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, 10,490th in major league 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

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.7

ERA

3.71

182

149

1076.1

450

WHIP

1.400

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 76 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

3 leading off, 2 walk-off, 8 tying, 28 go ahead

1 Tm
BSN/MLN	76

Platoon
vs RHB	47
vs LHB	29

Home/Road
Away	48
Home	28

Outs
0	29
1	24
2	23

7 Opps
PIT	14
CHC	13
NYG	13
BRO	11
CIN	9
PHI	8
STL	8

47 Batters
Roy Campanella	5
Del Ennis	4
Hank Sauer	3
Stan Musial	3
Ray Mueller	3
Gil Hodges	3
Ralph Kiner	3
Hank Thompson	3
Ted Kluszewski	3
Bobby Thomson	2
Wally Westlake	2
Smoky Burgess	2
Frankie Gustine	2
Grady Hatton	2
Jackie Robinson	2
Johnny Mize	2
Dee Fondy	2
Jim Greengrass	1
Dick Sisler	1
Bob Borkowski	1
Clyde Kluttz	1
Red Schoendienst	1
Hank Edwards	1
Phil Cavarretta	1
Bill Serena	1
Monte Irvin	1
Randy Jackson	1
Wes Westrum	1
Roy Smalley	1
Gene Hermanski	1
Max West	1
Enos Slaughter	1
Sid Gordon	1
Johnny Hopp	1
Pete Castiglione	1
Pee Wee Reese	1
Al Dark	1
Johnny Pramesa	1
Bill Howerton	1
Bob Scheffing	1
Lou Klein	1
Tommy Glaviano	1
Rube Walker	1
Eddie Waitkus	1
Don Mueller	1
Eddie Bockman	1
Danny O'Connell	1

9 Parks
Braves Fld (BOS)	26
Polo Grounds (NYC)	9
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	7
Forbes Fld (PIT)	7
Crosley Fld (CIN)	7
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	7
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	6
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	5
County Stad (MIL)	2

Where Hit
7	35
9	26
78	6
8	1
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	62
2·HR gms	7

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	43
1--	14
12-	6
-2-	5
123	3
--3	3
-23	1
1-3	1

123 Runs
RISP	19
0 on	43
1 on	22
2 on	8
3 on	3
Any on	33

Inning
1	10
2	13
3	9
4	7
5	4
6	9
7	9
8	8
9	7

1-3	32
4-6	20
7-end	24

RelScore
+3	5
+2	2
+1	11
Tied	21
-1	10
-2	11
-3	7
-4..	9

Ahead	18
Tied	21
Behind	37

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	17
C	15
3B	13
LF	10
RF	9
CF	4
SS	4
2B	3
PH	1

OrderPos
4th	19
3rd	15
7th	9
6th	9
8th	8
1st	5
5th	5
2nd	5
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	17
Medium Lev	27
Low Lev	26

