SS Luther 'Luther the Lip' Hammock #49
Age: 40 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
SS LUTHER 'LUTHER THE LIP' HAMMOCK #49 - AGE: 40 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/25/1934
Born in:Sweetwater, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 26 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 14th Pick in Round 4
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1952 Ottumwa - R 18 60 195 38 4 0 6 18 26 38 1 0 90 6 1 .195 .329 .308 .637 52 48 -0.2
1953 Ottumwa - R 19 47 168 30 3 0 5 16 19 24 0 2 48 9 7 .179 .278 .286 .564 40 27 -0.7
1953 Savannah - A 19 15 50 12 5 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 9 0 1 .240 .296 .340 .636 68 62 0.1
1954 Ottumwa - R 20 30 101 27 2 2 4 14 15 12 1 0 27 3 4 .267 .351 .446 .796 105 106 0.7
1954 Savannah - A 20 91 325 81 11 4 7 33 39 16 2 3 93 9 2 .249 .286 .372 .658 74 66 0.9
1954 Wilmington - A 20 11 36 4 3 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 .111 .135 .194 .330 -11 -25 -0.3
1955 Savannah - A 21 122 400 96 12 3 9 40 40 35 0 1 96 14 2 .240 .300 .352 .653 74 69 1.8
1955 Wilmington - A 21 12 36 7 1 0 1 2 4 3 0 0 15 0 0 .194 .256 .306 .562 49 48 0.1
1956 Savannah - A 22 90 316 80 16 4 5 36 41 34 1 5 83 8 3 .253 .323 .377 .700 85 79 1.1
1956 Wilmington - A 22 45 127 24 5 1 4 19 13 17 0 1 32 2 3 .189 .283 .339 .621 64 61 -0.3
1957 Savannah - A 23 28 108 25 4 0 3 13 12 11 0 1 24 1 1 .231 .300 .352 .652 72 62 0.1
1957 Wilmington - A 23 58 188 47 10 1 1 15 20 13 1 1 47 3 1 .250 .300 .330 .630 69 66 0.7
1957 Youngstown - AA 23 45 135 33 4 1 0 13 10 15 1 3 32 1 3 .244 .318 .289 .607 69 60 0.0
1958 Savannah - A 24 27 82 16 2 1 1 16 3 20 1 1 21 0 0 .195 .356 .280 .636 65 67 -0.1
1958 Wilmington - A 24 105 358 71 15 2 6 32 34 52 1 0 118 6 3 .198 .302 .302 .603 76 80 1.6
1959 Omaha - A 25 24 75 21 3 1 1 14 5 6 0 0 34 0 1 .280 .333 .387 .720 117 108 0.6
1959 Davenport - A 25 22 42 9 0 0 1 5 8 6 0 1 9 3 0 .214 .306 .286 .592 61 59 0.1
1959 Total - A 25 46 117 30 3 1 2 19 13 12 0 1 43 3 1 .256 .323 .350 .674 96 90 0.8
1960 Terre Haute - A 26 77 249 57 8 2 13 37 32 24 2 1 82 0 0 .229 .301 .434 .734 94 86 0.9
Total EA 45 135 33 4 1 0 13 10 15 1 3 32 1 3 .244 .318 .289 .607 69 60
Total HL 99 291 66 8 2 14 42 40 30 2 2 91 3 0 .227 .302 .412 .714 89 82
Total MAL 231 745 153 34 4 12 73 71 86 2 2 224 11 7 .205 .289 .310 .599 67 67
Total SEL 373 1281 310 50 12 25 138 139 120 4 11 326 32 9 .242 .306 .358 .665 76 70
Total WBL 24 75 21 3 1 1 14 5 6 0 0 34 0 1 .280 .333 .387 .720 117 108
Total UMVA 137 464 95 9 2 15 48 60 74 2 2 165 18 12 .205 .315 .330 .645 59 53
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Ottumwa - R 2B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.0 .903
1952 Ottumwa - R 3B 5 5 4 4 0 9 1 .889 39.0 1.85 -0.1 1.009
1952 Ottumwa - R SS 54 53 57 119 30 178 2 .989 441.1 3.59 +3.8 1.130
1952 Ottumwa - R RF 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 .978
1953 Ottumwa - R 2B 29 29 66 79 23 147 2 .986 234.0 5.58 +3.1 1.011
1953 Savannah - A 3B 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 .667 8.0 2.25 -0.6 .517
1953 Savannah - A SS 14 14 30 29 8 59 0 1.000 124.0 4.28 +1.7 1.099
1953 Ottumwa - R SS 20 14 24 36 9 62 2 .968 126.0 4.29 +1.2 1.032
1953 Ottumwa - R RF 4 3 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 35.2 2.78 -0.4 .906
1954 Savannah - A 2B 4 4 8 9 2 17 0 1.000 35.0 4.37 +0.4 1.229
1954 Ottumwa - R 2B 5 1 6 5 1 11 0 1.000 20.0 4.95 +0.6 1.170
1954 Wilmington - A 3B 3 3 4 9 3 13 0 1.000 26.0 4.50 +0.1 1.026
1954 Savannah - A 3B 9 9 6 22 2 29 1 .966 71.2 3.52 +0.9 .954
1954 Wilmington - A SS 8 8 11 18 7 30 1 .967 67.0 3.90 +0.3 1.052
1954 Savannah - A SS 77 76 149 251 75 408 8 .980 674.2 5.34 +3.5 1.047
1954 Ottumwa - R SS 29 29 41 78 18 121 2 .983 229.1 4.67 +2.0 1.088
1955 Savannah - A 2B 22 19 46 53 12 101 2 .980 174.1 5.11 +2.7 1.081
1955 Wilmington - A 3B 8 7 5 21 2 26 0 1.000 56.1 4.15 +0.4 1.033
1955 Savannah - A 3B 37 36 26 68 6 97 3 .969 294.2 2.87 +3.7 1.036
1955 Wilmington - A SS 5 4 10 12 4 22 0 1.000 38.2 5.12 +0.8 1.164
1955 Savannah - A SS 69 62 82 170 44 257 5 .981 519.1 4.37 +6.7 1.067
1955 Savannah - A RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 -0.0 .949
1956 Wilmington - A 2B 22 19 59 61 16 127 7 .945 170.1 6.34 -2.8 .946
1956 Savannah - A 2B 2 1 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 12.0 5.25 -0.1 .968
