| Birth: | Feb. 26, 1933
Minneapolis
Hennepin County
Minnesota, USA | | Death: | Mar. 25, 2009
Robbinsdale
Hennepin County
Minnesota, USA | 
Major League Baseball Player. Born John Edwin Blanchard, he played at the outfield and catcher positions for eight seasons (1955, 1959 to 1965) with the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics and Milwaukee Braves. He was a member of five American League Pennant-winning teams (1960 to 1964 Yankees), including two World Champion squads (1961 and 1962 Yankees). He appeared in 15 career total World Series games with 10 hits, 2 home runs, 5 RBIs and a .345 batting average. Blanchard made his big league debut with the Yankees on September 25, 1955 and enjoyed his most successful season in 1961, when he had 74 hits, with 21 home runs and a .305 batting average. In 516 career regular season games, he had 285 hits with a .239 lifetime batting average. He died from a heart attack. (bio by: C.S.)
Search Amazon for Johnny Blanchard | | | Burial:
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Minneapolis
Hennepin County
Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 30, Site 32 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: C.S.
Record added: Mar 25, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 35116948 |
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A great Yankee and one of the best pinch hitters in Baseball . What a great season you had in 1961. Thanks for the memories Blanch
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Michael Pittaro
Added: Feb. 26, 2013 |
A brave man who served his country.Probably one of Major league baseballs great personalities. I loved to hear his stories on some of those Yankee championship teams in the Late 50's and early 60's.
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RobPhilll
Added: Aug. 20, 2012 |
Johnny. Thank you for being a brave soldier and a great all time Yankee player. RIP Johnny.
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tony p
Added: Jun. 9, 2012 |
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