Vern Bickford

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: August 17, 1920 in Hellier, KY us

Died: May 6, 1960 in Richmond, VA

Buried: Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, New Canton, VA

Debut: April 24, 1948 (Age 27-251d, 8,068th in MLB history)
vs. NYG 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 24, 1954 (Age 33-250d)
vs. CHW 4.0 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Vernon Edgell Bickford

Career

11.7

3.71

182

149

1076.1

450

1.400

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1942	21	BSN-min	C	16	12	.571		38						196.0	224	146			107									1.689	10.3		4.9			WLH MTNS
1946	25	BSN-min	B,A	10	12	.455	3.33	29			15	4		181.0	166	89	67		91		153	4	1	6				1.420	8.3		4.5	7.6	1.68	JAC,HFD SEAL,EL
1947	26	BSN-min	AAA	9	5	.643	3.78	29	14	10	10	3		143.0	131	62	60		72		69	4	0	3				1.420	8.2		4.5	4.3	0.96	MLW AA
1948	27	BSN	NL	11	5	.688	3.27	33	22	5	10	1	1	146.0	125	59	53	9	63	2	60	3	0	0	625	119	3.99	1.288	7.7	0.6	3.9	3.7	0.95
1949	28	BSN	NL	16	11	.593	4.25	37	36	1	15	2	0	230.2	246	125	109	20	106	6	101	6	1	3	1026	89	4.22	1.526	9.6	0.8	4.1	3.9	0.95	AS
1950	29	BSN	NL	19	14	.576	3.47	40	39	1	27	2	0	*311.2*	293	135	120	25	122	4	126	6	1	5	*1325*	111	4.05	1.332	8.5	0.7	3.5	3.6	1.03	MVP-30
1951	30	BSN	NL	11	9	.550	3.12	25	20	5	12	3	0	164.2	146	68	57	7	76	3	76	6	0	0	697	118	3.60	1.348	8.0	0.4	4.2	4.2	1.00
1952	31	BSN	NL	7	12	.368	3.74	26	22	3	7	1	0	161.1	165	73	67	7	64	4	62	2	0	4	690	97	3.41	1.419	9.2	0.4	3.6	3.5	0.97
1953	32	MLN	NL	2	5	.286	5.28	20	9	8	2	0	1	58.0	60	35	34	8	35	2	25	2	1	2	258	75	5.44	1.638	9.3	1.2	5.4	3.9	0.71
1954	33	BAL	AL	0	1	.000	9.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	5	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	44	3.15	1.500	11.3	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.00
7 Yrs				66	57	.537	3.71	182	149	23	73	9	2	1076.1	1040	500	444	76	467	21	450	25	3	14	4641	102	3.99	1.400	8.7	0.6	3.9	3.8	0.96
162 Game Avg.				14	12	.537	3.71	37	31	5	15	2	0	221	214	103	91	16	96	4	92	5	1	3	953	102	3.99	1.400	8.7	0.6	3.9	3.8	0.96

MLN (6 yrs)				66	56	.541	3.69	181	148	23	73	9	2	1072.1	1035	495	440	76	466	21	450	25	3	14	4621	103	3.99	1.400	8.7	0.6	3.9	3.8	0.97
BAL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	9.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	5	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	44	3.15	1.500	11.3	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.00

NL (6 yrs)				66	56	.541	3.69	181	148	23	73	9	2	1072.1	1035	495	440	76	466	21	450	25	3	14	4621	103	3.99	1.400	8.7	0.6	3.9	3.8	0.97
AL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	9.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	5	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	44	3.15	1.500	11.3	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.00