1950
Born January 28, 1950
Del Rio, TX, USA
Larvell Blanks Notable
b. January 28, 1950 · Atlanta Braves 1972–1975, 1980, Cleveland Indians 1976–1978, Texas Rangers 1979
Larvell Blanks played for three clubs across nine seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 1972 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1980.
Across 629 games he batted .253, with 446 hits and 203 runs. He finished with 20 home runs, 57 doubles and 9 stolen bases.
He played 407 games at shortstop, with 932 assists and 62 errors. He turned 176 double plays. He also played 124 games at second base.
He was born in Del Rio, TX, USA on January 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | ATL | 33 | 85 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .329 |
| 1973 | ATL | 17 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .222 |
| 1974 | ATL | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1975 | ATL | 141 | 471 | 49 | 110 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 38 | 43 | 4 | .234 |
| 1976 | CLE | 104 | 328 | 45 | 92 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 31 | 1 | .280 |
| 1977 | CLE | 105 | 322 | 43 | 92 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 19 | 37 | 3 | .286 |
| 1978 | CLE | 70 | 193 | 19 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 0 | .254 |
| 1979 | TEX | 68 | 120 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .200 |
| 1980 | ATL | 88 | 221 | 23 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 1 | .204 |
| Career | — | 629 | 1766 | 203 | 446 | 57 | 14 | 20 | 172 | 132 | 178 | 9 | .253 |
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