Ossie Blanco | |
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First baseman | |
Born: Caracas, Venezuela | September 8, 1945|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 26, 1970, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 9, 1974, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .196 |
At-bats | 102 |
Hits | 20 |
Teams | |
Member of the Venezuelan | |
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Induction | 2015 |
Oswaldo Carlos Blanco Díaz (born September 8, 1945) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He batted and threw right-handed.
Blanco posted a .196 batting average in 52 games for the Chicago White Sox in 1970 and the Cleveland Indians in 1974. He was traded along with José Ortiz by the White Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Lemonds, Roe Skidmore and Pat Jacquez on November 30, 1970.[1]
In 2015, he was enshrined into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.[2]
See also
Sources
- ^ "Center Fielders Are Exchanged," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 1, 1970. Retrieved March 10, 2020
- ^ El Salón de la Fama recibirá a 13 nuevos inmortales Archived 2015-09-17 at archive.today. MuseoDeBeisbol.com.ve. Retrieved on August 7, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Mexican Baseball League statistics
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics