Homer Blankenship facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Homer Blankenship |
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: August 4, 1902 Bonham, Texas |
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| Died: June 22, 1974 (aged 71) Longview, Texas |
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| debut | |||
| September 6, 1922, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
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| September 27, 1928, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 1–3 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.22 | ||
| Strikeouts | 10 | ||
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Homer "Si" Blankenship (August 4, 1902 – June 22, 1974) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Blankenship, a Cherokee Native American, was born in Bonham, Texas, and attended high school in Ada, Oklahoma. He is a year younger than his brother Ted Blankenship, who pitched in the major leagues for 9 seasons. Homer made his MLB debut for the White Sox in 1922, at the age of 20. He played in Chicago for parts of two seasons. Besides a short stint with the Pirates in 1928, he then pitched in the Texas League from 1926 to 1930. He won a career-high 17 games for the Shreveport Sports in 1926.
Blankenship retired from professional baseball in 1931. He died in 1974 in Longview, Texas.
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