Robby Hammock

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Robby Hammock

Arizona Diamondbacks — No. 5
Catcher
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
April 11, 2002 for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Selected MLB statistics (through September 28, 2006)
AVG	.263
RBI	46
HR	12

Robert Wade Hammock is a player for the Arizona Diamondbacks organization in Major League Baseball. Robby was born on May 13, 1977, in Macon, GA. He made his major league debut on April 11, 2003.

Robby was drafted three times: in 1995 by the Florida Marlins, in 1997 by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and in 1998 by the Diamondbacks. Robby played five seasons at various minor league levels from 1998 to 2002. In 2003, Robby played in 65 games for the major league club, batting .282 and starting 28 games at catcher. His numbers were good enough to earn him a place on the 2003 Topps All-Star Rookie Roster. Robby was the third catcher behind Chad Moeller and Rod Barajas for Arizona in 2003.

In 2004, Robby made two brief minor league stops before rejoining the Diamondbacks. He played in 62 games, starting 46 at catcher and hit .241 with 16 doubles that season. On May 18, 2004, Robby caught Randy Johnson's only perfect game.

Robby did not appear in a major league game in 2005, and only played in three games for the Class AAA Tucson Sidewinders. He was on the roster for the 2006 Sidewinders, in which he played multiple postions. He was called up after the Sidewinders won the Pacific Coast League Championship game, and appeared in only one game.