Theodore Blankenship (May 10, 1901 – January 14, 1945) was a
pitcher
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in
Major League Baseball
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. He played for the
Chicago White Sox
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from 1922 to 1930. His key pitch was the
fastball.
[Neyer, Rob and James, Bill. ]
The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers
' (Simon & Schuster, 2004), p. 136.
Ted's best season came in 1925 when he won 17 games and lost only eight, posting a 3.03 earned run average. He was also a fairly good hitting pitcher in his major league career, posting a .196
batting average (93-for-475) with 49
runs, 9
home runs
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and 55
RBI over a nine-year, 242 game career. He was a year older than his brother
Homer Blankenship
Homer "Si" Blankenship (August 4, 1902 – June 22, 1974) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates. , who pitched briefly in the major leagues in 1922, 1923, and 1928.
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1901 births
1945 deaths
Major League Baseball pitchers
Chicago White Sox players
Baseball players from Texas
People from Bonham, Texas
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