| Dámaso Blanco | |||||||||||||||
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| Third baseman | |||||||||||||||
| Born: (1941-12-11)December 11, 1941 (age 83) Curiepe,Venezuela | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| May 26, 1972, for the San Francisco Giants | |||||||||||||||
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| June 2, 1974, for the San Francisco Giants | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .212 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Member of the Venezuelan | |||||||||||||||
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||
| Induction | 2014 | ||||||||||||||
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Dámaso Blanco Caripe (born December 11, 1941[1] inCuriepe,Miranda State,Venezuela), is a formerMajor League Baseballthird baseman/shortstop and right-handed batter who played for theSan Francisco Giants (1972–74).[2] In 1977, at the age of 36, he retired from baseball and began serving as a scout for theCincinnati Reds for a short period of time. On his return to Venezuela, he began a successful career as commentator in the media.
Blanco was the classic example of the fine fielder with a light bat. He was a decent hitter in theminors, where hisbatting andon-base averages were both quite respectable. He was 7-for-20 (.350) in 1972 (his first two hits coming in the same game, againstTom Phoebus of theChicago Cubs on June 11),[3] but was 0-for-15 in his last times at bat, 0-for-13 in limited opportunities the next two seasons.
In parts of three seasons as a backup with the Giants, Blanco hit .212 (7-for-33) with tworuns batted in, nineruns, onedouble and 3stolen bases in 72 games. In the field he handled 46 of 48total chances successfully (.958) and participated in 3double plays.
He resumed his career in theVenezuela League, hitting .268 (704-for-2623) with 198 RBI, 289 runs, 72 doubles, 28 triples, 0 home run and 70 steals in 754 games (1960–77).
After retiring at age 36, Blanco scouted briefly for theCincinnati Reds before beginning a successful career as a journalist andbaseball broadcaster in his native Venezuela.
In 2014, Blanco gained induction in theVenezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. He was inducted as well in the Hall in 2015, when the entire1959 Pan American Games champion team was honored.
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