Lance Robert Blankenship (Born December 6, 1963) in Portland Oregon, is a retired Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 utility player.

Blankenship played his entire career with the Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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 (1988–1993) after the A's drafted him in the 10th round of the 1986 MLB amateur draft

1986 Major League Baseball Draft

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. 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

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, 9 home runs, 92 runs batted in, and 54 stolen bases.

Blankenship played for the Athletics in two World Series

World Series

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. He was a member of the A's team that swept the San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants

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 in the 1989 World Series and the A's team that lost to the Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds

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 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.

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