finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1998 left elizabeth , new jersey 1993 september 27 .246 67 209 first baseman / designated hitter milwaukee brewers batting average home runs runs batted in september 12 29 november 1967 bob hamelin
 kansas city royals bob hamelin left
bob hamelin

robert james -lrb- bob -rrb- hamelin -lrb- ; born november 29 , 1967 in elizabeth , new jersey -rrb- is a former first baseman and designated hitter in major league baseball .
from 1993 through 1998 , hamelin played for the kansas city royals -lrb- 1993 -- 96 -rrb- , detroit tigers -lrb- 1997 -rrb- and milwaukee brewers -lrb- 1998 -rrb- .
he batted and threw left-handed .
in a six-season career , hamelin posted a .246 batting average with 67 home runs and 209 rbis in 497 games played .
his stint as a professional player was marred by leg injuries , both in the minors and majors .
he also suffered from an eye problem .
as of 2012 , hamelin is serving as a major league scout in the boston red sox organization .
