Granny Hamner
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Granville Wilbur "Granny" Hamner (April 26, 1927 – September 12, 1993) was an American professional baseball shortstop and second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). Hamner was one of the key players on the "Whiz Kids", the 1950 National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies.
Career
Hamner was born in
In the 1950 World Series, a four-game New York Yankees sweep dominated by Yankee pitchers, Hamner batted .429 (6 for 14) with three extra-base hits. In March 1952, manager Eddie Sawyer named Hamner team captain of the Phillies.[2]
An All-Star three years in a row, Hamner was the National League's starting shortstop in the 1952 All-Star Game, played on his home field, Shibe Park, in Philadelphia. The game was called off after five innings due to rain.
On May 16,
In 17 major league seasons, Hamner compiled a .262 batting average with 104
Later life
In 1980, Hamner was one of several drivers who were able to stop their vehicles on the
In 1981, Hamner was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
On September 12, 1993, Hamner died of a heart attack at age 66 in Philadelphia.[6]
Notes
- MLB. mlb.com. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Hamner is Given Authority as Team Captain of Phillies". Milwaukee Journal. March 18, 1952. p. 2.
- ^ Preston, JG (2 November 2009). "Major league players who converted to pitching after becoming minor league managers". prestonjg.wordpress.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Granny Hamner Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ Conlin, Bill (15 September 1993). "A Date with Fate Hamner Once Survived Collapse of Bridge over Troubled Waters". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Granny Hamner's New York Times Obituary". thedeadballera.com. The Deadball Era. September 14, 1993. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
Further reading
DeLuca, Duke (1972-04-18). "Off the Cuff". Reading Eagle. p. 30.
Kaplan, Mathew (2018-04-08). "Granny Hamner: More Than Baseball".
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet