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Sources
- http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/Tennessean/obituary.aspx?n=Raymond-Bernard-Hamrick&pid=128318608, retrieved on 2009-06-16.
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Nashville, Tennessee in 1952.
Pre-professional career
- Attended high school in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Played baseball and basketball in high school.
- Had 10 assists at shortstop in his first pro game in 1941 with Americus in the Georgia-Florida League.
- Getting two base hits and driving in the winning run in his first big league game to beat the Saint Louis Cardinals in 1943 when he was with the Philadelphia Phillies was his greatest thrill.
- Ray always puts on his right shoe first when dressing for a game.
Career notes
- 1945 Shows "Armed Forces"
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.