3B Gerry Blanch #73
Jackson Pilots (PHI) DIX
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/08/1975
BNN Index | DIX | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B GERRY BLANCH #73 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
67 227 76 6 0 5 46 31 27 .335 .412 .427 0 2.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/21/1975 NAS Win, 13-1 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/20/1975 NAS Win, 12-2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 NAS Win, 4-0 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/18/1975 @ MEM Win, 8-1 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
09/16/1975 @ MEM Win, 6-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/15/1975 @ MEM Loss, 2-6 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/1975 @ KNX Loss, 8-9 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/13/1975 @ KNX Loss, 3-12 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/12/1975 @ KNX Loss, 3-4 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/11/1975 @ KNX Win, 6-5 5 0 3 4 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/22/1948
Born in:Cleveland, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 12th Pick in Round 16
DIXIE LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 67 227 76 6 0 5 46 27 31 27 .335 .412 .427 .840 .388 .093 136
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 64 269 1 1 0 7 7 3 97 11 0 1 0.0 41.0 6.55 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   75 25 3 0 0 19 9 9 9 2 1 1 .333 .402 .373 .776
Versus Right   152 51 3 0 5 27 18 22 18 1 6 0 .336 .417 .454 .871
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
July   72 26 0 0 1 12 7 10 8 0 1 0 .361 .439 .403 .842
August   87 28 2 0 2 17 10 12 9 1 5 1 .322 .406 .414 .820
September   64 22 4 0 2 17 10 9 10 2 1 0 .344 .413 .500 .913
Last Year   267 77 12 1 6 35 35 42 45 4 17 1 .288 .382 .408 .790
2 Years Ago   119 31 6 0 1 20 16 13 19 0 10 2 .261 .343 .336 .679
Career   823 235 35 1 14 120 94 110 131 8 45 5 .286 .370 .382 .752
Home   119 39 5 0 1 25 15 15 12 0 3 0 .328 .403 .395 .798
Road   108 37 1 0 4 21 12 16 15 3 4 1 .343 .422 .463 .885
Grass   227 76 6 0 5 46 27 31 27 3 7 1 .335 .412 .427 .840
Day   24 7 1 0 0 8 4 4 3 1 2 0 .292 .379 .333 .713
Night   203 69 5 0 5 38 23 27 24 2 5 1 .340 .416 .438 .855
As Starter   223 74 6 0 4 44 26 31 26 3 6 1 .332 .411 .413 .823
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 60 191 50 7 2 1 32 30 43 24 .262 .397 .335 .732 .357 .073 108
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 58 242 1 2 0 7 5 2 64 10 0 0 0.0 28.2 4.92 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   37 13 2 1 1 7 8 6 3 0 2 0 .351 .442 .541 .982
Versus Right   154 37 5 1 0 25 22 37 21 2 3 1 .240 .387 .286 .672
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   25 9 1 1 1 6 3 9 1 0 0 0 .360 .529 .600 1.129
May   87 19 5 0 0 6 16 22 12 1 2 1 .218 .378 .276 .654
June   79 22 1 1 0 20 11 12 11 1 3 0 .278 .370 .316 .686
Career   670 170 21 2 7 91 100 134 103 5 20 2 .254 .377 .322 .700
Home   94 27 2 0 0 14 14 22 14 1 1 0 .287 .419 .309 .727
Road   97 23 5 2 1 18 16 21 10 1 4 1 .237 .375 .361 .736
Grass   191 50 7 2 1 32 30 43 24 2 5 1 .262 .397 .335 .732
Day   61 14 2 1 0 16 9 10 9 1 2 0 .230 .333 .295 .628
Night   130 36 5 1 1 16 21 33 15 1 3 1 .277 .424 .354 .778
As Starter   189 50 7 2 1 32 30 43 23 2 5 1 .265 .400 .339 .739
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Beaumont - R 21 3 12 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452 22 -16 -0.2
1970 Bakersfield - A 21 22 71 19 3 0 1 5 2 11 1 0 16 1 0 .268 .373 .352 .726 97 96 0.2
1970 Allentown - A 21 42 146 41 4 0 1 20 18 25 0 0 27 0 0 .281 .386 .329 .715 104 110 1.2
1971 Bakersfield - A 22 71 257 75 11 2 2 28 40 59 1 0 60 1 0 .292 .426 .374 .799 115 127 2.9
1971 Allentown - A 22 51 160 43 6 0 3 21 25 36 0 1 25 0 0 .269 .401 .362 .764 120 125 1.9
1971 Jackson - AA 22 9 28 5 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 6 0 0 .179 .281 .214 .496 51 58 0.1
1972 Bakersfield - A 23 11 40 11 4 0 0 1 7 3 1 0 10 0 0 .275 .341 .375 .716 94 97 0.2
1972 Allentown - A 23 50 173 36 4 0 2 18 27 30 1 2 27 0 0 .208 .325 .266 .591 70 73 0.4
