Lance Blankenship

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=orange
bgcolor2=green
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Lance Blankenship


position=Second baseman
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1963|12|6
debutdate=September 4
debutyear=by|1988
debutteam=Oakland Athletics
finaldate=August 15
finalyear=by|1993
finalteam=Oakland Athletics
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.222
stat2label=Home Runs
stat2value=9
stat3label=Runs Batted Ins
stat3value=92
teams=
*Oakland Athletics by|1988-by|1993
highlights=
*Member of 1989 World Champion Oakland Athletics

Lance Robert Blankenship (Born December 6, 1963) in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, is a retired Major League Baseball utility player.

Blankenship played his entire career with the Oakland Athletics (1988-1993) after the A's drafted him in the 10th round of the 1986 MLB amateur draft. He made his Major League Baseball debut on September 4, 1988, and played his final game on August 15, 1993. His career concluded with a regular season .222 batting average, 9 home runs, 92 runs batted in, and 54 stolen bases.

Blankenship played for the Athletics in two World Series. He was a member of the A's team that swept the San Francisco Giants in the 1989 World Series and the A's team that lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the 1990 World Series. In 5 postseason series, Blankenship tallied a career postseason .250 batting average with 4 runs scored and 2 stolen bases.

Blankenship was given a nickname by ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman: Lance "you sunk my" Blankenship.

External links

*baseball-reference|id=b/blankla02

Lance now owns a pet store in San Ramon, California.