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Granny Hamner
Granville Wilbur Hamner
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 163 lb.

Born: April 26, 1927 in Richmond, VA
High School: Richmond (Richmond, VA)
Signed by the Philadelphia Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1944
Final Game: August 1, 1962
Died: September 12, 1993 in Philadelphia, PA
Relatives: Brother of Garvin Hamner
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1944 17 PHI NL 21 81 77 6 19 1 0 0 5 0 3 7 .247 .275 .260 .535 53 20 1 0 1 6
1945 18 PHI NL 14 42 41 3 7 2 0 0 6 0 1 3 .171 .190 .220 .410 15 9 1 0 0 6
1946 19 PHI NL 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -18 1 0 0 0 /6
1947 20 PHI NL 2 8 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 .286 .661 81 2 1 0 0 /6
1948 21 PHI NL 129 475 446 42 116 21 5 3 48 2 22 39 .260 .298 .350 .648 76 156 10 2 5 46/5
1949 22 PHI NL 154 700 662 83 174 32 5 6 53 6 25 47 .263 .290 .353 .643 74 234 20 0 13 *6 MVP-17
1950 23 PHI NL 157 685 637 78 172 27 5 11 82 2 39 35 .270 .314 .380 .694 83 242 14 2 7 *6 MVP-6
1951 24 PHI NL 150 625 589 61 150 23 7 9 72 10 5 29 32 .255 .290 .363 .653 75 214 20 0 7 *6
1952 25 PHI NL 151 640 596 74 164 30 5 17 87 7 3 27 51 .275 .307 .428 .734 102 255 18 0 17 *6 AS,MVP-31
1953 26 PHI NL 154 646 609 90 168 30 8 21 92 2 1 32 28 .276 .313 .455 .768 98 277 17 1 4 46 AS,MVP-22
1954 27 PHI NL 152 660 596 83 178 39 11 13 89 1 2 53 44 .299 .351 .466 .818 112 278 13 0 2 9 *4/6 AS,MVP-19
1955 28 PHI NL 104 454 405 57 104 12 4 5 43 0 1 41 30 .257 .323 .343 .666 79 139 10 1 2 5 1 46
1956 29 PHI NL 122 438 401 42 90 24 3 4 42 2 0 30 42 .224 .276 .329 .605 64 132 13 0 3 4 5 *64/1
1957 30 PHI NL 133 548 502 59 114 19 5 10 62 3 1 34 42 .227 .274 .345 .618 67 173 23 0 7 5 3 *4/61 MVP-23
1958 31 PHI NL 35 144 133 18 40 7 3 2 18 0 0 8 16 .301 .340 .444 .784 107 59 8 0 3 0 0 54/6
1959 32 TOT MLB 48 138 131 14 30 5 1 3 9 0 1 6 13 .229 .261 .351 .612 65 46 4 0 0 1 1 6/45
1959 32 PHI NL 21 69 64 10 19 4 0 2 6 0 1 5 5 .297 .348 .453 .801 111 29 2 0 0 0 1 6/5
1959 32 CLE AL 27 69 67 4 11 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 8 .164 .174 .254 .428 18 17 2 0 0 1 0 6/45
1962 35 KCA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
17 Seasons 1531 6291 5839 711 1529 272 62 104 708 35 14 351 432 .262 .303 .383 .686 84 2237 173 6 71 24 10
162 Game Avg. 162 666 618 75 162 29 7 11 75 4 37 46 .262 .303 .383 .686 84 237 18 1 8
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
PHI (16 yrs) 1501 6222 5772 707 1518 271 61 103 705 35 14 350 424 .263 .305 .385 .689 84 2220 171 6 71 23 10
KCA (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 27 69 67 4 11 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 8 .164 .174 .254 .428 18 17 2 0 0 1 0
NL (16 yrs) 1501 6222 5772 707 1518 271 61 103 705 35 14 350 424 .263 .305 .385 .689 84 2220 171 6 71 23 10
AL (2 yrs) 30 69 67 4 11 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 8 .164 .174 .254 .428 18 17 2 0 0 1 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1950 23 PHI NL WS NYY L 4 15 14 1 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .429 .467 .714 1.181 10 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 15 14 1 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .429 .467 .714 1.181 10 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1956 29 PHI NL 0 1 .000 4.32 3 1 2 0 0 0 8.1 10 4 4 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 36 86 1.440 10.8 0.0 2.2 4.3 2.00
1957 30 PHI NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 MVP-23
1962 35 KCA AL 0 1 .000 9.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 10 6 4 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 27 47 4.000 22.5 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
3 Seasons 0 2 .000 5.40 7 1 5 0 0 0 13.1 21 10 8 0 8 1 5 0 0 1 67 72 2.175 14.2 0.0 5.4 3.4 0.63
162 Game Avg. 0 17 .000 5.40 60 9 43 0 0 0 113 179 85 68 0 68 9 43 0 0 9 570 72 2.175 14.2 0.0 5.4 3.4 0.63
PHI (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 3.86 4 1 3 0 0 0 9.1 11 4 4 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 40 97 1.393 10.6 0.0 1.9 4.8 2.50
KCA (1 yr) 0 1 .000 9.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 10 6 4 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 27 47 4.000 22.5 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
