TOM KNIGHT: Blanton never quite broke out
Today we remember Cy Blanton, who pitched back during the 1930s and early ‘40s.
It was during spring training in 1939 that Pittsburgh Pirates hurler Blanton looked so good. He was one of those fellows who always seemed to be on the verge of a big season. He won 18 games and led the league in earned run average (2.59) in 1935.
In 1937, he pitched in the All-Star game. That was the same game in which Brooklyn Dodgers ace right-hander Van Mungo injured his arm. It was all downhill for Mungo after that. (The A.L. won that game, 8-3.)