Granny Hamner
American baseball player (1927-1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Granny Hamner | |
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Shortstop / Second baseman | |
Born: (1927-04-26)April 26, 1927 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | |
Died: September 12, 1993(1993-09-12) (aged 66) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 14, 1944, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 1, 1962, for the Kansas City Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .262 |
Home runs | 104 |
Runs batted in | 708 |
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