Harry Hammond

• Born June, 1883 in Ohio USA
• Died October 30, 1911 in Newport, KY USA

BR Minors

Biographical Information

Harry Hammond (also known as W.J. Hallman) was a very good minor league pitcher for several years.

He went 9-6 for the 1905 South Bend Greens and Springfield Babes. On September 2, he threw a no-hitter to beat the Evansville River Rats, 1-0. In 1906, he was 19-11 for Springfield and hit .270. He tied Elmer Bliss and Sidney Merryman for 5th in the Central League in victories. Pitching with the Babes in a pre-season game, W.J. Hallman beat the World Series Champion 1906 Chicago Cubs.

In the summer of 1907, Hammond helped Springfield to the Central League title. In 1908, he was 18-14 for the Fort Wayne Billikens. He tied Zeke Ferrias, Ollie Johns and Dave Martin for 5th in the CL in wins. He also hit .233 in the heart of the Deadball Era. He improved his record to 21-13 in a second season with Fort Wayne. He tied Walt Miller for third in the league in wins. He split 1910 between the Denver Grizzlies and Sioux City Packers with a composite record of 19-9 and hitting .284. He tied Chief Johnson, Buck Ehman, Fred Herche and Marty O'Toole for 5th in the Western League in wins; every pitcher with more appeared in the majors during their careers. In 1911, he was 0-2 for the Nashville Volunteers and Montgomery Billikens. He died of pneumonia later that year.

From the Albuquerque Evening Citizen, 16 May 1907: "And Pitcher Hallman is the one who let the same Cubs of Chicago down with two hits in seven innings, and won his game in the pre-season series 6 to 3." See [1]

Also see 1911 obituary