Mickey Vernon

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 170lb (188cm, 77kg)

Born: April 22, 1918 in Marcus Hook, PA us

Died: September 24, 2008 in Media, PA

Buried: Lawn Croft Cemetery, Linwood, PA

High School: Eddystone HS (Eddystone, PA)

School: Villanova University (Villanova, PA)

Debut: July 8, 1939 (Age 21-077d, 8,685th in major league history)
vs. PHA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1960 (Age 42-158d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: James Barton Vernon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

35.5

8731

2495

172

.286

1196

RBI

1311

137

OBP

.359

SLG

.429

OPS

.787

OPS+

116

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1939 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1939 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	76 (75)	Jul 8 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
2	77	Jul 9 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
3	78	Jul 9 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
4	79	Jul 13	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	1
5	80	Jul 14	WSH	@	SLB	W,11-9	GS	39	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
6	81	Jul 15	WSH	@	SLB	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
7	82	Jul 16 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	3
8	83	Jul 16 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	0	8.0	7	0	0	7	2
9	84	Jul 18	WSH	@	DET	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
10	85	Jul 19	WSH	@	DET	L,0-11	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	86	Jul 20	WSH	@	DET	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	2
12	87	Jul 21	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	2
13	88	Jul 22	WSH	@	CLE	W,11-3	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	3
14	89	Jul 23 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-11	CG	44	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
15	90	Jul 23 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
16	91	Jul 25	WSH		DET	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
17	92	Jul 26	WSH		DET	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
18	93	Jul 27	WSH		DET	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	94	Jul 28	WSH		CLE	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
20	95	Jul 29	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	8	0	1	9	2
21	96	Jul 30	WSH		CLE	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	97	Aug 1	WSH		SLB	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	1	11	0
23	98	Aug 2	WSH		SLB	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	6	2	1	9	0
24	99	Aug 3	WSH		SLB	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
25	100	Aug 4	WSH		CHW	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	10	1	0	11	4
26	101	Aug 5	WSH		CHW	W,10-1	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
27	102	Aug 6	WSH		CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	2
28	103	Aug 8	WSH		NYY	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	7	0	1	8	2
29	104	Aug 9	WSH		NYY	L,8-13	CG	51	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
30	105	Aug 10	WSH		NYY	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
31	106	Aug 12	WSH	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	107	Aug 13 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-9	CG	0	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
33	108	Aug 13 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	2
34	109	Aug 15	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	11	0	0	11	1
35	110	Aug 16	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
36	111	Aug 17	WSH	@	NYY	L,8-9	CG	50	9.2	6	1	0	7	1
37	112	Aug 18	WSH		BOS	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	3	0	1	4	1
38	113	Aug 19 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,6-8	GS	33	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
39	116 (2)	Aug 20 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,5-10	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
40	117	Aug 22	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
41	119 (1)	Aug 25	WSH	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
42	120	Aug 26	WSH	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	121	Aug 27 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,8-7	CG	0	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
44	122	Aug 27 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	0	11.0	12	1	0	13	0
45	123	Aug 28	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-12	CG	46	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
46	124	Aug 30 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	2
47	125	Aug 30 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	1
48	126	Aug 31	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	11	1	1	13	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	127	Sep 2	WSH		PHA	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
50	128	Sep 3	WSH		PHA	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
51	129	Sep 4 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	14	1	0	15	3
52	130	Sep 4 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
53	131	Sep 6	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
54	132	Sep 7	WSH	@	PHA	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	12	2	0	14	3
55	133	Sep 8	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	9	1	1	11	1
56	134	Sep 9	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	12	1	0	13	0
57	135	Sep 10 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
58	136	Sep 10 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	5	0	1	6	0
59	137	Sep 12	WSH		CHW	T,2-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	1	5	3
60	138	Sep 13 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,1-3	CG	49	11.0	9	0	0	9	1
61	139	Sep 13 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	6	2	0	8	0
62	140	Sep 14	WSH		SLB	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
63	141	Sep 15	WSH		SLB	L,5-9	CG	0	9.0	6	1	0	7	2
64	142	Sep 16	WSH		SLB	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
65	143	Sep 17	WSH		DET	L,2-3	CG	0	11.0	15	0	0	15	1
66	144	Sep 18	WSH		DET	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
67	145	Sep 19	WSH		CLE	W,10-9	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	146	Sep 20	WSH		CLE	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
69	147	Sep 21	WSH		CLE	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	1	7	1
70	148	Sep 23	WSH		NYY	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
71	149	Sep 24	WSH		NYY	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
72	150	Sep 26	WSH		PHA	L,4-15	CG	52	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
73	151	Sep 28 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
74	152	Sep 28 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	153	Sep 30	WSH	@	PHA	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
							75gm		657.0	690	40	11	741	75