1888
Born February 8, 1888
Redlands, CA, USA
Fred Blanding Notable
b. February 8, 1888 · Cleveland Naps 1910–1914
Fred Blanding played 1910 to 1914 for the Cleveland Naps as a pitcher.
He went 45 and 46 with a 3.13 earned run average, pitching 814 innings in 144 games. He struck out 278, completed 57 of his 86 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 146 games he batted .216, with 65 hits and 28 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 6 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He was born in Redlands, CA, USA on February 8, 1888, and died on July 17, 1950. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | CLE | 6 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .111 |
| 1911 | CLE | 30 | 65 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 | .262 |
| 1912 | CLE | 39 | 93 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 0 | .226 |
| 1913 | CLE | 41 | 86 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 2 | .244 |
| 1914 | CLE | 30 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .103 |
| Career | — | 146 | 301 | 28 | 65 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 58 | 4 | .216 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | CLE | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 45.1 | 43 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 1911 | CLE | 7 | 11 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 176.0 | 190 | 72 | 60 | 80 | 3.68 |
| 1912 | CLE | 18 | 14 | 39 | 31 | 1 | 262.0 | 259 | 85 | 79 | 75 | 2.92 |
| 1913 | CLE | 15 | 10 | 41 | 22 | 0 | 215.0 | 234 | 61 | 72 | 63 | 2.55 |
| 1914 | CLE | 3 | 9 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 116.0 | 133 | 51 | 54 | 35 | 3.96 |
| Career | — | 45 | 46 | 144 | 86 | 4 | 814.1 | 859 | 283 | 277 | 278 | 3.13 |
On this day & linked events
1950
Died July 17, 1950
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