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Lance Blankenship
Lance Robert Blankenship

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
School University of California

Debut September 4, 1988
  vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 15, 1993
Born December 6, 1963 in Portland, OR

Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1986 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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        Lance went to college in my hometown, played for my favorite team, and was a 2B/UT who could take a walk and steal a base -- like me, only better. That's why I wear his jersey. Go #12!

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1988 24 OAK AL  10    3    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  1   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1989 25 OAK AL  58  125   22   29   5  1   1    4   5  1   8  31  .232  .276  .312   68   39   3   1   0   0   0
 1990 26 OAK AL  86  136   18   26   3  0   0   10   3  1  20  23  .191  .295  .213   48   29   6   0   0   0   6
 1991 27 OAK AL  90  185   33   46   8  0   3   21  12  3  23  42  .249  .336  .341   94   63   2   3   0   3   2
 1992 28 OAK AL 123  349   59   84  24  1   3   34  21  7  82  57  .241  .393  .341  114  119   8   1   2   6  10
 1993 29 OAK AL  94  252   43   48   8  1   2   23  13  5  67  64  .190  .363  .254   74   64   6   1   0   2   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      461 1050  176  233  48  3   9   92  54 18 200 218  .222  .350  .299   87  314  25   6   2  11  27
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        369   62   82  17  1   3   32  19  6  70  77  .222  .350  .299   87  110   9   2   1   4   9
 Career High    123  349   59   84  24  1   3   34  21  7  82  64  .241  .393  .341  114  119   8   3   2   6  10
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1988 24 OAK AL    3    4    0   0.0    92| .000  .256| .000  .320| .000  .385| .000  .706|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1989 25 OAK AL  137  101   12   3.2    91| .232  .257| .276  .322| .312  .379| .588  .700|  68  .361  -5.4  -0.6  83%
 1990 26 OAK AL  162  123    9   2.0    91| .191  .254| .295  .322| .213  .381| .508  .703|  48  .185  -8.9  -0.9  75%
 1991 27 OAK AL  216  149   24   4.3    92| .249  .253| .336  .321| .341  .384| .677  .705|  94  .478  -0.3   0.0  80%
 1992 28 OAK AL  446  291   55   5.1    89| .241  .252| .393  .320| .341  .375| .734  .695| 114  .565  13.0   1.3  75%
 1993 29 OAK AL  328  225   29   3.4    97| .190  .259| .363  .329| .254  .397| .617  .726|  74  .352  -4.7  -0.4  72%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      1292  893  129   3.9    92| .222  .255| .350  .323| .299  .383| .649  .706|  87  .429  -6.9  -0.7  75%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1988 24 OAK AL 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.40 2.57 5.14 0 7.0 DH 4 1989 25 OAK AL OF 25 43 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.76 2.12 2.65 2.42 17 149.7 2B 24 26 48 1 10 .987 .981 3.08 4.51 4.91 5.24 14 135.7 RF 21 32 1 0 1 1.000 .979 1.57 1.90 2.57 2.33 13 115.7 DH 10 LF 4 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 2.75 1.82 2.91 2.17 4 34.0 1990 26 OAK AL OF 28 29 0 2 0 .935 .980 1.04 2.04 2.02 2.39 13 129.0 3B 28 17 37 3 2 .947 .944 1.93 2.32 2.75 2.75 18 177.0 2B 20 20 32 0 7 1.000 .985 2.60 4.53 5.44 5.23 9 86.0 RF 17 23 0 1 0 .958 .979 1.35 1.81 2.27 2.23 10 91.0 LF 10 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 0.50 1.74 1.25 2.20 3 36.0 DH 6 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.40 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.40 0.00 9.90 0 1.0 1991 27 OAK AL 2B 45 72 101 3 23 .983 .981 3.84 4.44 5.88 5.19 28 265.0 OF 28 44 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.57 2.03 3.59 2.37 9 110.3 LF 18 34 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.89 1.72 3.84 2.17 7 79.7 3B 14 7 21 0 2 1.000 .956 2.00 2.33 3.11 2.79 9 81.0 RF 11 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.91 1.76 2.93 2.20 2 30.7 DH 6 1992 28 OAK AL 2B 78 159 223 3 56 .992 .983 4.90 4.60 5.60 5.25 69 614.3 OF 51 90 1 2 0 .978 .983 1.78 2.17 2.53 2.47 33 324.3 LF 22 32 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.45 1.94 2.51 2.29 12 114.7 RF 20 29 1 1 0 .968 .984 1.50 1.87 2.67 2.23 10 101.0 CF 16 29 0 1 0 .967 .986 1.81 2.60 2.40 2.90 11 108.7 1B 7 37 2 1 4 .975 .992 5.57 8.36 8.56 9.68 4 41.0 DH 3 1993 29 OAK AL OF 66 162 1 1 0 .994 .983 2.47 2.09 2.90 2.41 56 505.7 CF 49 113 1 1 0 .991 .986 2.33 2.45 2.86 2.76 40 359.3 2B 19 32 56 4 13 .957 .981 4.63 4.54 5.03 5.15 18 157.3 LF 17 45 0 0 0 1.000 .985 2.65 1.84 2.97 2.23 15 136.3 1B 6 12 0 0 1 1.000 .992 2.00 8.23 7.71 9.58 1 14.0 DH 5 RF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.85 3.60 2.25 1 10.0 SS 2 1 8 0 1 1.000 .978 4.50 4.15 5.79 4.69 2 14.