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1948	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1948-05-19	Max West	PIT	@	BSN	behind 0-4	t 7	1	---	1	6	3	4%	8%		Home Run (Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1948-05-23 (2)	Bob Scheffing	CHC	@	BSN	behind 3-10	t 8	0	---	1	6	2
3	3	3	1	1948-06-04	Clyde Kluttz	PIT		BSN	behind 1-2	b 2	1	---	1	8	2	11%	53%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1948-06-05	Frankie Gustine	PIT		BSN	behind 6-7	b 9	2	1--	2	3	5	90%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); J. Hopp Scores
5	5	5	1	1948-06-12 (2)	Hank Sauer	CIN		BSN	behind 0-3	b 1	0	123	4	4	7	22%	65%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Baumholtz Scores/unER; C. Corbitt Scores/unER; J. Wyrostek Scores
6	6	6	1	1948-07-06	Johnny Mize	NYG		BSN	behind 0-2	b 3	2	12-	3	4	3	32%	63%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Rigney Scores/unER; L. Layton Scores/unER; J. Mize Scores/unER
7	7	7	1	1948-07-18 (2)	Ralph Kiner	PIT		BSN	behind 0-3	b 9	0	---	1	4	7	5%	9%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	8	1	1948-08-18	Johnny Mize	NYG		BSN	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	1	4	3	11%	55%		Home Run (Deep RF)
9	9	9	2	1948-08-18	Sid Gordon	NYG		BSN	tied 2-2	b 3	2	1--	2	3	5	21%	74%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Mueller Scores
1949	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1949-04-19 (2)	Eddie Waitkus	PHI	@	BSN	ahead 1-0	t 3	1	---	1	3	3	11%	70%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	2	1	1949-04-24	Bobby Thomson	NYG		BSN	tied 0-0	b 1	2	12-	3	5	8	24%	79%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Rhawn Scores; J. Mize Scores
12	12	3	1	1949-05-03	Phil Cavarretta	CHC	@	BSN	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	---	1	3	3	11%	69%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	4	1	1949-05-19	Eddie Bockman	PIT		BSN	behind 0-1	b 4	1	-2-	2	7	5	21%	66%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Murtaugh Scores
14	14	5	1	1949-05-23	Hank Edwards	CHC		BSN	behind 0-5	b 3	2	1--	2	3	9	10%	19%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Lowrey Scores
15	15	6	2	1949-05-23	Frankie Gustine	CHC		BSN	behind 3-8	b 6	0	---	1	7	5	4%	9%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	7	1	1949-05-28	Pee Wee Reese	BRO		BSN	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1	1	6	10%	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
17	17	8	1	1949-06-01	Ralph Kiner	PIT	@	BSN	ahead 3-0	t 2	2	1--	2	3	7	12%	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Walker Scores
18	18	9	1	1949-06-20	Hank Sauer	CHC		BSN	behind 0-2	b 8	1	1--	2	4	7	39%	56%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Reich Scores
19	19	10	1	1949-06-24	Lou Klein	STL		BSN	ahead 2-1	b 2	2	---	1	2	6	10%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	11	1	1949-07-06	Roy Campanella	BRO	@	BSN	behind 0-2	t 2	2	---	1	8	2	10%	35%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	12	1	1949-08-11	Ray Mueller	NYG		BSN	behind 2-3	b 5	0	---	1	8	2	15%	57%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	13	1	1949-08-17	Hank Thompson	NYG	@	BSN	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	4	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
23	23	14	1	1949-08-22	Roy Campanella	BRO	@	BSN	behind 1-4	t 5	0	---	1	8	2	9%	24%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	15	1	1949-08-26	Ted Kluszewski	CIN	@	BSN	ahead 1-0	t 7	0	---	1	6	3	12%	82%		Home Run (Deep RF)
