Bill Ramsey

Infobox Person
name = Bill Ramsey

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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
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William Thrace Ramsey (October 20, 1920 – January 4, 2008) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Boston Braves in 1945. He was born in Osceola, Arkansas. On November 1, 1944 he had been drafted by the Boston Braves from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1944 rule V draft. He attended the University of Florida.

Ramsey is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He made his major league debut on April 19, 1945 against the New York Giants at Braves Field. Besides his outfield duties he was often used as a pinch-hitter. In a total of 78 games he hit .292 (40-for-137) with 1 home run, 12 runs batted in, 16 runs scored, and a slugging percentage of .372. He died in Germantown, 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]