Granny Hamner

Shortstop / Second baseman

Born: April 26, 1927
Richmond, Virginia

Died: September 12, 1993 (aged 66)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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

Teams

Career highlights and awards

3× All-Star (1952–1954)

Granville Wilbur Hamner (April 26, 1927 – September 12, 1993) was an American shortstop and second baseman in Major League Baseball. Hamner was one of the key players on the "Whiz Kids", the 1950 National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. He was born in Richmond, Virginia.

Hamner (whose brother Garvin was also an infielder in the majors) spent 15 ¹⁄₂ years with the Phillies, coming to the club as a 17-year-old during World War II and becoming one of the team leaders of the 1950 champions at the age of 23. A right-handed hitting shortstop with power, Hamner compiled more than 80 runs batted in four times. 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, Hamner was named captain of the Phillies by manager Eddie Sawyer.^[1]

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, 1959, Hamner was traded to Cleveland, but he batted only .164 for the remainder of the campaign. He then became a manager in the minor league system of the Kansas City Athletics, reappearing briefly with the A's as a pitcher during the 1962 season (he had dabbled on the mound for the 1956-57 Phillies). But the change did not prolong Hamner's playing career. He briefly managed in the Phils' farm system in the 1970s and 1980s.

In 17 major league seasons, Hamner compiled a .262 batting average with 104 home runs. He was winless with two losses with an earned run average of 5.40 in seven games and 13 ¹⁄₃ innings as a pitcher.

In 1981, Hamner was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

He died of a heart attack at age 66 in Philadelphia.

Notes

↑ "Hamner is Given Authority as Team Captain of Phillies". Milwaukee Journal. 1952-03-18. p. 2.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Philadelphia Phillies

Formerly the Philadelphia Quakers
Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The franchise

Ballparks

Recreation Park Baker Bowl Shibe Park Veterans Stadium Citizens Bank Park

Spring training Fogel Field Coffee Pot Park Rickwood Field Cooke Field McKechnie Field Wilmington Park Flamingo Field Clearwater Athletic Field Jack Russell Memorial Stadium Carpenter Complex / Bright House Field

Culture

Rivalries

Important figures

Wall of Fame members	Grover Cleveland Alexander Dick Allen Richie Ashburn Bob Boone Larry Bowa Jim Bunning Pat Burrell Johnny Callison Steve Carlton Gavvy Cravath Darren Daulton Ed Delahanty Del Ennis Dallas Green Billy Hamilton Granny Hamner Willie Jones Harry Kalas Chuck Klein John Kruk Mike Lieberthal Greg Luzinski Garry Maddox Sherry Magee Charlie Manuel Tug McGraw Paul Owens Robin Roberts Juan Samuel Curt Schilling Mike Schmidt Chris Short Curt Simmons Tony Taylor Jim Thome Sam Thompson John Vukovich Cy Williams

Franchise record holders	John Coleman Bill Duggleby Lenny Dykstra Kid Gleason Ryan Howard George McQuillan José Mesa Lefty O'Doul Jimmy Rollins Curt Schilling Kent Tekulve Chase Utley

Retired numbers

Key personnel

Owner: Limited partnership (John S. Middleton, Jim & Pete Buck, David Montgomery, & Pat Gillick)
President: Andy MacPhail
General Manager: Matt Klentak
Manager: Pete Mackanin

World Series
championships (2)

1980
2008

NL pennants (7)

Division
championships (11)

Minor league
affiliates

AAA: Lehigh Valley IronPigs
AA: Reading Fightin Phils
A Adv.: Clearwater Threshers
A: Lakewood BlueClaws
Short A: Williamsport Crosscutters
Rookie: GCL Phillies; DSL Phillies 1; DSL Phillies 2
Rosters: Minor league rosters

Broadcasting

Television

Radio

94 WIP (Flagship Station)
El Pasaporte (Spanish Flagship Station)
Phillies radio network affiliates

Broadcasters

TV Tom McCarthy Ben Davis Matt Stairs Mike Schmidt

Radio Scott Franzke Larry Andersen

Seasons (134)

1880s	1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889

1890s	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899

1900s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909

1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Members of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame

Inducted as Phillies	Roberts Ashburn Klein Alexander Ennis Bunning Delahanty Williams Hamner Owens Carlton Schmidt Bowa Short Simmons Allen Jones Thompson Callison Luzinski McGraw Cravath Maddox Taylor Magee Hamilton Boone Green Vukovich Samuel Kalas Daulton Kruk Lieberthal Schilling Manuel Burrell Thome

Inducted as Athletics	Mack Foxx Grove Simmons Cochrane Dykes Plank Waddell Collins Moses Johnson Valo Bender Coombs Baker Shantz Joost Rommel Fain Miller Chapman Earnshaw Zernial Walberg Oldring

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Granny Hamner

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