  0   7  12  .169  .258  .288   53   17   0   0   0   0   2
 1960 27 NYY AL  53   99    8   24   3  1   4   14   0  0   6  17  .242  .292  .414   95   41   1   0   1   1   2
 1961 28 NYY AL  93  243   38   74  10  1  21   54   1  0  27  28  .305  .382  .613  168  149   0   1   9   4   6
 1962 29 NYY AL  93  246   33   57   7  0  13   39   0  0  28  32  .232  .309  .419   97  103   0   3   0   1   3
 1963 30 NYY AL  76  218   22   49   4  0  16   45   0  0  26  30  .225  .305  .463  112  101   1   2   3   0   5
 1964 31 NYY AL  77  161   18   41   8  0   7   28   1  0  24  24  .255  .344  .435  115   70   0   4   4   0   6
 1965 32 TOT     74  164   12   30   3  0   4   16   0  0  17  20  .183  .258  .274   52   45   0   4   3   1   4
         TOT AL  64  154   11   29   3  0   3   14   0  0  15  19  .188  .259  .266   51   41   0   4   3   1   4
         NYY AL  12   34    1    5   1  0   1    3   0  0   7   3  .147  .286  .265   59    9   0   1   2   0   1
         KCA AL  52  120   10   24   2  0   2   11   0  0   8  16  .200  .250  .267   48   32   0   3   1   1   3
         MLN NL  10   10    1    1   0  0   1    2   0  0   2   1  .100  .250  .400   79    4   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      516 1193  137  285  36  2  67  200   2  0 136 163  .239  .317  .441  108  526   2  14  20   7  28
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        375   43   89  11  1  21   63   1  0  43  51  .239  .317  .441  108  165   1   4   6   2   9
 Career High     93  246   38   74  10  1  21   54   1  0  28  32  .305  .382  .613  168  149   1   4   9   4   6
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1955 22 NYY AL    4    3    0   0.0   102| .000  .265| .250  .344| .000  .395| .250  .740| -27  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1959 26 NYY AL   66   51    4   2.1    95| .169  .256| .258  .326| .288  .391| .546  .717|  53  .206  -3.9  -0.4   0%
 1960 27 NYY AL  107   78   12   4.1    96| .242  .256| .292  .329| .414  .392| .706  .721|  95  .463  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1961 28 NYY AL  275  176   56   8.5   100| .305  .258| .382  .332| .613  .401| .995  .734| 168  .751  22.3   2.1 100%
 1962 29 NYY AL  278  195   33   4.6   100| .232  .260| .309  .331| .419  .404| .728  .736|  97  .499  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1963 30 NYY AL  247  177   31   4.7    95| .225  .255| .305  .322| .463  .394| .768  .716| 112  .554   2.9   0.3   0%
 1964 31 NYY AL  189  130   24   5.0    97| .255  .257| .344  .325| .435  .399| .779  .724| 115  .572   4.2   0.4 100%
 1965 32 TOT     186  142   12   2.3    91| .183  .250| .258  .320| .274  .383| .532  .703|  52  .260 -10.1  -1.1   0%
         TOT AL  174  133   11   2.2    91| .188  .250| .259  .319| .266  .382| .525  .702|  51  .253  -9.8  -1.1   0%
         NYY AL   42   31    3   2.6    91| .147  .250| .286  .319| .265  .382| .551  .702|  59  .310  -1.6  -0.2   0%
         KCA AL  132  102    8   2.1    91| .200  .250| .250  .319| .267  .382| .517  .702|  48  .234  -8.2  -0.9   0%
