Garvin Hamner
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Wesley Garvin Hamner (March 18, 1924 – December 15, 2003)minor league baseball.
The two Hamners were teammates briefly on the 1945 Phils. While Granny was the better prospect, and had a 17-year MLB career, the similarity in their names caused a mixup during the 1947 Rule 5 draft. The St. Louis Browns had scouted Granny and wanted to draft him off the Phils' Utica Blue Sox minor-league roster. But they selected Garvin's name by mistake – and Granny remained with the Phillies, for whom he would later star.[2]
Garvin Hamner, a lifelong resident of
at bats, including three doubles, for a batting average of .198. He was sent to the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association in June and played the rest of his career in the minors.[3]
He died at age 79 in Richmond.
References
- ^ Baseball Reference
- ^ Yeutter, Frank, "Gran-D Young Man of the Phillies", Baseball Digest, July 1950, page 11
- ^ Baseball Reference
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)