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Granny Hamner
	Granville Wilbur Hamner


	Born: April 26, 1927 in Richmond, VA
	Died: September 12, 1993 - 66 years old
	Bats: R	Throws: R	Ht: 5'10"	Wt: 163

Fielding Ratings(?)

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Notes:
- Signed by the Philadelphia Blue Jays as an Amateur Free Agent in 1944
- Served in the Army during World War II
- High School: Richmond (Richmond, VA)

Defensive Regression Analysis

Shortstop

							Multi-Year			1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Runs	Rate	Range	Runs	Range
1944	PHI	NL	17.2	SS	21	193.0	1.0	5.2	1.0	3.7	3.7
1945	PHI	NL	18.2	SS	13	110.3	0.2	2.0	0.2	0.2	0.2
1946	PHI	NL	19.2	SS	2	13.3	0.2	14.2	0.2	-0.2	-0.2
1947	PHI	NL	20.2	SS	2	17.7	0.3	15.1	0.3	0.2	0.2
1948	PHI	NL	21.2	SS	37	311.3	5.4	17.5	5.4	-1.9	-1.9
1949	PHI	NL	22.2	SS	154	1364.0	22.9	16.8	22.9	31.2	31.2
1950	PHI	NL	23.2	SS	157	1378.0	21.4	15.5	21.4	21.9	21.9
1951	PHI	NL	24.2	SS	150	1321.7	13.6	10.3	13.6	10.0	10.0
1952	PHI	NL	25.2	SS	151	1332.3	6.1	4.5	6.1	9.4	9.4
1953	PHI	NL	26.2	SS	71	541.7	1.5	2.8	1.5	-4.9	-4.9
1954	PHI	NL	27.2	SS	1	6.7	-0.0	-1.2	-0.0	0.8	0.8
1955	PHI	NL	28.2	SS	32	262.3	0.1	0.3	0.1	-1.5	-1.5
1956	PHI	NL	29.2	SS	110	904.3	1.0	1.1	1.0	4.0	4.0
1957	PHI	NL	30.2	SS	5	37.0	0.1	2.2	0.1	-0.9	-0.9
1958	PHI	NL	31.2	SS	3	19.3	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.7	0.7
1959	PHI	NL	32.2	SS	15	117.0	0.3	2.7	0.3	1.0	1.0
1959	CLE	AL	32.2	SS	10	51.7	0.1	2.7	0.1	-1.0	-1.0
16	2			SS	934	7981.7	74.2	9.3	74.2	72.8	72.8

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Second Base

							Multi-Year			1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Runs	Rate	Range	Runs	Range
1948	PHI	NL	21.2	2B	87	709.3	4.0	5.7	4.0	6.0	6.0
1953	PHI	NL	26.2	2B	93	780.3	6.1	7.8	6.1	12.8	12.8
1954	PHI	NL	27.2	2B	152	1336.3	7.1	5.3	7.1	3.8	3.8
1955	PHI	NL	28.2	2B	82	622.3	-0.5	-0.7	-0.5	-2.1	-2.1
1956	PHI	NL	29.2	2B	11	33.7	-0.3	-8.1	-0.3	-3.2	-3.2
1957	PHI	NL	30.2	2B	125	1054.0	-7.5	-7.1	-7.5	-8.6	-8.6
1958	PHI	NL	31.2	2B	11	83.0	-0.5	-5.6	-0.5	0.6	0.6
1959	CLE	AL	32.2	2B	7	41.3	-0.2	-5.5	-0.2	3.8	3.8
8	2			2B	568	4660.3	8.3	1.8	8.3	13.2	13.2

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Third Base

							Multi-Year			1-Year
Yr	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Runs	Rate	Range	Runs	Range
1948	PHI	NL	21.2	3B	3	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1958	PHI	NL	31.2	3B	22	202.7	-0.7	-3.6	-0.7	-1.0	-1.0
1959	PHI	NL	32.2	3B	1	1.0	-0.0	-3.6	-0.0	-0.1	-0.1
1959	CLE	AL	32.2	3B	5	36.0	-0.1	-3.6	-0.1	-0.6	-0.6
3	2			3B	31	247.7	-0.9	-3.4	-0.9	-1.7	-1.7

DRA data obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James