Vern Stephens

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: October 23, 1920 in McAlister, NM us

Died: November 4, 1968 in Long Beach, CA

Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach, CA

High School: Long Beach Polytechnic HS (Long Beach, CA)

School: Long Beach City College (Long Beach, CA)

Debut: September 13, 1941 (Age 20-325d, 9,118th in major league history)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 30, 1955 (Age 34-250d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Vernon Decatur Stephens

Nicknames: Junior, Buster or Little Slug

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8x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.2

6497

1859

247

.286

1001

RBI

1174

OBP

.355

SLG

.460

OPS

.815

OPS+

119

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-4 / in Starts: 2-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	ROE	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1944	WS g1	Oct 4	SLB	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	4	.56	-0.039	29.43	-1.09%	-0.42	SS
2	1944	WS g2	Oct 5	SLB	@	STL	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	4	1.42	-0.192	73.08	-5.66%	-1.07	SS
3	1944	WS g3	Oct 6	SLB		STL	W,6-2	CG	4	2	2	1	0	2	0	0	.100	.308	.100	.408	4	.75	0.061	47.27	2.51%	0.49	SS
4	1944	WS g4	Oct 7	SLB		STL	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.143	.294	.143	.437	4	.62	-0.008	39.84	-0.34%	0.36	SS
5	1944	WS g5	Oct 8	SLB		STL	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	.278	.381	.333	.714	4	1.28	0.180	105.44	9.70%	1.05	SS
6	1944	WS g6	Oct 9	SLB	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.227	.320	.273	.593	4	1.18	-0.119	89.77	-5.28%	-1.05	SS
									25	22	2	5	1	3	3		.227	.320	.273	.593

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