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	6-13 / in Starts: 4-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 17 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	11 (8-2-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 17 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	10 (5-3-1)

Most Driven In By
J Logan	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	162	7 (6)	Apr 23	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.81	-0.041	2.04	-0.06%	-0.44	P
2	163	11 (3)	Apr 30	MLN	@	NYG	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.88	-0.093	2.53	-0.16%	-0.53	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	164	26 (14)	May 20	MLN		BRO	L,2-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	165	28 (1)	May 24 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	W,5-4	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.054	3.96	-0.13%	-0.57	P
5	166	34 (5)	May 29	MLN	@	STL	L,7-11	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.01	-0.103	10.19	-0.31%	-1.11	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
6	167	40 (5)	Jun 3	MLN	@	BRO	W,14-9	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.60	-0.023	9.71	-0.09%	-0.23	P
7	168	48 (7)	Jun 10	MLN	@	NYG	W,6-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.35	-0.009	1.79	-0.03%	-0.12	P
8	169	60 (11)	Jun 20	MLN		NYG	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	170	62 (1)	Jun 21 (2)	MLN		NYG	T,6-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	171	64 (1)	Jun 24	MLN		PIT	L,1-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.78	-0.041	8.99	-0.13%	-0.36	P
11	172	69 (4)	Jun 30 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
12	173	91 (21)	Jul 22	MLN	@	PHI	L,3-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	174	93 (1)	Jul 25	MLN	@	BRO	L,0-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	175	100 (6)	Jul 31 (1)	MLN		PHI	L,1-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
15	176	109 (8)	Aug 7	MLN		PIT	W,9-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	.40	-0.043	.90	-0.06%	-0.26	P
16	177	119 (9)	Aug 16 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9						P
17	178	126 (6)	Aug 23 (2)	MLN		CHC	L,2-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9						P
18	179	127	Aug 25 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9						P
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
19	180	137 (9)	Sep 5	MLN		STL	L,5-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9						P
20	181	141 (3)	Sep 7 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	L,4-6	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9						P
							6-13		17	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	1		0	1	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192		.97	-0.407	3.91	-0.96%	-3.61

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