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1990 26 OAK AL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.40 0.00 9.90 0 1.0 1992 28 OAK AL 1B 7 37 2 1 4 .975 .992 5.57 8.36 8.56 9.68 4 41.0 1993 29 OAK AL 1B 6 12 0 0 1 1.000 .992 2.00 8.23 7.71 9.58 1 14.0 1988 24 OAK AL 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.40 2.57 5.14 0 7.0 1989 25 OAK AL 2B 24 26 48 1 10 .987 .981 3.08 4.51 4.91 5.24 14 135.7 1990 26 OAK AL 2B 20 20 32 0 7 1.000 .985 2.60 4.53 5.44 5.23 9 86.0 1991 27 OAK AL 2B 45 72 101 3 23 .983 .981 3.84 4.44 5.88 5.19 28 265.0 1992 28 OAK AL 2B 78 159 223 3 56 .992 .983 4.90 4.60 5.60 5.25 69 614.3 1993 29 OAK AL 2B 19 32 56 4 13 .957 .981 4.63 4.54 5.03 5.15 18 157.3 1990 26 OAK AL 3B 28 17 37 3 2 .947 .944 1.93 2.32 2.75 2.75 18 177.0 1991 27 OAK AL 3B 14 7 21 0 2 1.000 .956 2.00 2.33 3.11 2.79 9 81.0 1990 26 OAK AL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.40 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 1992 28 OAK AL CF 16 29 0 1 0 .967 .986 1.81 2.60 2.40 2.90 11 108.7 1993 29 OAK AL CF 49 113 1 1 0 .991 .986 2.33 2.45 2.86 2.76 40 359.3 1988 24 OAK AL DH 4 1989 25 OAK AL DH 10 1990 26 OAK AL DH 6 1991 27 OAK AL DH 6 1992 28 OAK AL DH 3 1993 29 OAK AL DH 5 1989 25 OAK AL LF 4 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 2.75 1.82 2.91 2.17 4 34.0 1990 26 OAK AL LF 10 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 0.50 1.74 1.25 2.20 3 36.0 1991 27 OAK AL LF 18 34 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.89 1.72 3.84 2.17 7 79.7 1992 28 OAK AL LF 22 32 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.45 1.94 2.51 2.29 12 114.7 1993 29 OAK AL LF 17 45 0 0 0 1.000 .985 2.65 1.84 2.97 2.23 15 136.3 1989 25 OAK AL OF 25 43 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.76 2.12 2.65 2.42 17 149.7 1990 26 OAK AL OF 28 29 0 2 0 .935 .980 1.04 2.04 2.02 2.39 13 129.0 1991 27 OAK AL OF 28 44 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.57 2.03 3.59 2.37 9 110.3 1992 28 OAK AL OF 51 90 1 2 0 .978 .983 1.78 2.17 2.53 2.47 33 324.3 1993 29 OAK AL OF 66 162 1 1 0 .994 .983 2.47 2.09 2.90 2.41 56 505.7 1989 25 OAK AL RF 21 32 1 0 1 1.000 .979 1.57 1.90 2.57 2.33 13 115.7 1990 26 OAK AL RF 17 23 0 1 0 .958 .979 1.35 1.81 2.27 2.23 10 91.0 1991 27 OAK AL RF 11 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.91 1.76 2.93 2.20 2 30.7 1992 28 OAK AL RF 20 29 1 1 0 .968 .984 1.50 1.87 2.67 2.23 10 101.0 1993 29 OAK AL RF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.85 3.60 2.25 1 10.0 1993 29 OAK AL SS 2 1 8 0 1 1.000 .978 4.50 4.15 5.79 4.69 2 14.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 198 368 3 5 1 .987 .982 1.87 2.10 2.74 2.42 128 1219.0 71 66 71# 2B* 190 310 461 11 109 .986 .982 4.06 4.53 5.48 5.22 138 1265.3 LF* 71 127 0 1 0 .992 .981 1.79 1.83 2.85 2.23 41 400.7 RF* 71 98 2 2 1 .980 .980 1.41 1.85 2.58 2.26 36 348.3 CF* 66 143 1 2 0 .986 .986 2.18 2.48 2.76 2.79 51 470.0 3B* 42 24 58 3 4 .965 .948 1.95 2.32 2.86 2.76 27 258.0 DH 34 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 14 49 2 1 5 .981 .992 3.64 8.31 8.20 9.66 5 56.0 SS* 2 1 8 0 1 1.000 .978 4.50 4.15 5.79 4.69 2 14.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 446 752 532 20 120 .985 .980 2.88 3.36 4.11 3.87 300 2812
# 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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1989   ALCS  OAK TOR     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK SFG     W   1   2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
 1990   ALCS  OAK BOS     W   3   0   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     1  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK CIN     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1992   ALCS  OAK TOR     L   5  13   2   3  0  0  0   0   3   4  .231  .375  .231   1  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     2-1   9  13   3   3  0  0  0   0   3   4  .231  .375  .231   2  0   0   0   0 
  2 World Series        1-1   2   3   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   3-2  11  16   4   4  0  0  0   0   3   5  .250  .368  .250   2  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 3, 1985: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1986: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1986 amateur draft.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1989Oakland Athletics$68,000
1990Oakland Athletics$105,000
1991Oakland Athletics$125,000
1992Oakland Athletics$205,000
1993Oakland Athletics$627,000
1994Oakland Athletics$550,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,680,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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