Pete Hamm

[William Malone]

Peter Whitfield Hamm was born on September 20, 1947 in Buffalo, New York.

The Minnesota Twins drafted him in round nine of the 1967 MLB Draft. He debuted for them on July 29, 1970.

Hamm pitched parts of two seasons for the Twins, making eight starts and 15 relief appearances. He was 2-6 with a 6.41 ERA. The only complete game of his career came on September 2, 1971 when Minnesota beat the Chicago White Sox by a 10-3 score. Minnesota traded him to the Chicago White Sox for cash in the off-season. Chicago released him, and he spent 1972 in the Reds minor league system. This was the end of his professional baseball journey.

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[dxpavelka]

The elusive "one I've never heard of."  Maybe one of the local beer companies at the time missed out on a golden marketing opportunity.