Bill Ramsey
Outfielder, Baseball Player
1920 – 2008
Who was Bill Ramsey?
William Thrace "Square Jaw" Ramsey, Jr. 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.
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 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.
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- Born
- Oct 20, 1920
Osceola - Profession
- Education
- University of Florida
- Lived in
- Arkansas
- Osceola
- Died
- Jan 4, 2008
Memphis
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on July 23, 2013
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