Ralph Hamner Stats

Ralph Hamner was born on Tuesday, September 12, 1916, in Gibsland, Louisiana. Hamner was 29 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 28, 1946, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ralph Hamner baseball stats page.

"He (Ralph Hamner) pitched for the Cubs and the White Sox a little bit, tall thin guy. He'd throw more ground balls than anyone I'd ever seen." - Cal McLish in The Side of Cooperstown (Larry Moffi, 1996)

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Ralph Hamner

Ralph Hamner Autograph on a 1949 Bowman Reprint (#212)

Ralph Hamner Autograph on a 1949 Bowman Reprint (#212)
 

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Birth Name:   Ralph Conant Hamner
Nickname:   Bruz
Born On:   09-12-1916  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Gibsland, Louisiana
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-22-2001 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Little Rock, Arkansas
Cemetery:   Walnut Hill Cemetery, Bradley, Arkansas
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   04-28-1946 (Age 29)
Last Game:   05-18-1949
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ralph Hamner

Ralph Hamner Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1946 30 White Sox 25 7 9 2 7 .222 4.42 1 0 1 71.1 337 80 35 47 2 39 - 29 2 5 0 -
1947 31 Cubs 3 3 0 1 2 .333 2.52 2 0 0 25.0 110 24 7 10 0 16 - 14 1 0 0 -
1948 32 Cubs 27 17 4 5 9 .357 4.69 5 0 0 111.1 506 110 58 63 12 69 - 53 2 5 1 -
1949 33 Cubs 6 1 3 0 2 .000 8.76 0 0 0 12.1 65 22 12 13 1 8 - 3 1 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
4 Years 61 28 16 8 20 .286 4.58 8 0 1 220.0 1,018 236 112 133 15 132 - 99 6 11 1 -
Ralph Hamner

Ralph Hamner Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1946 30 White Sox 25 18 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 7 2 - 0 1 .167 .211 .222
1947 31 Cubs 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 - 0 0 .125 .125 .125
1948 32 Cubs 27 33 1 6 1 0 1 0 5 0 - 12 1 - 0 1 .182 .182 .303
1949 33 Cubs 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 61 61 2 10 2 0 1 0 7 1 - 23 4 - 0 2 .164 .177 .246
Ralph Hamner

Ralph Hamner Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1946 White Sox P 25 7 214 14 0.6 13 3 10 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 1.64
1947 Cubs P 3 3 75 5 1.7 4 2 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.44
1948 Cubs P 27 17 334 34 1.3 33 7 26 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.67
1949 Cubs P 6 1 37 9 1.5 9 3 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.57
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 61 28 660 62 1.0 59 15 44 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .952 2.41
4 Years 61 28 660 62 1.0 59 15 44 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .952 2.41
Ralph Hamner

Ralph Hamner Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1946 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.6 9.0 0.74 3.66 4.92
1947 Cubs 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.88 5.04 5.76
1948 Cubs 0 - - 0 0 n/a 33.0 2.8 6.6 0.77 4.28 5.58
1949 Cubs 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.38 2.19 5.84
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 61.0 2.7 8.7 0.75 4.05 5.40
Ralph Hamner

Ralph Hamner Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1946 Chicago White Sox 8, 26 Undetermined - -
1947 Chicago Cubs 35 Undetermined - -
1948 Chicago Cubs 35 Undetermined - -
1949 Chicago Cubs 35 Undetermined - -


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