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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-19 / in Starts: 7-15
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 56 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	32 (21-7-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 56 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (18-11-5)

Most Driven In
E Mathews	2
J Logan	1
J Cusick	0

Most Driven In By
S Jethroe	1
E Torgeson	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	136	6 (5)	Apr 20 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS-10	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	.61	0.039	1.38	0.05%	-0.25	P
2	137	12 (5)	Apr 26	BSN		PHI	L,0-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	.63	-0.009	1.11	-0.01%	-0.10	P
May		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
3	138	15 (2)	May 1	BSN	@	CIN	L,6-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	1.17	-0.092	1.98	-0.09%	-0.79	P
4	139	20 (4)	May 6	BSN	@	CHC	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	1.89	-0.171	2.43	-0.13%	-1.32	P
5	140	23 (2)	May 13	BSN		PIT	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357	9	.77	-0.058	.69	-0.03%	-0.50	P
6	141	27 (3)	May 22 (1)	BSN		CHC	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.188	.313	9	1.03	-0.050	1.20	-0.04%	-0.36	P
7	142	32 (4)	May 27 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389	9	.64	-0.008	.49	0.00%	-0.03	P
Jun		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
8	143	36 (3)	Jun 1 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.238	.429	9	1.29	-0.009	.51	0.00%	0.01	P
9	144	42 (5)	Jun 6	BSN	@	CHC	L,2-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.227	.409	9	.56	-0.014	.29	0.00%	-0.15	P
10	145	44 (1)	Jun 8 (1)	BSN	@	CHC	L,5-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.227	.409	9						P
11	146	47 (2)	Jun 10	BSN	@	PIT	L,5-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.227	.409	9						P
12	147	50 (2)	Jun 13	BSN		CHC	L,0-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.174	.174	.217	.391	9	.58	-0.016	.15	0.00%	-0.21	P
13	148	54 (3)	Jun 17	BSN		CIN	W,5-1	CG	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.250	.458	9	.69	0.009	.13	0.00%	0.36	P
14	149	55	Jun 18 (1)	BSN		CIN	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.208	.250	.458	9						P
15	150	60 (4)	Jun 22 (1)	BSN		STL	L,2-7	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.231	.231	.269	.500	9	2.43	0.023	.15	0.00%	0.12	P
16	151	65 (4)	Jun 27	BSN	@	BRO	L,3-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.269	.500	9						P
17	152	69 (3)	Jun 30 (2)	BSN		NYG	L,0-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.214	.214	.250	.464	9						P
Jul		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
18	153	74 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	BSN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.226	.258	.484	9	.81	0.078	.00	0.00%	0.60	P
19	154	76 (1)	Jul 6	BSN		BRO	L,2-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.226	.258	.484	9						P
20	155	79 (2)	Jul 12	BSN	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.229	.257	.486	9	1.02	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
21	156	84 (4)	Jul 17	BSN	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.256	.487	9	1.71	0.089	.00	0.00%	-0.07	P
22	157	88 (3)	Jul 22	BSN		CHC	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.238	.452	9	1.04	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-1.01	P
23	158	93 (4)	Jul 27 (1)	BSN		PIT	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.222	.422	9	.93	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-1.04	P
24	159	97 (3)	Jul 31	BSN		STL	L,3-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.191	.191	.213	.404	9	.71	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
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
25	160	102 (4)	Aug 7 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.184	.184	.204	.388	9	1.06	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
26	161	108 (5)	Aug 13 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.196	.373	9	1.08	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.43	P
							7-19		56	51	2	9	1	0	0	3	0	0	10	0	5		0	2	0	0	.176	.176	.196	.373		1.03	-0.524	.50	-0.26%	-6.52

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