Dámaso Blanco
Dámaso Blanco | |||||||||||||||
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Third baseman | |||||||||||||||
Born: (1941-12-11) December 11, 1941 (age 82) Curiepe, Venezuela | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
May 26, 1972, for the San Francisco Giants | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
June 2, 1974, for the San Francisco Giants | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .212 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Member of the Venezuelan | |||||||||||||||
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Induction | 2014 | ||||||||||||||
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Dámaso Blanco Caripe (born December 11, 1941[1] in Curiepe, Miranda State, Venezuela), is a former Major League Baseball third baseman/shortstop and right-handed batter who played for the San Francisco Giants (1972–74).[2] In 1977, at the age of 36, he retired from baseball and began serving as a scout for the Cincinnati Reds for a short period of time. On his return to Venezuela, he began a successful career as commentator in the media.
Life and career
Blanco was the classic example of the fine fielder with a light bat. He was a decent hitter in the minors, where his batting and on-base averages were both quite respectable. He was 7-for-20 (.350) in 1972 (his first two hits coming in the same game, against Tom Phoebus of the Chicago Cubs on June 11),[3] but was 0-for-15 in his last times at bat, 0-for-13 in limited opportunities the next two seasons.
In parts of three seasons as a backup with the Giants, Blanco hit .212 (7-for-33) with two runs batted in, nine runs, one double and 3 stolen bases in 72 games. In the field he handled 46 of 48 total chances successfully (.958) and participated in 3 double plays.
He resumed his career in the Venezuela League, hitting .268 (704-for-2623) with 198 RBI, 289 runs, 72 doubles, 28 triples, 0 home run and 70 steals in 754 games (1960–77).
After retiring at age 36, Blanco scouted briefly for the Cincinnati Reds before beginning a successful career as a journalist and baseball broadcaster in his native Venezuela.
In 2014, Blanco gained induction in the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. He was inducted as well in the Hall in 2015, when the entire 1959 Pan American Games champion team was honored.
See also
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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