Ossie Blanco Explained

Ossie Blanco
Position:First baseman
Birth Date:8 September 1945
Birth Place:Caracas, Venezuela
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 26
Debutyear:1970
Debutteam:Chicago White Sox
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:June 9
Finalyear:1974
Finalteam:Cleveland Indians
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.196
Stat2label:At-bats
Stat2value:102
Stat3label:Hits
Stat3value:20
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Hofcolor:
  1. ffd700
Hoflink:Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Hoftype:Venezuelan
Hofdate: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]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.nytimes.com/1970/12/01/archives/center-fielders-are-exchanged-berry-joins-conigliaro-and-johnson-in.html "Center Fielders Are Exchanged," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 1, 1970.
  2. http://www.museodebeisbol.com.ve/noticias_det.php?idn=103 El Salón de la Fama recibirá a 13 nuevos inmortales