Homer "Si" Blankenship was a pitcher

Pitcher

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 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 with the Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

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 and Pittsburgh Pirates

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Blankenship, a Cherokee

Cherokee

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 Native American, was born in Bonham, Texas

Bonham, Texas

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, and attended high school in Ada, Oklahoma

Ada, Oklahoma

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. He made his MLB debut for the White Sox in 1922, at the age of 20. He played in Chicago for parts of two seasons. Besides a short stint with the Pirates in 1928, he then pitched in the Texas League

Texas League

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 from 1926 to 1930. He won a career-high 17 games for the Shreveport Sports in 1926.

Blankenship retired from professional baseball in 1931. He died in 1974 in Longview, Texas

Longview, Texas

Longview is a city in Gregg and Harrison Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 80,455. Most of the city is located in Gregg County, of which it is the county seat; only a small part extends into the western part of neighboring Harrison County. It is...

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