Cliff Blankenship
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Clifford Douglas "Cliff" Blankenship (born April 10, 1880 in Columbus, Georgia
, died April 26, 1956 (age 86) in Oakland, California
) was a professional baseball
player. He played his first game on April 17, 1905. He played his 95th and final game on August 18, 1909. His batting average was .225.
Columbus, Georgia
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...
, died April 26, 1956 (age 86) in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
) was a professional baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player. He played his first game on April 17, 1905. He played his 95th and final game on August 18, 1909. His batting average was .225.