Odbert Herman Hamric (March 1, 1928 – August 8, 1984) was an American professional

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player from 1949 to 1961. An

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, the native of

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, appeared in ten Major League games as a

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: two games for the 1955

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and eight for the 1958

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. Hamric batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed . He died at age 56 in

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