Sunday, March 25, 2012

Johnny Blanchard


On this date in 2009, Johnny Blanchard passed away at age 76.

"Hell, I can't play Mick. That's why I'm crying." - to Mickey Mantle who found him crying in the dugout after his trade to Kansas City and told Blanchard that this would give him more opportunities to play

2 comments:

Hackenbush said...

I have that card. Also, Johnny Blanchard was the guy who called for the pitch from Ralph Terry that Bill Mazeroski hit out of the park to end the 1960 World Series.

Contrary Guy said...

A sad tale of ruin.