Bill Ramsey (baseball) explained

Bill Ramsey
Position:Outfielder
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:October 20, 1920
Birth Place:Osceola, Arkansas
Death Place:Memphis, Tennessee
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 19
Debutteam:Boston Braves
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 30
Finalteam:Boston Braves
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.292
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:1
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:12
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William Thrace "Square Jaw" Ramsey Jr. (October 20, 1920 – January 4, 2008) was an American professional baseball player who was an outfielder for the Boston Braves for a single Major League Baseball season in 1945.

Ramsey was born in Osceola, Arkansas. He attended the University of Florida, threw and batted right-handed, and was listed as tall and .

On November 1, 1944, he had been drafted by the Boston Braves from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1944 rule 5 draft. Ramsey was 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 at Kirby Pines Manor in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 4, 2008, and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis.[1]

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  1. from the Obituary section published in The Commercial Appeal dated January 6, 2008.