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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball player
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
surface form: Richmond, Virginia, United States
placeOfDeath Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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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Whiz Kids notablePlayer Granny Hamner
Granny Hamner nickname Granny Hamner self-link