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Ronald Lavern Hansen (born April 5, 1938 in Oxford, Nebraska) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Baltimore Orioles (1958–62), Chicago White Sox (1963–67, 1968–69), Washington Senators (1968), New York Yankees (1970–71) and Kansas City Royals (1972). He batted and threw right-handed. In a 15-season career, Hansen was a .234 hitter with 106 home runs and 501 RBI in 1384 games. Hansen was one of the best shortstops in the American League in the 1960s, yet unfortunately, a player whose career was hampered throughout and was eventually cut short by chronic... MORE

Ronald Lavern Hansen (born April 5, 1938 in Oxford, Nebraska) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Baltimore Orioles (1958–62), Chicago White Sox (1963–67, 1968–69), Washington Senators (1968), New York Yankees (1970–71) and Kansas City Royals (1972). He batted and threw right-handed. In a 15-season career, Hansen was a .234 hitter with 106 home runs and 501 RBI in 1384 games. Hansen was one of the best shortstops in the American League in the 1960s, yet unfortunately, a player whose career was hampered throughout and was eventually cut short by chronic back ailments and other injuries which prevented him from ever really enjoying a great career. Despite being a tall shortstop at 6 ft 3 in and 200 pounds (91 kg), Hansen was fluid and smooth in the field. He was a competent hitter as well, in an era when shortstops barely hit their weight. Hansen, who was supposed to be the starting shortstop for Baltimore in 1957, missed the entire season with a slipped disk. He debuted in 1958, and went 0-for-19 in 12 games. In 1959 he played in two games and ended 0-for-4. In 1960, Hansen surpassed all expectations by turning in a solid, injury-free season, filling LESS