Johnny Blanchard Positions: Pinch Hitter, Outfielder and CatcherBats: Left • Throws: Right 6-1, 193lb (185cm, 87kg)Born: February 26, 1933 in Minneapolis, MNDied: March 25, 2009 in Robbinsdale, MNBuried: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MNHigh 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 SBLast Game: September 27, 1965 vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI,…
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.
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.