1901
Born May 10, 1901
Bonham, TX, USA
Ted Blankenship Notable
b. May 10, 1901 · Chicago White Sox 1922–1930
Ted Blankenship played 1922 to 1930 for the Chicago White Sox as a pitcher.
He went 77 and 79 with a 4.29 earned run average, pitching 1,330.7 innings in 241 games. He struck out 378, completed 73 of his 156 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 242 games he batted .196, with 93 hits and 49 runs. He finished with 9 home runs and 18 doubles.
He was born in Bonham, TX, USA on May 10, 1901, and died on January 14, 1945. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | CHW | 24 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .171 |
| 1923 | CHW | 44 | 76 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .211 |
| 1924 | CHW | 25 | 46 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .326 |
| 1925 | CHW | 40 | 88 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 0 | .205 |
| 1926 | CHW | 29 | 76 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .132 |
| 1927 | CHW | 38 | 80 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 0 | .188 |
| 1928 | CHW | 27 | 59 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .169 |
| 1929 | CHW | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1930 | CHW | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 242 | 475 | 49 | 93 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 21 | 109 | 0 | .196 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | CHW | 8 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 127.2 | 124 | 54 | 47 | 42 | 3.81 |
| 1923 | CHW | 9 | 14 | 44 | 23 | 0 | 204.2 | 219 | 99 | 100 | 57 | 4.35 |
| 1924 | CHW | 7 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 129.1 | 167 | 72 | 38 | 36 | 5.01 |
| 1925 | CHW | 17 | 8 | 40 | 23 | 1 | 232.0 | 218 | 78 | 69 | 81 | 3.03 |
| 1926 | CHW | 13 | 10 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 209.1 | 217 | 84 | 65 | 66 | 3.61 |
| 1927 | CHW | 12 | 17 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 236.2 | 280 | 133 | 74 | 51 | 5.06 |
| 1928 | CHW | 9 | 11 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 158.0 | 186 | 81 | 80 | 36 | 4.61 |
| 1929 | CHW | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18.1 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 8.84 |
| 1930 | CHW | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14.2 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 9.20 |
| Career | — | 77 | 79 | 241 | 156 | 4 | 1330.2 | 1462 | 634 | 489 | 378 | 4.29 |
On this day & linked events
1945
Died January 14, 1945
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