Ralph Hamner
Ralph Conant Hamner "Bruz"
Born: September 12, 1916
Gibsland, LA US
Deceased: May 22, 2001
Little Rock, AR US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 165
Career: 1937-1953
Major League Statistics
Ralph Hamner compiled a career record of 97 wins and 98 losses and a 3.06 ERA in his 375-game pitching career with the Akron Yankees, Fort Worth Cats, Kansas City Blues, Norfolk Tars, Binghamton Triplets, Anniston Rams, Shreveport Sports and Los Angeles Angels. He began playing during the 1937 season and last took the field during the 1953 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | C | MATL | Akron Yankees | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.00 | 5 | 21.0 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 1938 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5.04 | 24 | 8 | 84.0 | 95 | 72 | 47 | 46 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0.00 | 12 | 39.0 | 46 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| 1939 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0.00 | 16 | 69.0 | 73 | 40 | 36 | |||||||||||||
| 1940 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | 12 | 8 | .600 | 4.62 | 37 | 183.0 | 208 | 112 | 94 | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | TL | Shreveport Sports | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3.00 | 39 | 207.0 | 187 | 89 | 69 | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | Shreveport Sports | 19 | 9 | .679 | 2.03 | 39 | 239.0 | 201 | 73 | 54 | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 17 | 11 | .607 | 2.04 | 35 | 21 | 252.0 | 191 | 70 | 57 | 88 | 151 | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 1949 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.87 | 17 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 93.0 | 44 | 74 | 40 | 47 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 13 | 16 | .448 | 3.80 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 225.0 | 224 | 107 | 95 | 86 | 81 | 11 | 9 | 4 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.37 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 105.0 | 113 | 56 | 51 | 42 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 2 | 6 | .250 | 2.25 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.0 | 54 | 24 | 17 | 32 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 4 | 10 | .286 | 3.82 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 106.0 | 103 | 50 | 45 | 6 | 40 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Totals | 97 | 98 | .497 | 3.06 | 375 | 103 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 1693.3 | 1560 | 777 | 576 | 6 | 692 | 0 | 405 | 37 | 10 | 30 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 24 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .148 | .222 | .370 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 12 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 16 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .240 | .280 | .520 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | 37 | 65 | 65 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .185 | .338 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | TL | Shreveport Sports | 41 | 70 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .086 | .086 | .086 | .171 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | Shreveport Sports | 42 | 82 | 82 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .134 | .134 | .159 | .293 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 35 | 94 | 86 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .174 | .174 | .198 | .372 | 17 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1949 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 17 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .152 | .176 | .152 | .328 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 34 | 85 | 77 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .169 | .179 | .195 | .374 | 15 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 35 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .115 | .115 | .154 | .269 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 50 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .300 | .364 | .400 | .764 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 30 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .033 | .094 | .033 | .127 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 373 | 572 | 544 | 14 | 79 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 95 | .145 | .153 | .169 | .322 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | C | MATL | Akron Yankees | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | B | SEAL3 | Anniston Rams | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | A1 | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 34 | 20 | 57 | 4 | 4 | .951 | 2.265 |
| 1949 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 17 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 5 | .929 | 1.529 |
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 34 | 18 | 60 | 2 | 1 | .975 | 2.294 |
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 35 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 0 | .946 | 1.000 |
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 50 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .580 |
| 1953 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 30 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 0 | .970 | 1.067 |
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 374 | 73 | 204 | 11 | 13 | .962 | .741 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Akron Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1938 | A1 | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | |||
| 1938 | AA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1939 | B | Piedmont League | Norfolk Tars | NYA | ||
| 1939 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1940 | B | Southeastern League | Anniston Rams | BRO | ||
| 1941 | A1 | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1942 | A1 | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1947 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1949 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1950 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1952 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1953 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN |
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