Gilbert Henry Blanco (born December 15, 1945) is an American former

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pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, ...

. Blanco was signed by the

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in 1964. He pitched for the Yankees in and the

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in . In 28 Major League games, nine as a

starting pitcher In baseball (hardball or softball), a starting pitcher or starter is the first pitcher in the game for each team. A pitcher is credited with a game started if they throw the first pitch to the opponent's first batter of a game. Starting pit ...

, had a career record of 3–5, an

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of 4.45, with 35

strikeouts In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat. It means the batter is out, unless the third strike is not caught by the catcher and the batter reaches first base safe ...

and 48

bases on balls A base on balls (BB), better known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches during a plate appearance that the umpire calls '' balls'', and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out. The bas ...

innings pitched In baseball, the statistic innings pitched (IP) is the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of Batter (baseball), batters and baserunners that have been put out while the pitcher is on the Baseball field#Pitcher's mou ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Blanco, Gil 1945 births Living people Baseball players from Phoenix, Arizona American expatriate baseball players in Canada Major League Baseball pitchers New York Yankees players Kansas City Athletics players 20th-century American sportsmen Oklahoma City 89ers players Mobile A's players Birmingham A's players Winnipeg Whips players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Columbus Confederate Yankees players Iowa Oaks players Fort Lauderdale Yankees players Vancouver Mounties players North High School (Phoenix, Arizona) alumni