Lance Blankenship

American baseball player

Baseball player

Lance Blankenship
Second baseman / Outfielder
Born: (1963-12-06) December 6, 1963 (age 60) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 1988, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
August 15, 1993, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.222
Home runs	9
Runs batted in	92
Stolen bases	54

Teams
Oakland Athletics (1988–1993)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1989)

Lance Robert Blankenship (born December 6, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball utility player.

Blankenship played his entire career with the Oakland Athletics (1988–1993) after the A's drafted him in the 10th round of the 1986 MLB amateur draft. He made his Major League Baseball debut on September 4, 1988, and played his final game on August 15, 1993. His career concluded with a regular season .222 batting average, nine home runs, 92 runs batted in, and 54 stolen bases.

Blankenship played for the Athletics in two World Series. He was a member of the A's team that swept the San Francisco Giants in the 1989 World Series and the A's team that lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the 1990 World Series. In five postseason series, Blankenship tallied a career postseason .250 batting average with four runs scored and two stolen bases.

Blankenship's playing career was derailed by a rotator cuff injury which prevented his return to the Major Leagues. In 1995, he bought a tropical fish and aquarium store in San Ramon, California and, by 1998, he was managing it full-time.^[1]

References

^ McManis, Sam (17 July 1998). "Blankenship Finds Life After Majors a New Kettle of Fish". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

Oakland Athletics 1989 World Series champions

12 Lance Blankenship

14 Storm Davis

19 Gene Nelson

20 Matt Young

21 Mike Moore

24 Rickey Henderson (ALCS MVP)

25 Mark McGwire

27 Ron Hassey

28 Stan Javier

33 Jose Canseco

34 Dave Stewart (World Series MVP)

35 Bob Welch

39 Dave Parker

44 Ken Phelps

54 Todd Burns

Manager: 10 Tony La Russa

Coaches: 5 Art Kusnyer (Bullpen); 8 Dave McKay (First Base); 15 Rene Lachemann (Third Base); 18 Dave Duncan (Pitching); 45 Merv Rettenmund (Hitting); 46 Tommie Reynolds (Bench)