Vern Olsen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: March 16, 1918 in Hillsboro, OR us

Died: July 13, 1989 in Maywood, IL

Buried: Arlington Cemetery, Elmhurst, IL

Debut: September 8, 1939 (Age 21-176d, 8,704th in major league history)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 13, 1946 (Age 28-181d)
vs. PHI 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: Vern Jarl Olsen

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.5

ERA

3.40

112

516.0

201

WHIP

1.432

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-23 / in Starts: 6-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 54 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	40 (20-14-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 54 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (18-11-5)

Most Driven In
L Merullo	1
L Novikoff	1
R Russell	1
C McCullough	1

Most Driven In By
D Dallessandro	1
S Hack	1
R Russell	1
L Novikoff	1

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 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	77	25 (24)	May 10 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	78	30 (4)	May 17 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-8	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.28	-0.007	.61	-0.01%	-0.09	P
3	79	39 (8)	May 26	CHC		STL	L,1-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.21	-0.231	2.86	-0.18%	-1.06	P
4	80	45 (5)	May 31	CHC		STL	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.92	-0.043	1.34	-0.04%	-0.33	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
5	81	46	Jun 2	CHC		NYG	L,1-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	82	49 (2)	Jun 5 (1)	CHC		BRO	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9	.86	-0.013	.78	-0.01%	0.00	P
7	83	52 (2)	Jun 7 (1)	CHC		BRO	L,4-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9						P
8	84	56 (3)	Jun 12	CHC		BSN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	9	.73	-0.021	.22	0.00%	-0.25	P
9	85	62 (5)	Jun 19 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	W,7-4	GS-8	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.313	.563	9	.53	0.032	.15	0.01%	0.38	P
10	86	67 (4)	Jun 23	CHC	@	PHI	W,8-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.250	.450	9	1.25	-0.124	.28	-0.02%	-1.42	P
11	87	73 (5)	Jun 28 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.208	.208	.250	.458	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	88	76 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,6-5	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.231	.453	9	.87	-0.039	.28	-0.01%	-0.71	P
13	89	79 (2)	Jul 5 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,6-11	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.222	.231	.453	9						P
14	90	80	Jul 9	CHC		BSN	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.172	.200	.207	.407	9	1.84	-0.128	.19	-0.01%	-0.97	P
15	91	85 (4)	Jul 14	CHC		NYG	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.188	.212	.219	.431	9	.78	0.021	.02	0.00%	0.24	P
16	92	88 (2)	Jul 16 (2)	CHC		BRO	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.212	.219	.431	9						P
17	93	93 (4)	Jul 21	CHC	@	BSN	L,3-4	GS-8	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.270	.257	.527	9	1.23	0.163	.00	0.00%	1.30	P
18	94	98 (4)	Jul 28 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,5-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.270	.257	.527	9						P
19	95	102 (3)	Jul 30	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-9	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.243	.282	.270	.552	9	1.80	0.082	.00	0.00%	0.47	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
20	96	104 (1)	Aug 2 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,4-5	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.237	.275	.263	.538	9	3.61	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
21	97	107 (2)	Aug 5	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.237	.275	.263	.538	9						P
22	98	110 (2)	Aug 9 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,10-8	11-12	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.237	.293	.263	.556	9	2.22	0.082	.00	0.00%	0.37	P
23	99	112 (1)	Aug 11	CHC		STL	L,2-7	GS-9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.295	.250	.545	9	2.00	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.02	P
24	100	118 (5)	Aug 15 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,7-8	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.271	.227	.498	9	.55	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
25	101	122 (3)	Aug 19	CHC	@	STL	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.271	.227	.498	2						P
26	102	127 (4)	Aug 25	CHC		PHI	L,4-6	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.260	.217	.477	9	1.37	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
27	103	133 (5)	Aug 30 (2)	CHC		NYG	T,5-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.188	.250	.208	.458	9	1.79	-0.134	.00	0.00%	-1.02	P
28	104	134	Aug 31	CHC		NYG	L,6-7	6-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.264	.208	.472	9	.75	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.36	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
29	105	138 (3)	Sep 6 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.264	.208	.472	9						P
30	106	145 (6)	Sep 13 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,12-8	0-GF(8)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.264	.208	.472	9						P
31	107	146	Sep 14	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.264	.208	.472	9						P
32	108	154 (7)	Sep 27 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,2-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.264	.208	.472	9						P
							8-23		54	48	4	9	1	0	0	4	5	0	2	0	1		1	1	0	0	.188	.264	.208	.472		1.26	-0.574	.40	-0.27%	-4.03

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