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

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

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-5	CG	31	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
2	2	Apr 18	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
3	3	Apr 20	BOS		PHA	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
4	4	Apr 21	BOS		PHA	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
5	5	Apr 22 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
6	6	Apr 22 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,7-4	CG	31	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
7	7	Apr 24	BOS		WSH	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
8	8	Apr 26	BOS		NYY	W,13-7	CG	45	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
9	9	Apr 27	BOS		NYY	W,4-3	GS	18	4.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	14 (4)	May 3	BOS	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
11	15	May 4	BOS	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	44	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
12	16	May 5	BOS	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	48	10.1	2	2	0	4	2	3B
13	17	May 6 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	45	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
14	18	May 6 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
15	19	May 7	BOS	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
16	20	May 12	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	3B
17	21	May 13	BOS	@	WSH	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	3B
18	22	May 14	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-7	GS	54	11.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B SS
19	29 (6)	May 22	BOS		DET	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
20	30	May 23	BOS		SLB	W,12-0	CG	30	9.0	2	10	0	12	1	3B
21	31	May 25	BOS		WSH	W,14-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
22	32	May 26	BOS		WSH	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
23	33	May 27 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
24	34	May 27 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
25	35	May 28	BOS		NYY	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
26	36	May 30 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,11-10	CG	63	15.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
27	37	May 30 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	38	Jun 1	BOS	@	SLB	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
29	39	Jun 2	BOS	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
30	40	Jun 3 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	3B
31	41	Jun 3 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-11	CG	46	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
32	42	Jun 4 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
33	43	Jun 4 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
34	44	Jun 5	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-10	GS	27	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
35	45	Jun 6	BOS	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
36	46	Jun 7	BOS	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
37	47	Jun 8	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
38	48	Jun 9	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
39	49	Jun 10 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
40	50	Jun 10 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	3B
41	51	Jun 12	BOS		DET	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
42	52	Jun 13	BOS		DET	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
43	53	Jun 16	BOS		SLB	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
44	54	Jun 17 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
45	55	Jun 17 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
46	56	Jun 18	BOS		CLE	L,7-9	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
47	57	Jun 19	BOS		CLE	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
48	58	Jun 20	BOS		CLE	L,8-14	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
49	59	Jun 21	BOS		CLE	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	4	3	1	8	0	3B
50	60	Jun 22	BOS		CHW	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
51	61	Jun 23	BOS		CHW	W,8-7	CG	52	11.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
52	62	Jun 24 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
53	63	Jun 24 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	5	4	0	9	0	3B
54	64	Jun 26	BOS		PHA	W,13-5	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	3	3B
55	65	Jun 27	BOS		PHA	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
56	66	Jun 29	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	3B
57	67	Jun 30	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	68	Jul 1	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
59	69	Jul 2	BOS	@	WSH	W,5-2	GS	29	7.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
60	79 (9)	Jul 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	77	18.1	0	5	1	6	0	3B
61	80	Jul 14	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
62	81	Jul 15 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
63	82	Jul 15 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
64	83	Jul 16	BOS	@	SLB	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
65	84	Jul 17	BOS	@	CLE	L,6-8	GS	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
66	90 (5)	Jul 24	BOS		CHW	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
67	91	Jul 25	BOS		CHW	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
68	92	Jul 26	BOS		CHW	W,13-10	CG	46	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
69	93	Jul 27	BOS		CLE	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
70	94	Jul 28	BOS		CLE	W,8-4	CG	61	16.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
71	95	Jul 29	BOS		CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	1	7	0	8	3	3B
72	96	Jul 31	BOS		SLB	L,6-8	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	97	Aug 1	BOS		SLB	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
74	98	Aug 2 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,12-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
75	99	Aug 2 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,11-6	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
76	100	Aug 3	BOS		DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
77	101	Aug 4	BOS		DET	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
78	104 (2)	Aug 7	BOS		PHA	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
79	105	Aug 9 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,5-6	CG	45	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
80	106	Aug 9 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
81	107	Aug 10	BOS		WSH	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
82	108	Aug 11	BOS		WSH	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
83	109	Aug 12 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
84	110	Aug 12 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
85	111	Aug 14	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-4	GS	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
86	122 (10)	Aug 26 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-0	GS	11	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	133 (10)	Sep 9 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-10	GS	42	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B SS
88	134	Sep 9 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
89	145 (10)	Sep 22	BOS		NYY	W,5-0	GS	22	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
							91gm		776.1	105	209	7	321	19