From SABR Encyclopedia
Ralph Conant Hamner
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"Bruz"
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Bat/Throw:
| R/R
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Height:
| 6' 3"
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Weight:
| 165
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Born:
| 1916-9-12 at Gibsland, LA (US)
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Died:
| 2001-5-22 at Little Rock, AR (US)
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Interred:
| Walnut Hill Cemetery in Bradley, AR (US)
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Statistics: | Retrosheet
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Ralph Hamner was a professional player.
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Bradley, Arkansas in 1952 and 1953.
- Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish-French ancestry.
- Listed hobbies as hunting and fishing.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Bradley High School.
- Attended Centenary, Texas University.
- Played baseball in college.
- Played semi-pro baseball.
Outside of baseball
- Was a farm implement dealer during the off-season.
- Spent four years in the U.S. Navy serving in the Pacific Theater.
Pitching in less than 45 innings statistics
- 1939 Kansas City American Association No statistics shown
- 1940 Newark International League No statistics shown
- 1940 Nashville Southern Association No statistics shown
Career notes
- In the Navy for the 1943-1945 seasons.
- Inactive for the 1950 season.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.