25	25	16	1	1949-08-30	Stan Musial	STL	@	BSN	behind 2-7	t 7	2	1--	2	3	8	4%	6%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Marion Scores
26	26	17	1	1949-09-04 (2)	Dick Sisler	PHI		BSN	behind 4-5	b 6	1	--3	2	3	3	25%	72%		Home Run (CF-RF); R. Ashburn Scores
27	27	18	1	1949-09-07	Roy Campanella	BRO		BSN	ahead 2-1	b 2	1	---	1	8	2	9%	73%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	19	1	1949-09-18 (1)	Ted Kluszewski	CIN		BSN	tied 0-0	b 1	0	123	4	4	3	16%	86%		Home Run; H. Walker Scores; L. Merriman Scores; G. Hatton Scores
29	29	20	1	1949-09-20	Johnny Hopp	PIT		BSN	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	4	3	10%	66%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1950	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	1950-05-04	Grady Hatton	CIN		BSN	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	6	5	11%	64%		Home Run (Deep RF)
31	31	2	1	1950-05-08	Tommy Glaviano	STL		BSN	ahead 1-0	b 2	2	12-	3	1	5	21%	86%		Home Run; J. Garagiola Scores; G. Staley Scores
32	32	3	1	1950-05-17	Pete Castiglione	PIT	@	BSN	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	6	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
33	33	4	1	1950-06-06	Grady Hatton	CIN		BSN	tied 1-1	b 3	1	---	1	2	5	12%	65%		Home Run (Deep RF)
34	34	5	1	1950-06-11 (1)	Rube Walker	CHC		BSN	tied 3-3	b 4	2	---	1	2	2	14%	65%		Home Run (Deep RF)
35	35	6	1	1950-06-15 (2)	Ted Kluszewski	CIN	@	BSN	behind 3-5	t 6	0	---	1	4	3	12%	34%		Home Run (Deep RF)
36	36	7	1	1950-06-18 (1)	Ray Mueller	PIT	@	BSN	behind 2-3	t 2	0	1--	2	8	2	17%	61%		Home Run (Deep LF); S. Rojek Scores
37	37	8	1	1950-06-21	Bill Serena	CHC	@	BSN	tied 0-0	t 5	1	-2-	2	7	5	21%	74%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Pafko Scores
38	38	9	1	1950-07-06	Gil Hodges	BRO		BSN	ahead 6-3	b 8	2	1--	2	4	3	3%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); D. Snider Scores
39	39	10	1	1950-07-09	Monte Irvin	NYG	@	BSN	behind 0-2	t 8	2	-2-	2	3	7
40	40	11	1	1950-07-16 (1)	Danny O'Connell	PIT		BSN	behind 4-9	b 9	2	---	1	3	5
41	41	12	1	1950-07-22 (1)	Enos Slaughter	STL		BSN	behind 1-7	b 6	0	1--	2	4	9	5%	11%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Musial Scores
42	42	13	1	1950-07-26	Ray Mueller	PIT	@	BSN	ahead 2-1	t 5	0	---	1	8	2
43	43	14	2	1950-07-26	Wally Westlake	PIT	@	BSN	ahead 3-1	t 6	1	1--	2	6	8
44	44	15	1	1950-08-03	Red Schoendienst	STL	@	BSN	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---	1	2	4	13%	60%		Home Run (Deep RF)
45	45	16	1	1950-08-16	Del Ennis	PHI		BSN	ahead 4-1	b 7	0	---	1	4	9	3%	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
46	46	17	1	1950-08-22	Bill Howerton	STL		BSN	behind 0-2	b 6	0	---	1	9	PH	13%	41%		Home Run (Deep RF)
47	47	18	1	1950-08-26	Roy Smalley	CHC		BSN	behind 1-12	b 7	2	--3	2	7	6	0%	0%		Home Run; B. Borkowski Scores
48	48	19	1	1950-09-07	Wes Westrum	NYG		BSN	tied 0-0	b 4	0	-23	3	7	2	14%	86%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Irvin Scores; A. Dark Scores/unER
49	49	20	1	1950-09-12	Randy Jackson	CHC	@	BSN	behind 0-1	t 8	0	1--	2	1	5
50	50	21	1	1950-09-24	Hank Thompson	NYG	@	BSN	tied 0-0	t 1	1	12-	3	4	5	22%	76%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Lockman Scores; D. Mueller Scores
51	51	22	2	1950-09-24	Don Mueller	NYG	@	BSN	ahead 3-2	t 3	0	12-	3	3	9	16%	86%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Stanky Scores; W. Lockman Scores/unER