NL (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 3.86 4 1 3 0 0 0 9.1 11 4 4 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 40 97 1.393 10.6 0.0 1.9 4.8 2.50
AL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 9.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 10 6 4 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 27 47 4.000 22.5 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1944 PHI NL 17 SS 21 134 27 98 9 17 .933 5.95 .955 4.85
1945 PHI NL 18 SS 13 79 31 37 11 7 .861 5.23 .952 4.75
1946 PHI NL 19 SS 2 7 1 5 1 1 .857 3.00 .957 4.65
1947 PHI NL 20 SS 2 11 5 6 0 1 1.000 5.50 .964 4.65
1948 PHI NL 21 2B 87 449 210 224 15 46 .967 4.99 .971 4.83
1948 PHI NL 21 SS 37 166 60 94 12 20 .928 4.16 .960 4.59
1948 PHI NL 21 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80
1949 PHI NL 22 SS 154 818 280 506 32 101 .961 5.10 .961 4.70 MVP-17
1950 PHI NL 23 SS 157 854 293 513 48 100 .944 5.13 .962 4.74 MVP-6
1951 PHI NL 24 SS 150 744 255 458 31 93 .958 4.75 .955 4.47
1952 PHI NL 25 SS 151 775 267 470 38 102 .951 4.88 .960 4.70 AS,MVP-31
1953 PHI NL 26 2B 93 499 194 290 15 65 .970 5.20 .972 4.83 AS,MVP-22
1953 PHI NL 26 SS 71 282 91 169 22 40 .922 3.66 .960 4.63 AS,MVP-22
1954 PHI NL 27 2B 152 151 1336.1 790 361 412 17 97 .978 7.1 6.4 7.1 5.8 1.3 0 5.21 5.09 .976 5.57 5.31 AS,MVP-19
1954 PHI NL 27 SS 1 0 6.2 6 1 4 1 1 .833 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 6.75 5.00 .967 5.13 4.60 AS,MVP-19
1955 PHI NL 28 2B 82 71 622.1 349 152 183 14 39 .960 -2.3 -4.4 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 -1 4.84 4.09 .974 5.48 5.00
1955 PHI NL 28 SS 32 31 262.1 134 49 78 7 12 .948 1.1 5.0 1.1 5.5 -4.4 0 4.36 3.97 .965 5.02 4.57
1956 PHI NL 29 SS 110 101 904.1 511 177 302 32 69 .937 -4.7 -6.2 -6.7 -2.1 -4.6 2 4.77 4.35 .963 4.94 4.53
1956 PHI NL 29 2B 11 2 33.2 10 6 4 0 1 1.000 -0.4 -14.3 -0.4 -0.5 0.1 0 2.67 0.91 .980 5.35 4.66
1956 PHI NL 29 P 3 0 8.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.08 0.33 1.000 2.05 0.83
1957 PHI NL 30 2B 125 119 1054.0 563 260 282 21 54 .963 -9.8 -11.2 -7.8 -5.2 -2.7 -2 4.63 4.34 .977 5.37 4.97 MVP-23
1957 PHI NL 30 SS 5 5 37.0 13 4 9 0 1 1.000 -0.5 -16.2 -0.5 -0.2 -0.3 0 3.16 2.60 .954 4.82 4.34 MVP-23
1957 PHI NL 30 P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.80 MVP-23
1958 PHI NL 31 3B 22 22 202.2 63 17 45 1 7 .984 -0.4 -2.4 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 2.75 2.82 .951 3.18 2.86
1958 PHI NL 31 2B 11 10 83.0 48 20 26 2 4 .958 -1.2 -17.3 -0.2 -0.7 0.5 -1 4.99 4.18 .975 5.33 4.76
1958 PHI NL 31 SS 3 2 19.1 15 7 8 0 0 1.000 0.1 6.2 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0 6.98 5.00 .960 5.12 4.57
1959 TOT MLB 32 SS 25 19 168.2 82 24 54 4 6 .951 1.0 7.1 2.0 1.4 0.5 -1 4.16 3.12 .965 5.04 4.31
1959 TOT MLB 32 3B 6 4 37.0 14 7 6 1 0 .929 -0.7 -22.7 -0.7 -0.3 -0.4 0 3.16 2.17 .950 3.19 2.72
1959 PHI NL 32 SS 15 14 117.0 57 13 41 3 4 .947 0.2 2.1 1.2 1.3 -0.1 -1 4.15 3.60 .967 5.11 4.53
1959 PHI NL 32 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -360.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
1959 CLE AL 32 SS 10 5 51.2 25 11 13 1 2 .960 0.8 18.6 0.8 0.1 0.6 0 4.18 2.40 .960 4.88 3.97
1959 CLE AL 32 2B 7 4 41.1 31 12 19 0 4 1.000 1.7 49.4 1.7 0.2 1.6 0 6.75 4.43 .974 5.29 4.73
1959 CLE AL 32 3B 5 4 36.0 14 7 6 1 0 .929 -0.4 -13.3 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 0 3.25 2.60 .950 3.20 2.72
1962 KCA AL 35 P 3 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.33 1.000 2.02 0.80
16 Seasons SS 934 158 1398.1 4631 1572 2811 248 571 .946 -3.0 -2.6 -4.0 4.8 -9.0 1 28.21 4.69 .960 4.97 4.63
8 Seasons 2B 568 357 3170.2 2739 1215 1440 84 310 .969 -4.9 -1.9 -0.9 -0.4 -0.5 -4 7.54 4.67 .975 5.47 5.01
3 Seasons 3B 31 26 239.2 77 24 51 2 7 .974 -1.1 -5.5 -1.1 -0.7 -0.4 0 2.82 2.42 .951 3.18 2.83
3 Seasons P 7 0 13.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.35 0.29 1.000 2.02 0.81
17 Seasons TOT 1540 541 4822.0 7449 2811 4304 334 888 .955 -9.0 -2.2 -6.0 3.7 -9.9 -3 13.28 4.62 .920 5.20 4.71
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1952 (SS)
1953 *
1954 (2B)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1949 NL (17, 3%)
1950 NL (6, 24%)
1952 NL (31, 1%)
1953 NL (22, 1%)
1954 NL (19, 1%)
1957 NL (23, 1%)
0.31 Career Shares (582nd)

