Jim Hamby
Appearance
Jim Hamby | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Wilkesboro, North Carolina | July 29, 1897|
Died: October 21, 1991 Springfield, Illinois | (aged 94)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 20, 1926, for the New York Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 27, 1927, for the New York Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .182 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 5 |
Teams | |
James Sanford Hamby (July 29, 1897 – October 21, 1991) nicknamed "Cracker", was a professional baseball catcher from 1926 to 1927 for the New York Giants. Of his 55 career at bats, 52 of them came in 1927, when he had a batting average of .192. In 1926 he had 3 at-bats, not getting any hits.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)