Frederick James Blanding (February 8, 1886 - July 16, 1950), nicknamed "Fritz," was a right-handed pitcher with the Cleveland Naps for five seasons from 1910-1914. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Born in Redlands, California, Blanding attended the University of Michigan (1909-1910) before playing in the major leagues. Redlands is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research Blanding made his major league debut in 1910 by defeating Walter Johnson 3-0 on a six-hitter. Walter Perry Johnson ( November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946) nicknamed "The Big Train" was an American right-handed In his major league career, Blanding appeared in 144 games for the Indians, 86 as a starter and 58 as a reliever. In 1912, he posted a record of 18-14 with 23 complete games in 262 innings pitched. His earned run average in 1912 was 2. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 92 -- well below the league average of 3. 44. His Adjusted ERA+ was 118. Adjusted ERA+, often simply abbreviated to ERA+ is a statistic in Baseball. Blanding had another strong season in 1913, going 15-10 with an ERA of 2. 55 and an Adjusted ERA+ of 119. Adjusted ERA+, often simply abbreviated to ERA+ is a statistic in Baseball. In 1914, Blanding signed with Chicago of the Federal League [1] and became embroiled in controversy, as the Federal League sued to keep Blanding from playing with Cleveland. The Federal League was the last major attempt to establish an independent major Professional baseball league in the United States The Federal League was the last major attempt to establish an independent major Professional baseball league in the United States (David Fleitz, "Shoeless: The Life and Times of Joe Jackson," p. 90) Blanding died in 1950 at age 64 in Salem, Virginia. Salem is an Independent city in Virginia, USA, bordered by the city of Roanoke to the east but otherwise adjacent to Roanoke County
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