Johnny Blanchard Stats & Facts

Johnny Blanchard Stats & Facts

ByTom

Johnny Blanchard Positions: Pinch Hitter, Outfielder and Catcher Bats: Left  •  Throws: Right 6-1, 193lb (185cm, 87kg) Born: February 26, 1933 in Minneapolis, MN Died: March 25, 2009  in Robbinsdale, MN Buried: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN High School: Central HS (Minneapolis, MN) Debut: September 25, 1955 (11,322nd in major league history) vs. BOS 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: September 27, 1965 vs. HOU 1 AB, 0…

With the help of a pair of five-run innings at Crosley Field, the Yankees win the World Series, beating the Reds in Game 5, 13-5. Johnny Blanchard, a reserve player who will collect ten hits in 29 at-bats in five Fall Classics, hits two home runs and bats .400 en route to the Bronx Bombers’ 19th World Championship.

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With the help of a pair of five-run innings at Crosley Field, the Yankees win the World Series, beating the Reds in Game 5, 13-5. Johnny Blanchard, a reserve player who will collect ten hits in 29 at-bats in five Fall Classics, hits two home runs and bats .400 en route to the Bronx Bombers’ 19th World Championship.

Vintage 1966 Wire Photograph - Mickey Mantle & Roger Maris

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris continue their assault on Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record

ByThis Day in Baseball

With back-to-back homers in the top of the first at Fenway Park, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris continue their assault on Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record. The game’s decisive hit, however, is a pinch-hit grand slam by Johnny Blanchard with two-out in the ninth-inning which propels the Bronx Bombers past the Red Sox, 11-8.