52	52	23	1	1950-09-26	Del Ennis	PHI	@	BSN	tied 2-2	t 7	0	1-3	3	4	9	19%	90%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF); R. Ashburn Scores; D. Sisler Scores
53	53	24	1	1950-09-29 (2)	Roy Campanella	BRO		BSN	behind 1-4	b 4	1	-2-	2	7	2	16%	40%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Hodges Scores
54	54	25	2	1950-09-29 (2)	Jackie Robinson	BRO		BSN	tied 6-6	b 7	0	---	1	4	4	19%	78%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
1951	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
55	55	1	1	1951-04-21	Del Ennis	PHI		BSN	behind 2-5	b 6	1	1--	2	4	9	19%	35%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF); D. Sisler Scores
56	56	2	1	1951-04-25	Gil Hodges	BRO		BSN	behind 2-4	b 6	2	---	1	5	3	13%	33%		Home Run (Deep LF)
57	57	3	1	1951-05-04	Hank Sauer	CHC	@	BSN	behind 0-2	t 2	0	---	1	4	7	10%	39%		Home Run (Deep LF)
58	58	4	1	1951-05-15	Johnny Pramesa	CIN		BSN	tied 0-0	b 7	2	---	1	7	2	24%	76%		Home Run (Deep LF)
59	59	5	1	1951-05-19	Wally Westlake	PIT		BSN	behind 0-4	b 4	0	---	1	5	5	7%	21%		Home Run (Deep LF)
60	60	6	1	1951-05-25	Roy Campanella	BRO		BSN	behind 0-2	b 2	0	---	1	6	2	10%	44%		Home Run (Deep LF)
61	61	7	1	1951-07-30	Stan Musial	STL		BSN	behind 0-1	b 1	2	---	1	3	3	11%	51%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1952	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
62	62	1	1	1952-04-20 (1)	Smoky Burgess	PHI		BSN	behind 1-3	b 9	2	1--	2	8	2	49%	53%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Waitkus Scores
63	63	2	1	1952-05-27 (2)	Smoky Burgess	PHI		BSN	behind 1-4	b 9	1	1--	2	7	2	6%	10%		Home Run (Deep CF); P. Caballero Scores
64	64	3	1	1952-06-06	Gene Hermanski	CHC		BSN	ahead 3-0	b 3	0	-2-	2	3	9	6%	94%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Baumholtz Scores
65	65	4	1	1952-07-06	Gil Hodges	BRO	@	BSN	ahead 5-2	t 8	1	12-	3	7	3	5%	99%		Home Run (LF-CF); A. Pafko Scores; C. Furillo Scores
66	66	5	1	1952-07-22	Dee Fondy	CHC	@	BSN	tied 0-0	t 4	1	123	4	6	3	26%	89%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Miksis Scores; F. Baumholtz Scores; T. Atwell Scores
67	67	6	1	1952-07-27 (1)	Ralph Kiner	PIT	@	BSN	behind 0-3	t 7	0	---	1	4	7	8%	17%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
68	68	7	1	1952-08-13 (1)	Del Ennis	PHI		BSN	ahead 1-0	b 6	1	---	1	4	7	11%	84%		Home Run (LF-CF)
1953	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
69	69	1	1	1953-04-30	Bobby Thomson	NYG		MLN	tied 0-0	b 9	1	---	1	5	8	41%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (LF Line)
70	70	2	1	1953-05-20	Jackie Robinson	BRO	@	MLN	tied 0-0	t 1	2	--3	2	4	3	17%	66%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Reese Scores
71	71	3	1	1953-06-10	Hank Thompson	NYG		MLN	behind 1-3	b 2	1	---	1	6	9	10%	42%		Home Run (Deep RF)
72	72	4	2	1953-06-10	Al Dark	NYG		MLN	behind 2-3	b 3	1	---	1	2	5	11%	53%		Home Run (Deep LF)
73	73	5	1	1953-06-30 (1)	Jim Greengrass	CIN		MLN	ahead 4-3	b 8	1	---	1	5	7	8%	93%		Home Run
74	74	6	2	1953-06-30 (1)	Bob Borkowski	CIN		MLN	ahead 5-3	b 8	1	---	1	6	9	4%	97%		Home Run
75	75	7	1	1953-08-16 (1)	Dee Fondy	CHC		MLN	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	1	3	3	10%	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
76	76	8	1	1953-09-05	Stan Musial	STL	@	MLN	ahead 6-5	t 9	2	---	1	3	7	10%	91%		Home Run (Deep RF)

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