1956 Wilmington - A 3B 17 17 12 31 6 43 0 1.000 127.1 3.04 +0.7 1.036
1956 Savannah - A 3B 88 87 60 134 13 199 5 .975 743.0 2.35 +5.7 1.046
1956 Wilmington - A SS 6 5 9 16 5 26 1 .962 44.0 5.11 +0.5 1.039
1957 Youngstown - AA 2B 9 8 28 28 10 56 0 1.000 71.2 7.03 +1.1 1.036
1957 Wilmington - A 2B 10 9 19 29 11 48 0 1.000 83.0 5.20 +0.7 1.014
1957 Youngstown - AA 3B 35 34 17 71 8 94 6 .936 284.0 2.79 +1.1 1.007
1957 Wilmington - A 3B 49 48 37 81 6 119 1 .992 377.1 2.81 +4.5 1.046
1957 Savannah - A 3B 28 28 26 46 6 74 2 .973 247.2 2.62 +1.8 1.073
1957 Youngstown - AA SS 3 0 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 10.0 5.40 +0.4 1.310
1957 Wilmington - A SS 6 1 5 6 2 11 0 1.000 20.0 4.95 +0.8 1.522
1957 Savannah - A SS 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.017
1958 Wilmington - A 2B 7 7 21 12 4 34 1 .971 61.2 4.82 +0.7 1.126
1958 Savannah - A 2B 2 2 7 7 2 14 0 1.000 18.0 7.00 +0.4 1.095
1958 Wilmington - A 3B 90 90 57 162 19 226 7 .969 787.1 2.50 +5.4 1.028
1958 Savannah - A 3B 23 23 14 35 3 56 7 .875 188.0 2.35 -2.4 .908
1958 Wilmington - A SS 6 5 4 19 5 23 0 1.000 42.1 4.89 +1.0 1.087
1958 Savannah - A SS 4 1 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 15.0 3.60 +0.7 1.519
1959 Davenport - A 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.1 1.002
1959 Davenport - A 3B 17 11 13 15 4 30 2 .933 97.2 2.58 +0.4 .981
1959 Davenport - A SS 5 1 0 5 1 5 0 1.000 14.0 3.21 +0.5 1.286
1959 Omaha - A SS 23 23 39 73 15 116 4 .966 188.1 5.35 +1.6 1.019
1960 Terre Haute - A 2B 16 14 31 45 15 76 0 1.000 117.2 5.81 +0.6 1.041
1960 Terre Haute - A 3B 49 48 34 86 14 127 7 .945 407.2 2.65 +1.0 1.016
1960 Terre Haute - A SS 16 13 19 42 9 62 1 .984 121.1 4.52 +0.9 1.054
TOTAL 2B 132 114 292 336 97 640 12 .981 1008.2 5.60 +7.5 1.030
TOTAL 3B 459 447 316 786 92 1145 43 .962 3755.2 2.64 +22.5 1.023
TOTAL SS 346 309 483 884 234 1393 26 .981 2677.1 4.60 +26.4 1.072
TOTAL RF 6 4 13 1 1 14 0 1.000 49.1 2.55 -0.3 .914
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 14, 62nd overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of high school Sweetwater (Sweetwater; Sweetwater, TX).
07/06/1953 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
04/19/1954 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
07/09/1955 Goes 5-5 against the Chattanooga Dynamos, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 1 R.
03/29/1956 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for one week.
07/09/1956 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
05/23/1957 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/20/1957 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for 4 days.
08/31/1957 Injured (abdominal soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/01/1958 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Springfield Rifles, with 5 RBI and 2 runs scored.
03/25/1959 Released by the Cleveland organization.
07/17/1959 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Omaha Cowboys organization.
08/12/1959 Released by the Omaha Cowboys.
08/21/1959 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Wolves organization.
04/19/1960 Released by the Toronto organization.
04/23/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Galveston Gunners organization.
04/24/1960 Released by the Galveston Gunners.
05/18/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Denver Bruins organization.
05/19/1960 Released by the Denver Bruins.
05/23/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Des Moines Bears organization.
05/24/1960 Released by the Des Moines Bears.
05/24/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Newark Aces organization.
08/27/1960 Released by the Detroit organization.
09/10/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Des Moines Bears organization.
09/11/1960 Released by the Des Moines Bears.
09/14/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Portland Green Sox organization.
09/15/1960 Released by the Portland Green Sox.
10/25/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Peaches organization.
01/24/1961 Released by the Atlanta Peaches.
03/04/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Dayton Dukes organization.
03/05/1961 Released by the Dayton Dukes.
10/20/1961 Retired from professional baseball.
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