Vern Benson

Positions: Third Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: September 19, 1924 in Granite Quarry, NC us

Died: January 20, 2014 in Salisbury, NC

Buried: Rowan Memorial Park Cemetery, Salisbury, NC

High School: Granite Quarry HS (Granite Quarry, NC)

School: Catawba College (Salisbury, NC)

Debut: July 31, 1943 (Age 18-315d, 9,491st in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 30, 1953 (Age 28-253d)
vs. MLN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Vernon Adair Benson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

104

.202

RBI

OBP

.291

SLG

.356

OPS

.646

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-11 / in Starts: 5-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	28 (13-10-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	33 (17-10-5)

Most Driven In
H Rice	2
D Rice	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
R Schoendienst	1
S Hemus	1
Self	1
D Sisler	1

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	23	93 (92)	Jul 25	STL	@	BRO	W,8-4	6-6	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.14	-0.048	.76	-0.01%	-0.35	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	24	107 (13)	Aug 8	STL	@	CIN	L,5-8	5-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.73	0.045	1.12	0.04%	0.87	PH
3	25	112 (4)	Aug 12	STL	@	CHC	W,1-0	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	6	1.31	-0.168	.71	-0.06%	-1.74	3B
4	26	113	Aug 14	STL		PIT	L,3-5	GS-0	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.222	.222	.556	.778	6						3B
5	27	114	Aug 15	STL		PIT	W,5-4	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.182	.308	.455	.762	6						3B
6	28	116 (1)	Aug 17	STL		CIN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.400	.694	6	1.17	-0.083	1.00	-0.04%	-0.86	3B
7	29	117	Aug 19	STL		BSN	W,7-5	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.350	.588	.938	6	.58	0.105	.76	0.08%	1.11	3B
8	30	118	Aug 20	STL		BSN	W,9-2	CG(8)	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.667	1.042	6	.52	-0.006	.68	0.00%	0.97	3B
9	31	122 (3)	Aug 24	STL		BRO	L,4-10	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.360	.636	.996	7	.20	-0.005	.66	-0.01%	-0.42	PH 3B
10	32	123	Aug 25 (1)	STL		BRO	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.357	.600	.957	6	.87	-0.010	1.55	-0.01%	-0.05	3B
11	33	124	Aug 25 (2)	STL		BRO	L,5-9	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.286	.355	.571	.926	7	.80	-0.006	.86	0.00%	-0.37	3B
12	34	125	Aug 26	STL		BRO	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.314	.500	.814	7	1.14	-0.092	.55	-0.03%	-0.56	3B
13	35	127 (1)	Aug 28	STL		PHI	L,6-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.282	.444	.726	7	1.05	-0.106	.10	-0.01%	-0.93	3B
14	36	129 (1)	Aug 31	STL	@	PIT	L,2-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.216	.275	.432	.707	9						PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	37	140 (10)	Sep 12	STL	@	BRO	L,5-8	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.293	.432	.725	9	.06	0.002	.01	0.00%	0.12	PH
16	38	141	Sep 13	STL	@	BRO	W,5-2	4-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.295	.410	.706	6	.63	-0.037	.01	0.00%	-0.48	3B
17	39	142	Sep 14	STL	@	NYG	W,14-4	5-GF	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.283	.390	.673	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.57	PR 3B
18	40	143	Sep 15	STL	@	NYG	L,1-12	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.265	.364	.629	7	.57	-0.043	.06	0.00%	-0.42	3B
19	41	144	Sep 16 (1)	STL	@	BSN	W,8-6	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.174	.255	.348	.603	9	.25	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.31	3B
20	42	153 (8)	Sep 27	STL		CHC	L,1-4	6-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.191	.269	.362	.631	9	1.01	0.046	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
							9-11		53	47	6	9	2	0	2	5	5	0	9	0	1		0	0	0	0	.191	.269	.362	.631		.81	-0.418	.56	-0.05%	-3.61

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