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.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	16 (15)	May 4	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
2	17	May 5 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-1	GS	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
3	19 (1)	May 7	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
4	20	May 8	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
5	21	May 9	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
6	25 (3)	May 14	BOS		DET	L,0-2	CG	31	9.0	17	1	0	18	2	1B
7	26	May 15	BOS		DET	W,11-8	GS	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
8	27	May 16	BOS		DET	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
9	28	May 17	BOS		KCA	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	17	0	0	17	1	1B
10	36 (7)	May 26 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	44	9.0	11	2	1	14	1	1B
11	37	May 27	BOS		NYY	L,8-17	CG	53	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
12	39 (1)	May 29	BOS		BAL	L,1-3	CG	44	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
13	41 (1)	May 30 (2)	BOS		BAL	W,16-5	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
14	42	May 31	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	40	8.2	11	1	0	12	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	44 (1)	Jun 2	BOS	@	WSH	W,5-3	GS	33	7.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
16	46 (1)	Jun 5	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	42	8.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
17	47	Jun 6	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
18	48	Jun 7	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
19	49	Jun 9 (1)	BOS	@	KCA	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
20	54 (4)	Jun 13	BOS	@	CLE	W,9-3	GS	24	6.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
21	55	Jun 14	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
22	56	Jun 15	BOS	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
23	57	Jun 16	BOS	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	42	9.1	9	1	0	10	1	1B
24	58	Jun 18	BOS		CLE	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
25	59	Jun 19	BOS		CLE	W,6-0	GS	30	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
26	60	Jun 20	BOS		CLE	W,9-7	GS	38	8.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
27	61	Jun 21	BOS		KCA	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
28	62	Jun 22	BOS		KCA	W,5-1	GS	29	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
29	63	Jun 23 (1)	BOS		KCA	W,10-6	GS	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
30	64	Jun 23 (2)	BOS		KCA	W,10-1	GS	28	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
31	65	Jun 25	BOS		CHW	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
32	66	Jun 26	BOS		CHW	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
33	69 (2)	Jun 28	BOS		DET	W,9-2	GS	29	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
34	70	Jun 29	BOS		DET	W,12-4	GS	31	7.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
35	71	Jun 30	BOS		DET	W,10-3	GS	35	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	72	Jul 1	BOS		WSH	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
37	73	Jul 2	BOS		WSH	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
38	74	Jul 3	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-10	CG	41	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
39	76 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
40	77	Jul 5	BOS		BAL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
41	78	Jul 6	BOS		BAL	W,11-2	GS	30	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
42	79	Jul 7	BOS		BAL	L,4-8	CG	35	9.0	12	3	0	15	2	1B
43	80	Jul 11	BOS	@	DET	W,9-7	GS	43	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
44	81	Jul 12	BOS	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
45	82	Jul 13	BOS	@	DET	W,6-2	GS	37	8.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
46	83	Jul 14 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS	29	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
47	85 (1)	Jul 16	BOS	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
48	86	Jul 17	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	50	11.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
49	89 (2)	Jul 20	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
50	90	Jul 21	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
51	96 (5)	Jul 28	BOS		CLE	W,9-8	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	105 (8)	Aug 7	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	43	11.0	16	1	1	18	0	1B
53	115 (9)	Aug 17	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-16	CG	45	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
54	116	Aug 18	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
55	118 (1)	Aug 21	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-1	GS	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
56	119	Aug 22	BOS	@	CLE	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
57	121 (1)	Aug 24	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	133 (11)	Sep 5	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	35	8.2	7	0	0	7	0	1B
59	134	Sep 6	BOS		BAL	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
60	135	Sep 7	BOS		BAL	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
61	137 (1)	Sep 10	BOS		CHW	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
62	140 (2)	Sep 13	BOS		CLE	L,3-16	GF	20	3.0	1	2	0	3	1	1B
63	141	Sep 14	BOS		CLE	W,13-10	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
64	143 (1)	Sep 15 (2)	BOS		DET	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
65	144	Sep 17	BOS		KCA	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
66	145	Sep 18	BOS		KCA	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
67	146	Sep 20	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
68	147	Sep 21	BOS	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	44	9.0	8	2	1	11	1	1B
69	148	Sep 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
70	150 (1)	Sep 24	BOS	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
							70gm		575.2	662	51	6	719	47