- Bill Ramsey
Infobox Person
name = Bill Ramsey
image_size = 150px
caption =
birth_date =October 20 ,1920
birth_place =Osceola, Arkansas
death_date =January 4 ,2008
death_place =Germantown, Tennessee
education =University of Florida
occupation = Professional baseball player
spouse =William Thrace Ramsey (
October 20 ,1920 –January 4 ,2008 ) was aMajor League Baseball outfielder who played for the Boston Braves in 1945. He was born inOsceola, Arkansas . On November 1, 1944 he had been drafted by the Boston Braves from theSt. Louis Cardinals in the 1944 rule V draft. He attended theUniversity of Florida .Ramsey is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during
World War II . He made hismajor league debut on April 19, 1945 against the New York Giants atBraves Field . Besides his outfield duties he was often used as apinch-hitter . In a total of 78 games he hit .292 (40-for-137) with 1home run , 12runs batted in , 16 runs scored, and aslugging percentage of .372. He died inGermantown, Tennessee in January 2008.Trivia
*Ramsey's nickname was "Square Jew."
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ramsebi01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pramsb101.htm Retrosheet]
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