{"id":5262,"date":"2014-02-06T07:43:29","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T13:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=5262"},"modified":"2014-02-06T07:40:00","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T13:40:00","slug":"252-atlee-hammaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/252-atlee-hammaker\/","title":{"rendered":"#252 &#8211; Atlee Hammaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/WhiteSox-atleehammaker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5268\" alt=\"WhiteSox-atleehammaker\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/WhiteSox-atleehammaker.jpg\" width=\"313\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/WhiteSox-atleehammaker.jpg 313w, https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/WhiteSox-atleehammaker-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a><strong>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Atlee Hammaker<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rank:<\/strong>\u00a0252<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0P<\/p>\n<p><strong>Years With White Sox:<\/strong>\u00a01994-1995<\/p>\n<p>Atlee Hammaker first singed with the White Sox as a free agent on February 12, 1992. \u00a0An elbow injury in spring training put his career in jeopardy and he was released on March 18th. \u00a0After rehabbing for two years, he once again signed with the White Sox on April 12, 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Hammaker spent the majority of 1994 with the Triple A Nashville Sounds. \u00a0He did manage to make it back to the major leagues for the first time since 1991, putting up 1.1 scoreless innings in 2 games before the season came to an untimely end due to the player&#8217;s strike.<\/p>\n<p>He returned to Triple A in 1995 and again put up impressive numbers, but this time, he was unable to duplicate that success at the major league level. \u00a0He appeared in 13 games and gave up 9 runs in just over 6 innings. \u00a0His season, and major league career, came to an end on August 18th when he was released.<\/p>\n<p>While not with the White Sox, Hammaker&#8217;s most infamous moment took place at Comiskey Park. \u00a0During the 1983 All Star Game, Hammaker, pitching for the National League, gave up the first grand slam in All Star Game history to Angels outfielder Fred Lynn.<\/p>\n<p>Hammaker\u2019s numbers\u00a0in a White Sox uniform were:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Wins<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Losses<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">ERA<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Saves<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">IP<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Hits<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Runs<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">ER<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Walks<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Strike Outs<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">HR<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; 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