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Granny Hamner

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Full Name: Granville Wilbur Hamner Primary Position: SS,2B
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/163 First Game: September 14, 1944
Birthdate: April 26, 1927 Final Game: August 1, 1962
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia MLB Experience: 17 years
Died: September 12, 1993
Deathplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Pitching Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Granny Hamner (Granville Wilbur Hamner) was born on April 26, 1927 in Richmond, Virginia. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1944 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1948, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 3 home runs and 48 RBI. Hamner played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Athletics over the course of his 17 year career.

Most people believe that Granny Hamner's best season was 1953, when he slugged 21 home runs, hit for a .276 average and knocked in 92 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1944 PHI N 21 77 6 19 0 5 .247 .275 .260 1 0 3 7 0 1 0 0 1
1945 PHI N 14 41 3 7 0 6 .171 .190 .220 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1
1946 PHI N 2 7 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .143 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
1947 PHI N 2 7 1 2 0 0 .286 .375 .286 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1948 PHI N 129 446 42 116 3 48 .260 .298 .350 21 5 22 39 2 5 2 0 10
1949 PHI N 154 662 83 174 6 53 .263 .290 .353 32 5 25 47 0 13 6 0 20
1950 PHI N 157 637 78 172 11 82 .270 .314 .380 27 5 39 35 2 7 2 0 14
1951 PHI N 150 589 61 150 9 72 .255 .290 .363 23 7 29 32 0 7 10 0 20
1952 PHI N 151 596 74 164 17 87 .275 .307 .428 30 5 27 51 0 17 7 0 18
1953 PHI N 154 609 90 168 21 92 .276 .313 .455 30 8 32 28 1 4 2 0 17
1954 PHI N 152 596 83 178 13 89 .299 .351 .466 39 11 53 44 0 2 1 7 13
1955 PHI N 104 405 57 104 5 43 .257 .323 .343 12 4 41 30 1 2 0 1 10
1956 PHI N 122 401 42 90 4 42 .224 .276 .329 24 3 30 42 0 3 2 5 13
1957 PHI N 133 502 59 114 10 62 .227 .274 .345 19 5 34 42 0 7 3 3 23
1958 PHI N 35 133 18 40 2 18 .301 .340 .444 7 3 8 16 0 3 0 0 8
1959 PHI N 21 64 10 19 2 6 .297 .348 .453 4 0 5 5 0 0 0 1 2
1959 CLE A 27 67 4 11 1 3 .164 .174 .254 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 2
1959 Total 48 131 14 30 3 9 .229 .261 .351 5 1 6 13 0 0 0 1 4
1962 KC A 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 1501 5772 707 1518 103 705 .263 .305 .385 271 61 350 424 6 71 35 17 171
Total AL 30 67 4 11 1 3 .164 .174 .254 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 2
Total 1531 5839 711 1529 104 708 .262 .303 .383 272 62 351 432 6 71 35 17 173

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1944 PHI N SS 21 0 0 27 98 9 17 0 0 0 0 0 .933
1945 PHI N SS 13 0 0 31 37 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 .861
1946 PHI N SS 2 0 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .857
1947 PHI N SS 2 0 0 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1948 PHI N SS 37 0 0 60 94 12 20 0 0 0 0 0 .928
1948 PHI N 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1948 PHI N 2B 87 0 0 210 224 15 46 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1949 PHI N SS 154 0 0 280 506 32 101 0 0 0 0 0 .961
1950 PHI N SS 157 0 0 293 513 48 100 0 0 0 0 0 .944
1951 PHI N SS 150 0 0 255 458 31 93 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1952 PHI N SS 151 0 0 267 470 38 102 0 0 0 0 0 .951
1953 PHI N 2B 93 0 0 194 290 15 65 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1953 PHI N SS 71 0 0 91 169 22 40 0 0 0 0 0 .922
1954 PHI N 2B 152 151 1336.1 361 412 17 97 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1954 PHI N SS 1 0 6.2 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .833
1955 PHI N SS 32 0 0 49 78 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 .948
1955 PHI N 2B 82 0 0 152 183 14 39 0 0 0 0 0 .960
1956 PHI N P 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 PHI N SS 110 0 0 177 302 32 69 0 0 0 0 0 .937
1956 PHI N 2B 11 0 0 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 PHI N P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1957 PHI N 2B 125 119 1054 260 282 21 54 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1957 PHI N SS 5 5 37 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 PHI N SS 3 2 19.1 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 PHI N 3B 22 22 202.2 17 45 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1958 PHI N 2B 11 10 83 20 26 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1959 PHI N SS 15 14 117 13 41 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1959 PHI N 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1959 CLE A SS 10 5 51.2 11 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .960
1959 CLE A 2B 7 4 41.1 12 19 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 CLE A 3B 5 4 36 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .929
1959 Total SS 25 19 168.2 24 54 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 .951
1959 Total 3B 6 4 37 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .929
1962 KC A P 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total P 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 2B 568 284 2514.2 1215 1440 84 310 0 0 0 0 0 .969
Total SS 934 26 231.2 1572 2811 248 571 0 0 0 0 0 .946
Total 3B 31 26 239.2 24 51 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 .974

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1956 PHI N 3 1 0 1 4.32 4 4 4 0 0 0 8.1 10 0 2 0 0 0
1957 PHI N 1 0 0 0 .00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1962 KC A 3 0 0 1 9.00 0 6 4 0 0 0 4 10 0 6 1 1 0
Total NL 4 1 0 1 3.86 5 4 4 0 0 0 9.1 11 0 2 0 0 0
Total AL 3 0 0 1 9.00 0 6 4 0 0 0 4 10 0 6 1 1 0
Total 7 1 0 2 5.40 5 10 8 0 0 0 13.1 21 0 8 1 1 0

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1944).
  • Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Humberto Robinson (May 16, 1959).
  • Released by Cleveland Indians (October 5, 1959).
  • Signed by New York Yankees (1960).

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