Lance Blankenship
| Lance Blankenship | |
|---|---|
| Second baseman / Outfielder | |
| Born: December 6, 1963 Portland, Oregon, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 4, 1988, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 15, 1993, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .222 |
| Home runs | 9 |
| Runs batted in | 92 |
| Stolen bases | 54 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Lance Robert Blankenship (born December 6, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball utility player.
Blankenship played his entire career with the
Blankenship played for the Athletics in two World Series. He was a member of the A's team that swept the San Francisco Giants in the 1989 World Series and the A's team that lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the 1990 World Series. In five postseason series, Blankenship tallied a career postseason .250 batting average with four runs scored and two stolen bases.
Blankenship's playing career was derailed by a rotator cuff injury which prevented his return to the Major Leagues. In 1995, he bought a tropical fish and aquarium store in San Ramon, California and, by 1998, he was managing it full-time.[1]
References
- ^ McManis, Sam (17 July 1998). "Blankenship Finds Life After Majors a New Kettle of Fish". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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