Games Played s c a p y
1949 NL  154 (6th)
1950 NL  157 (1st)
1952 NL  151 (10th)
1953 NL  154 (9th)

At Bats s c a p y
1949 NL  662 (1st)
1950 NL  637 (3rd)
1951 NL  589 (10th)
1952 NL  596 (7th)
1953 NL  609 (6th)
1954 NL  596 (9th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1949 NL  700 (6th)
1950 NL  685 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1949 NL  174 (10th)
1950 NL  172 (8th)
1952 NL  164 (9th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1952 NL  255 (8th)

Doubles s c a p y
1949 NL  32 (8th)
1952 NL  30 (6th)
1954 NL  39 (2nd)

Triples s c a p y
1951 NL  7 (10th)
1953 NL  8 (8th)
1954 NL  11 (2nd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1952 NL  87 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1949 NL  131 (5th)
1950 NL  129 (4th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1952 NL  52 (10th)
1953 NL  59 (10th)
1954 NL  63 (7th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1949 NL  13 (4th)
1952 NL  17 (1st)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1954 NL  9 (5th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1949 NL  20 (3rd)
1951 NL  20 (5th)
1952 NL  18 (2nd)
1953 NL  17 (9th)
1957 NL  23 (1st)
Career  173 (160th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1952 NL  9.9 (9th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1950 NL  18.2 (9th)
1951 NL  18.4 (8th)
1953 NL  21.8 (3rd)
1957 NL  12.0 (9th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1949 NL  521 (1st)
1950 NL  486 (2nd)
1951 NL  471 (5th)
1952 NL  470 (3rd)
1953 NL  463 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1944 NL  born 1927-04-26 (4th)
1945 NL  born 1927-04-26 (4th)
1946 NL  born 1927-04-26 (1st)
1947 NL  born 1927-04-26 (5th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (592), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 32 (735), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 15 (939), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (1084), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1944 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Blue Jays as an amateur free agent.

May 16, 1959: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Cleveland Indians for Humberto Robinson.

October 5, 1959: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

Before 1960 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

Before 1961 Season: Sent from the New York Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics in an unknown transaction.

August 8, 1962: Retired from the Kansas City Athletics.

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