| Ted Blankenship | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 10 May 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Bonham, Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Atoka, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | July 2 |
| Debutyear: | 1922 |
| Debutteam: | Chicago White Sox |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | May 24 |
| Finalyear: | 1930 |
| Finalteam: | Chicago White Sox |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 77-79 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 4.29 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 378 |
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Theodore Blankenship (May 10, 1901 – January 14, 1945) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox from 1922 to 1930.[1] His key pitch was the fastball.[2]
Ted's best season came in 1925 when he won 17 games and lost only eight, posting a 3.03 earned run average. He was also a fairly good hitting pitcher in his major league career, posting a .196 batting average (93-for-475) with 49 runs, 9 home runs and 55 RBI over a nine-year, 242 game career. He was a year older than his brother Homer Blankenship, who pitched briefly in the major leagues in 1922, 1923, and 1928.