| Granny Hamner | ||
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| Shortstop | ||
| Born: April 26, 1927 | ||
| Died: September 12, 1993 (aged 66) | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 14, 1944 for the Philadelphia Phillies |
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| Final game | ||
| August 1, 1962 for the Kansas City Athletics |
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| Career statistics | ||
| AVG | . Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 262 | |
| Hits | 1,529 | |
| RBI | 708 | |
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Granville Wilbur Hamner (April 26, 1927 — September 12, 1993) was an American shortstop and second baseman in Major League Baseball. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over St Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago White Sox (4-2 Larry Sherry, MVP The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago White Sox (4-2 Larry Sherry, MVP The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that Hamner was one of the key players on the "Whiz Kids," the 1950 National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Philadelphia Phillies (4-0 All-Star The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. He was born in Richmond, Virginia. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Hamner (whose brother Garvin was also an infielder in the majors) spent 15½ years with the Phillies, coming to the club as a 17-year-old during World War II and becoming one of the team leaders of the 1950 champions at the age of 23. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A right-handed hitting shortstop with power, Hamner compiled more than 80 runs batted in four times. In the 1950 World Series, a four-game New York Yankees sweep dominated by Yankee pitchers, Hamner batted . The 1950 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Philadelphia Phillies. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. 429 (6 for 14) with three extra-base hits.
On May 16, 1959, Hamner was traded to the Cleveland Indians, but he batted only . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago White Sox (4-2 Larry Sherry, MVP The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. 164 for the remainder of the campaign. He then became a manager in the minor league system of the Kansas City Athletics, reappearing briefly with the A's as a pitcher during the 1962 season (he had dabbled on the mound for the 1956-57 Phillies). Minor leagues are professional Sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of But the change did not prolong Hamner's playing career. He briefly managed in the Phils' farm system in the 1970s and 1980s. In sports a farm team, feeder team or nursery club, generally refers to a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players with an
In 17 major league seasons, Hamner compiled a . 262 batting average with 104 home runs. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively He was winless with two losses as a pitcher.
He died at age 66 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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