         MLN NL   12    9    1   3.0    94| .100  .259| .250  .323| .400  .392| .650  .715|  79  .357  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1352  952  172   4.9    97| .239  .256| .317  .327| .441  .397| .758  .723| 108  .547  12.0   1.0 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1955 22 NYY AL C 1 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 7.00 4.70 0 1959 26 NYY AL C 12 25 1 1 1 .963 .989 2.17 5.31 5.85 6.08 2 40.0 4 2 5 1 OF 8 8 0 1 0 .889 .976 1.00 1.96 2.32 2.21 4 31.0 RF 7 8 0 1 0 .889 .976 1.14 1.64 2.38 1.90 4 30.3 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.30 9.00 9.90 0 3.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 1960 27 NYY AL C 28 151 7 2 0 .988 .987 5.64 5.12 7.04 5.93 21 202.0 5 6 8 2 1961 28 NYY AL C 48 268 18 3 2 .990 .989 5.96 5.44 6.33 6.21 42 406.7 2 11 18 5 OF 15 24 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.98 1.91 2.25 12 113.0 LF 8 13 0 0 0 1.000 .970 1.62 1.62 1.77 2.00 7 66.0 RF 7 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.71 1.74 2.30 2.07 5 47.0 1962 29 NYY AL OF 47 76 2 1 0 .987 .980 1.66 1.92 1.84 2.19 44 380.7 RF 32 48 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.53 1.71 1.78 2.00 29 247.3 C 15 59 1 3 0 .952 .988 4.00 5.57 4.95 6.30 10 109.0 0 3 6 1 LF 15 29 1 1 0 .968 .977 2.00 1.61 2.03 2.01 15 133.3 1B 2 24 0 2 0 .923 .992 12.00 8.75 12.71 9.42 2 17.0 1963 30 NYY AL OF 64 76 2 1 0 .987 .981 1.22 1.91 1.44 2.16 59 488.3 RF 42 46 2 0 0 1.000 .980 1.14 1.72 1.36 2.01 38 317.3 LF 22 28 0 1 0 .966 .976 1.27 1.57 1.47 1.90 21 171.0 1964 31 NYY AL C 25 118 7 2 1 .984 .990 5.00 6.07 5.81 7.07 22 193.7 4 10 6 3 OF 14 21 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.57 1.79 1.59 2.04 14 124.3 RF 8 9 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.61 1.28 1.88 8 70.3 LF 6 10 0 0 0 1.000 .971 1.67 1.47 1.67 1.82 6 54.0 1B 3 27 3 0 5 1.000 .990 10.00 8.13 10.67 9.43 3 25.3 1965 32 TOT OF 21 22 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.05 1.78 1.42 2.04 16 139.0 TOT AL C 26 122 12 4 1 .971 .988 5.15 5.67 6.38 6.96 24 189.0 3 7 15 3 NYY AL C 12 67 7 3 0 .961 .988 6.17 5.67 6.80 6.96 11 98.0 2 1 5 2 KCA AL RF 19 21 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.11 1.57 1.44 1.85 15 131.0 C 14 55 5 1 1 .984 .988 4.29 5.67 5.93 6.96 13 91.0 1 6 10 1 MLN NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.69 1 8.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1959 26 NYY AL 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.30 9.00 9.90 0 3.0 1962 29 NYY AL 1B 2 24 0 2 0 .923 .992 12.00 8.75 12.71 9.42 2 17.0 1964 31 NYY AL 1B 3 27 3 0 5 1.000 .990 10.00 8.13 10.67 9.43 3 25.3 1955 22 NYY AL C 1 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 7.00 4.70 0 1959 26 NYY AL C 12 25 1 1 1 .963 .989 2.17 5.31 5.85 6.08 2 40.0 4 2 5 1 1960 27 NYY AL C 28 151 7 2 0 .988 .987 5.64 5.12 7.04 5.93 21 202.0 5 6 8 2 1961 28 NYY AL C 48 268 18 3 2 .990 .989 5.96 5.44 6.33 6.21 42 406.7 2 11 18 5 1962 29 NYY AL C 15 59 1 3 0 .952 .988 4.00 5.57 4.95 6.30 10 109.0 0 3 6 1 1964 31 NYY AL C 25 118 7 2 1 .984 .990 5.00 6.07 5.81 7.07 22 193.7 4 10 6 3 1965 32 TOT AL C 26 122 12 4 1 .971 .988 5.15 5.67 6.38 6.96 24 189.0 3 7 15 3 NYY AL C 12 67 7 3 0 .961 .988 6.17 5.67 6.80 6.96 11 98.0 2 1 5 2 KCA AL C 14 55 5 1 1 .984 .988 4.29 5.67 5.93 6.96 13 91.0 1 6 10 1 1959 26 NYY AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 1961 28 NYY AL LF 8 13 0 0 0 1.000 .970 1.62 1.62 1.77 2.00 7 66.0 1962 29 NYY AL LF 15 29 1 1 0 .968 .977 2.00 1.61 2.03 2.01 15 133.3 1963 30 NYY AL LF 22 28 0 1 0 .966 .976 1.27 1.57 1.47 1.90 21 171.0 1964 31 NYY AL LF 6 10 0 0 0 1.000 .971 1.67 1.47 1.67 1.82 6 54.0 1965 32 MLN NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.69 1 8.0 1959 26 NYY AL OF 8 8 0 1 0 .889 .976 1.00 1.96 2.32 2.21 4 31.0 1961 28 NYY AL OF 15 24 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.98 1.91 2.25 12 113.0 1962 29 NYY AL OF 47 76 2 1 0 .987 .980 1.66 1.92 1.84 2.19 44 380.7 1963 30 NYY AL OF 64 76 2 1 0 .987 .981 1.22 1.91 1.44 2.16 59 488.3 1964 31 NYY AL OF 14 21 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.57 1.79 1.59 2.04 14 124.3 1965 32 TOT OF 21 22 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.05 1.78 1.42 2.04 16 139.0 KCA AL OF 20 22 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.10 1.78 1.51 2.04 15 131.0 MLN NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.02 1 8.0 1959 26 NYY AL RF 7 8 0 1 0 .889 .976 1.14 1.64 2.38 1.90 4 30.3 1961 28 NYY AL RF 7 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.71 1.74 2.30 2.07 5 47.0 1962 29 NYY AL RF 32 48 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.53 1.71 1.78 2.00 29 247.3 1963 30 NYY AL RF 42 46 2 0 0 1.000 .980 1.14 1.72 1.36 2.01 38 317.3 1964 31 NYY AL RF 8 9 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.61 1.28 1.88 8 70.3 1965 32 KCA AL RF 19 21 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.11 1.57 1.44 1.85 15 131.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total OF* 169 227 5 3 0 .987 .980 1.37 1.90 149 1276.3 53 0 115# C* 155 750 46 15 5 .982 .988 5.14 5.52 121 1140.3 18 39 58 15 RF* 115 144 4 1 0 .993 .978 1.29 1.68 99 843.3 LF* 53 80 1 2 0 .976 .975 1.53 1.58 50 433.0 1B* 6 54 3 2 5 .966 .991 9.50 8.37 5 45.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 330 1031 54 20 10 .982 .987 3.29 3.72
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1960   WS    NYY PIT     L   5  11   2   5  2  0  0   2   0   0  .455  .455  .636   0  0   0   0   0 
 1961   WS    NYY CIN     W   4  10   4   4  1  0  2   3   2   0  .400  .500 1.100   0  0   0   0   0 
 1962   WS    NYY SFG     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1963   WS    NYY LAD     L   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1964   WS    NYY STL     L   4   4   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   1  .250  .250  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  5 World Series        2-3  15  29   6  10  4  0  2   5   2   2  .345  .387  .690   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Intentional Walks
1961 AL-9-4

HOF Standards: Batting - 8.0 (1920) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

July 3, 1951: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

May 3, 1965: Traded by the New York Yankees with Rollie Sheldon to the Kansas City Athletics for Doc Edwards.

September 9, 1965: Purchased by the Milwaukee Braves from the Kansas City Athletics.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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