Granny Hamner
Granny Hamner
Full name: Granville Wilbur Hamner
Born: April 26, 1927, Richmond, Virginia
Died September 12, 1993, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cremated
First Game: September 14, 1944; Final Game: August 1, 1962
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 163
Brother of Garvin Hamner
Granny Hamner
Top Performances
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1944 PHI N 21 77 6 19 1 0 0 5 3 7 0 1 1 0 .247 .275 .260 0.2 1944 PHI N
1945 PHI N 14 41 3 7 2 0 0 6 1 3 0 0 1 0 .171 .190 .220 -0.4 1945 PHI N
1946 PHI N 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 -0.2 1946 PHI N
1947 PHI N 2 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 .286 0.0 1947 PHI N
1948 PHI N 129 446 42 116 21 5 3 48 22 39 2 5 10 2 .260 .298 .350 -2.0 1948 PHI N
1949 PHI N 154 662 83 174 32 5 6 53 25 47 0 13 20 6 .263 .290 .353 -2.0 1949 PHI N
1950 PHI N 157 637 78 172 27 5 11 82 39 35 2 7 14 2 .270 .314 .380 -1.2 1950 PHI N
1951 PHI N 150 589 61 150 23 7 9 72 29 32 0 7 20 10 5 .255 .290 .363 -1.5 1951 PHI N
1952 PHI N 151 596 74 164 30 5 17 87 27 51 0 17 18 7 3 .275 .307 .428 0.8 1952 PHI N
1953 PHI N 154 609 90 168 30 8 21 92 32 28 1 4 17 2 1 .276 .313 .455 0.1 1953 PHI N
1954 PHI N 152 596 83 178 39 11 13 89 53 44 0 2 9 13 1 2 .299 .351 .466 0.1 1954 PHI N
1955 PHI N 104 405 57 104 12 4 5 43 41 1 30 1 2 5 10 0 1 .257 .323 .343 -3.2 1955 PHI N
1956 PHI N 122 401 42 90 24 3 4 42 30 5 42 0 3 4 13 2 0 .224 .276 .329 -2.5 1956 PHI N
1957 PHI N 133 502 59 114 19 5 10 62 34 3 42 0 7 5 23 3 1 .227 .274 .345 -4.9 1957 PHI N
1958 PHI N 35 133 18 40 7 3 2 18 8 0 16 0 3 0 8 0 0 .301 .340 .444 -0.1 1958 PHI N
1959 PHI N 21 64 10 19 4 0 2 6 5 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 .297 .348 .453 -0.1 1959 PHI N
1959 CLE A 27 67 4 11 1 1 1 3 1 0 8 0 0 1 2 0 0 .164 .174 .254 -1.0 1959 CLE A
1959 Total 48 131 14 30 5 1 3 9 6 1 13 0 0 1 4 0 1 .229 .261 .351 -1.1 1959 Total
1962 KC A 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1962 KC A
Total NL 1501 5772 707 1518 271 61 103 705 350 10i 424 6 71 23i 171 35 14i .263 .305 .385 -16.9 Total NL
Total AL 30 67 4 11 1 1 1 3 1 0 8 0 0 1 0i 0i 2 0 0 .164 .174 .254 -1.0 Total AL
Total 1531 5839 711 1529 272 62 104 708 351 10i 432 6 71 24i 0i 0i173 35 14i .262 .303 .383 -17.9 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1950 PHI N Daily Splits 4 14 1 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .429 .467 .714 1950 PHI N
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1952 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1952 NL
1953 NL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1953 NL
1954 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1954 NL
Total Splits 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
1956 PHI N 3 1 0 0 2 0 8.1 10 36 0 4 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.32 0.0 1956 PHI N
1957 PHI N 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 1957 PHI N
1962 KC A Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 10 27 0 6 4 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 9.00 -0.5 1962 KC A
Total NL 4 1 0 0 3 0 9.1 11 40 0 4 4 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.86 0.0 Total NL
Total AL 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 10 27 0 6 4 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 9.00 -0.5 Total AL
Total Splits 7 1 0 0 5 0 13.1 21 67 0 10 8 8 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 1i 0i 1i 1i 0 2 5.40 -0.5 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
i - incomplete
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1944 PHI N SS 21 27 98 9 17 .933
1945 PHI N SS 13 31 37 11 7 .861
1946 PHI N SS 2 1 5 1 1 .857
1947 PHI N SS 2 5 6 0 1 1.000
1948 PHI N 2B 87 210 224 15 46 .967
1948 PHI N SS 37 60 94 12 20 .928
1948 PHI N 3B 3 0 0 0 0 -
1949 PHI N SS 154 280 506 32 101 .961
1950 PHI N SS 157 293 513 48 100 .944
1951 PHI N SS 150 255 458 31 93 .958
1952 PHI N SS 151 267 470 38 102 .951
1953 PHI N 2B 93 194 290 15 65 .970
1953 PHI N SS 71 91 169 22 40 .922
1954 PHI N 2B 152 361 412 17 97 .978
1954 PHI N SS 1 1 4 1 1 .833
1955 PHI N 2B 82 152 183 14 39 .960
1955 PHI N SS 32 49 78 7 12 .948
1956 PHI N SS 110 177 302 32 69 .937
1956 PHI N 2B 11 6 4 0 1 1.000
1956 PHI N P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000
1957 PHI N 2B 125 260 282 21 54 .963
1957 PHI N SS 5 4 9 0 1 1.000
1957 PHI N P 1 0 0 0 0 -
1958 PHI N 3B 22 17 45 1 7 .984
1958 PHI N 2B 11 20 26 2 4 .958
1958 PHI N SS 3 7 8 0 0 1.000
1959 PHI N SS 15 13 41 3 4 .947
1959 PHI N 3B 1 0 0 0 0 -
1959 CLE A SS 10 11 13 1 2 .960
1959 CLE A 2B 7 12 19 0 4 1.000
1959 CLE A 3B 5 7 6 1 0 .929
1959 Total 3B 6 7 6 1 0 .929
1959 Total SS 25 24 54 4 6 .951
1962 KC A Daily P 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total SS 934 1572 2811 248 571 .946
Total 2B 568 1215 1440 84 310 .969
Total 3B 31 24 51 2 7 .974
Total P 7 0i 0i 4 i 0 2 0 0 0i 0i 0i 0i 0i1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1950 PHI N Daily SS 4 4 4 35.2 6 7 1 1 0 .929
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1952 NL Daily SS 1 1 1 5 1 3 0 1 0 1.000
1953 NL Daily SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1954 NL Daily 2B 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total SS 2 1 1 6 1 3 0 1 0 1.000
Total 2B 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1944).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Humberto
Robinson (May 16, 1959 ).
Released by Cleveland Indians (October 5, 1959 ).
Signed by New York Yankees (1960).
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