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American baseball player (1902-1974) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Homer "Si" Blankenship (August 4, 1902 – June 22, 1974) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates.[1]
Homer Blankenship | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Bonham, Texas, U.S. | August 4, 1902|
Died: June 22, 1974 71) Longview, Texas, U.S. | (aged|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 6, 1922, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 27, 1928, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 1–3 |
Earned run average | 5.22 |
Strikeouts | 10 |
Teams | |
Blankenship, a Cherokee Native American,[2] was born in Bonham, Texas, and attended high school in Ada, Oklahoma. He is a year younger than his brother Ted Blankenship, who pitched in the major leagues for 9 seasons. Homer made his MLB debut for the White Sox in 1922, at the age of 20. He played in Chicago for parts of two seasons.[1] Besides a short stint with the Pirates in 1928, he then pitched in the Texas League from 1926 to 1930. He won a career-high 17 games for the Shreveport Sports in 1926.[3]
Blankenship retired from professional baseball in 1931. He died in 1974 in Longview, Texas.[1]
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