What years did Cliff Blankenship play?

Cliff Blankenship played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1909.

Was Cliff Blankenship a pitcher?

No. Cliff Blankenship was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Cliff Blankenship hit?

Cliff Blankenship hit 0 career home runs with 49 hits.

Cliff Blankenship

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1905-1909)

AVG .225

HR 0

RBI 22

H 49

OPS .501

PIV -608

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 165 lb
Born: 4/10/1880 in Columbus, GA, USA
Died: 4/26/1956 in Oakland, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1905-04-17
Last Game: 1909-08-18

Full name: Clifford Douglas Blankenship

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
95	218	16	49	4	1	0	22	6	7	13	.225	.249	.252	.501	-608

Career AVG .225 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 8.6% below league average.

Career OBP .249 vs. league average .306 across their career seasons — 18.7% below league average.

Career SLG .252 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — 19.8% below league average.

Career OPS .501 vs. league average .621 across their career seasons — 19.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1905	CIN	NL	19	56	8	11	1	1	7	1	4	2	.196	.248 (-21%)	.307 (-19%)	.322 (-23%)	.629 (-21%)	-167.1
1907	WS1	AL	37	102	4	23	2	0	6	3	3	5	.225	.245 (-8%)	.304 (-19%)	.308 (-21%)	.613 (-20%)	-288.3
1909	WS1	AL	39	60	4	15	1	0	9	2	0	6	.250	.244 (+2%)	.306 (-18%)	.312 (-15%)	.618 (-17%)	-152.2
Career · 3 seasons			95	218	16	49	4	1	22	6	7	13	.225	—	—	—	—	-608

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	60	142	10	36	0	13	.254
Away	41	76	5	14	0	6	.184

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1909-08-18	MIN	PHA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-08-13	MIN	DET	L	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
1909-08-12	MIN	DET	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-08-10	MIN	SLA	L	5	0	2	1	0	0	1
1909-08-09	MIN	SLA	L	4	1	0	0	0	1	1
1909-08-07	MIN	SLA	W	4	1	3	0	4	0	0
1909-08-06	MIN	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-08-03	MIN	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-07-31	MIN	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-07-29	MIN	CHW	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	24	21	219	14	13	10
C	39	26	124	37	6	1
OF	4	1	1	0	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1905	CIN	1B	15	14	139	4	6	7
1907	WS1	1B	9	7	80	10	7	3
1907	WS1	C	22	21	87	25	1	0
1909	WS1	C	17	5	37	12	5	1
1909	WS1	OF	4	1	1	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	41
First Base	22
Left Field	1
Center Field	2
Right Field	2

Frequently Asked Questions about Cliff Blankenship

What years did Cliff Blankenship play?: Cliff Blankenship played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1909.
Was Cliff Blankenship a pitcher?: No. Cliff Blankenship was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Cliff Blankenship hit?: Cliff Blankenship hit 0 career home runs with 49 hits.