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Ted Blankenship | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Bonham, Texas, U.S. | May 10, 1901|
Died: January 14, 1945 Atoka, Oklahoma, U.S. | (aged 43)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 2, 1922, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 24, 1930, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 77-79 |
Earned run average | 4.29 |
Strikeouts | 378 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Theodore Blankenship (May 10, 1901 – January 14, 1945) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox from 1922 to 1930.[1] His key pitch was the fastball.[2]
Ted's best season came in 1925 when he won 17 games and lost only eight, posting a 3.03 earned run average. He was also a fairly good hitting pitcher in his major league career, posting a .196 batting average (93-for-475) with 49 runs, 9 home runs and 55 RBI over a nine-year, 242 game career. He was a year older than his brother Homer Blankenship, who pitched briefly in the major leagues in 1922, 1923, and 1928.[citation needed]