Granny Hamner
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Granny Hamner was an American Major League Baseball shortstop and three-time All-Star best known for starring with the Philadelphia Phillies’ “Whiz Kids” of the early 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Granny Hamner canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball player
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baseball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allStarSelection | National League All-Star ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| battedInWorldSeries | 1950 ⓘ |
| battingAverage | .262 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-04-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-09-12 ⓘ |
| era | 1950s baseball era ⓘ |
| finalMLBGameDate | 1962-05-26 ⓘ |
| finalMLBTeam |
Oakland Athletics
ⓘ
surface form:
Kansas City Athletics
|
| fullName | Granville Wilbur Hamner ⓘ |
| givenName | Granville ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame ⓘ |
| homeRuns | 104 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Philadelphia Phillies history ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Cleveland Indians
ⓘ
Oakland Athletics ⓘ
surface form:
Kansas City Athletics
Philadelphia Phillies ⓘ |
| MLBDebutDate | 1944-09-14 ⓘ |
| MLBDebutLeague |
Major League Baseball
ⓘ
surface form:
MLB
|
| MLBDebutTeam | Philadelphia Phillies ⓘ |
| nickname | Granny Hamner self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | starting shortstop for 1950 National League champion Philadelphia Phillies ⓘ |
| notableFor | key contributor to the 1950 Phillies "Whiz Kids" pennant-winning team ⓘ |
| notableWork | member of the Philadelphia Phillies "Whiz Kids" ⓘ |
| numberOfAllStarSelections | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation | professional baseball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Richmond, Virginia
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surface form:
Richmond, Virginia, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| playedFor |
Cleveland Indians
ⓘ
surface form:
Cleveland Indians (1959)
Oakland Athletics ⓘ
surface form:
Kansas City Athletics (1962)
Philadelphia Phillies ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia Phillies (1944, 1945, 1948–1959)
|
| positionPlayed |
second baseman
ⓘ
shortstop ⓘ |
| runsBattedIn | 708 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| teamNicknamed | Whiz Kids ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesAppearance | 1950 World Series ⓘ |
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