"A proven long bell belter in the minors, John did not see much action with the Yankees in 1959. On June 3 of last year, John belted his first big-time homer.
The year before at Denver he hit .291 with 19 homers and 96 RBI's. In 1955 he was homer king of the Eastern League when he banged 34 out of the park for Binghamton.
John is a hunter in the off-season."
-1960 Topps No. 283
"Being a fill-in for Yogi Berra and Elston Howard as a third-string Yankee catcher would not be very encouraging for most young players, but Blanchard has been working for this for too many years to let up now.
He has been the property of the Yankees since he entered pro baseball in 1951 with the old Kansas City Blues, then a Yankee farm. He also has caught and played outfield for Binghamton, Joplin and Denver.
Last year was his first full season with the New Yorkers and he got into 49 games. He is considered a very capable receiver who can handle any Yankee pitcher well."
-1960 Leaf No. 89
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