1972 Jackson - AA 23 58 182 46 10 0 2 18 13 20 1 1 34 0 0 .253 .328 .341 .669 104 102 1.4
1972 Louisville - AAA 23 11 39 10 1 0 0 3 5 2 0 0 8 0 0 .256 .293 .282 .575 55 62 0.1
1973 Jackson - AA 24 34 119 31 6 0 1 20 16 13 2 0 19 0 0 .261 .343 .336 .679 92 86 0.6
1973 Louisville - AAA 24 77 233 54 7 0 1 25 18 25 0 1 36 0 2 .232 .305 .275 .580 66 66 0.4
1974 Jackson - AA 25 85 267 77 12 1 6 35 35 42 1 4 45 1 1 .288 .382 .408 .790 114 113 2.1
1974 Louisville - AAA 25 45 164 41 5 0 4 21 18 15 0 0 25 0 0 .250 .313 .354 .667 89 87 0.6
1975 Allentown - A 26 60 191 50 7 2 1 32 30 43 1 2 24 0 0 .262 .397 .335 .732 95 108 1.6
1975 Jackson - AA 26 67 227 76 6 0 5 46 27 31 1 3 27 0 1 .335 .412 .427 .840 122 136 2.4
Total DIX 253 823 235 35 1 14 120 94 110 5 8 131 1 2 .286 .370 .382 .752 109 111
Total UL 133 436 105 13 0 5 49 41 42 0 1 69 0 2 .241 .307 .305 .612 74 74
Total MAL 203 670 170 21 2 7 91 100 134 2 5 103 0 0 .254 .377 .322 .700 97 104
Total COW 104 368 105 18 2 3 34 49 73 3 0 86 2 0 .285 .408 .370 .777 110 118
Total GSL 3 12 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452 22 -16
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Allentown - A C 2 2 15 2 0 17 0 1.000 17.0 9.00 +0.4 .000 0 2 2 100.0
1970 Allentown - A 3B 39 39 25 78 13 106 3 .972 348.2 2.66 +2.5 1.010
1970 Bakersfield - A 3B 19 19 15 32 5 50 3 .940 155.1 2.72 -0.8 .982
1970 Beaumont - R 3B 3 3 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 28.1 1.27 -0.4 .822
1970 Bakersfield - A SS 1 1 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.2 1.075
1971 Jackson - AA 3B 9 9 7 14 2 21 0 1.000 78.2 2.40 +1.0 1.121
1971 Allentown - A 3B 50 49 37 91 9 131 3 .977 428.2 2.69 +4.8 1.074
1971 Bakersfield - A 3B 62 61 39 97 11 140 4 .971 531.0 2.31 +7.1 1.092
1971 Bakersfield - A SS 8 8 10 15 5 26 1 .962 70.2 3.18 -0.4 .936
1972 Louisville - AAA 3B 11 11 9 14 1 23 0 1.000 94.2 2.19 +1.5 1.149
1972 Jackson - AA 3B 55 54 51 104 11 164 9 .945 470.2 2.96 +3.4 1.029
1972 Allentown - A 3B 48 48 27 94 10 129 8 .938 421.1 2.58 +1.5 1.034
1972 Bakersfield - A 3B 10 8 7 14 7 21 0 1.000 74.1 2.54 +1.0 1.133
1972 Bakersfield - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Bakersfield - A RF 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1973 Louisville - AAA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Louisville - AAA 3B 74 68 43 138 7 190 9 .953 603.2 2.70 +4.9 1.036
1973 Jackson - AA 3B 34 34 23 66 7 94 5 .947 298.0 2.69 +3.1 1.056
1973 Louisville - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Louisville - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Louisville - AAA 3B 45 45 42 114 6 168 12 .929 421.0 3.33 +1.8 1.002
1974 Jackson - AA 3B 83 81 63 157 11 225 5 .978 703.0 2.82 +5.7 1.070
1974 Jackson - AA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Jackson - AA 1B 6 6 46 3 7 49 0 1.000 47.2 9.25 -0.5 .957
1975 Jackson - AA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Jackson - AA 3B 59 57 56 115 8 172 1 .994 519.1 2.96 +7.8 1.102
1975 Allentown - A 3B 53 53 34 96 18 132 2 .985 453.2 2.58 +5.1 1.103
1975 Jackson - AA SS 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.2 1.108
1975 Allentown - A SS 5 5 10 15 2 25 0 1.000 47.0 4.79 +0.2 1.017
TOTAL C 2 2 15 2 0 17 0 1.000 17.0 9.00 +0.4 .000 0 2 2 100.0
TOTAL 1B 6 6 46 3 7 49 0 1.000 47.2 9.25 -0.5 .957
TOTAL 3B 654 639 479 1227 126 1770 64 .964 5630.1 2.73 +49.9 1.055
TOTAL SS 16 15 22 33 8 56 1 .982 136.0 3.64 -0.7 .987
TOTAL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 12.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1969 Was not drafted and returned to college.
06/18/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft out of college (Eastern Ohio; Youngstown, OH) by the Philadelphia Keystones. (Round 16, Pick 12, 372nd overall pick).
07/30/1971 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
09/28/1972 Wins the 1972 Middle Atlantic League MAL Championship Series with the Allentown Cokers!
06/02/1974 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/16/1974 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
06/29/1975 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
09/22/1975 Wins the 1975 Championship with the Jackson Pilots!
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