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.
Triple Plays: 1 (May 22)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	WSH		NYY	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
2	2	Apr 17	WSH		NYY	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
3	3	Apr 19	WSH		BOS	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
4	4	Apr 20 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
5	5	Apr 20 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-11	CG	41	8.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
6	6	Apr 21	WSH		PHA	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
7	7	Apr 22	WSH		PHA	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	7	1	1	9	1	1B
8	8	Apr 23	WSH		PHA	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	9	1	1	11	1	1B
9	9	Apr 24	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
10	10	Apr 25	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
11	11	Apr 26	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	1B
12	12	Apr 28	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
13	13	Apr 29	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	9	2	0	11	3	1B
14	14	Apr 30	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	27	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
16	16	May 2	WSH	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
17	17	May 3 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
18	18	May 3 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
19	19	May 5	WSH	@	DET	W,14-4	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
20	20	May 6	WSH	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
21	21	May 8	WSH	@	PHA	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
22	22	May 9	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
23	23	May 10 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,8-0	CG	27	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
24	24	May 10 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	3	1B
25	25	May 12	WSH		DET	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
26	26	May 14	WSH		SLB	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	1B
27	27	May 15	WSH		SLB	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	7	3	0	10	2	1B
28	28	May 16	WSH		SLB	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
29	29	May 17	WSH		CHW	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	14	2	0	16	1	1B
30	30	May 18	WSH		CHW	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
31	31	May 20	WSH		CLE	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
32	32	May 21	WSH		NYY	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
33	33	May 22	WSH		NYY	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
34	34	May 23	WSH		PHA	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
35	35	May 24	WSH		PHA	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
36	36	May 25	WSH		PHA	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
37	37	May 27	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
38	38	May 28	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
39	39	May 29	WSH		BOS	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
40	40	May 30 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
41	41	May 30 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	10	2	1	13	1	1B
42	42	May 31 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
43	43	May 31 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 2	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
45	45	Jun 3	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
46	46	Jun 4	WSH	@	SLB	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
47	47	Jun 5	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
48	48	Jun 7 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,16-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
49	49	Jun 7 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
50	50	Jun 9	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
51	51	Jun 10	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	5	3	0	8	0	1B
52	52	Jun 11	WSH	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
53	53	Jun 12	WSH	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
54	54	Jun 13	WSH	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
55	55	Jun 14	WSH	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
56	56	Jun 16	WSH		CHW	L,3-7	CG	50	11.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
57	57	Jun 17	WSH		CHW	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
58	58	Jun 18	WSH		CHW	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
59	59	Jun 19	WSH		CLE	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
60	60	Jun 20	WSH		CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
61	61	Jun 21	WSH		CLE	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
62	62	Jun 22 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
63	63	Jun 22 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
64	64	Jun 23	WSH		SLB	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	11	0	1	12	3	1B
65	65	Jun 24	WSH		SLB	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
66	66	Jun 25	WSH		SLB	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
67	67	Jun 26	WSH		DET	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
68	68	Jun 27	WSH		DET	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
69	69	Jun 28 (1)	WSH		DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	3	1B
70	70	Jun 28 (2)	WSH		DET	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
71	71	Jun 30	WSH	@	PHA	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	72	Jul 1	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
73	73	Jul 3	WSH	@	BOS	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
74	74	Jul 4 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
75	75	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
76	76	Jul 5 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
77	77	Jul 5 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
78	78	Jul 6	WSH		BOS	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
79	79	Jul 7	WSH		BOS	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
80	80	Jul 8	WSH		PHA	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
81	81	Jul 9	WSH		PHA	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
82	82	Jul 10	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
83	83	Jul 11	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
84	84	Jul 12	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	44	8.2	13	0	0	13	0	1B
85	85	Jul 16 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	45	9.2	8	3	0	11	0	1B
86	86	Jul 16 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
87	87	Jul 17	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
88	88	Jul 18	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-10	CG	44	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
89	89	Jul 19 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
90	90	Jul 19 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,13-4	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
91	91	Jul 21	WSH	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	43	9.2	7	0	0	7	0	1B
92	92	Jul 23 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,6-9	CG	48	9.1	7	0	0	7	2	1B
93	93	Jul 23 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
94	94	Jul 24	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
95	95	Jul 25	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	40	9.2	9	0	0	9	4	1B
96	96	Jul 26 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
97	97	Jul 26 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
98	98	Jul 28	WSH		DET	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B
99	99	Jul 29	WSH		DET	W,13-5	CG	36	9.0	9	0	2	11	1	1B
100	100	Jul 30	WSH		DET	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
101	101	Jul 31	WSH		CHW	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	12	3	0	15	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	102	Aug 1	WSH		CHW	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
103	103	Aug 2	WSH		CHW	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
104	104	Aug 3	WSH		CHW	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
105	105	Aug 4	WSH		CLE	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
106	106	Aug 5	WSH		CLE	W,11-0	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
107	107	Aug 6	WSH		CLE	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
108	108	Aug 7	WSH		SLB	W,12-0	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
109	109	Aug 9 (1)	WSH		SLB	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
110	110	Aug 9 (2)	WSH		SLB	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
111	111	Aug 10	WSH		BOS	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
112	112	Aug 11	WSH		NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
113	113	Aug 12	WSH		NYY	L,1-22	CG	61	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
114	114	Aug 13	WSH		NYY	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
115	115	Aug 15 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
116	116	Aug 15 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
117	117	Aug 16 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
118	118	Aug 16 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
119	119	Aug 18	WSH	@	NYY	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
120	120	Aug 19	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
121	121	Aug 20	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	2	1B
122	122	Aug 21 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
123	123	Aug 21 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
124	124	Aug 22	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
125	125	Aug 23	WSH		BOS	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B
126	126	Aug 25	WSH	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
127	127	Aug 26	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-9	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
128	128	Aug 27	WSH	@	DET	W,12-5	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
129	129	Aug 28	WSH	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
130	130	Aug 29	WSH	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
131	131	Aug 30 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
132	132	Aug 30 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
133	133	Aug 31	WSH	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
134	134	Sep 2	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
135	135	Sep 3	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
136	136	Sep 7 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,13-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
137	137	Sep 7 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	4	1B
138	138	Sep 9 (1)	WSH		SLB	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
139	139	Sep 9 (2)	WSH		SLB	W,2-1	CG	49	12.0	8	3	0	11	3	1B
140	140	Sep 11	WSH		CLE	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
141	141	Sep 12	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
142	142	Sep 13 (1)	WSH		DET	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
143	143	Sep 13 (2)	WSH		DET	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
144	144	Sep 14	WSH		DET	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
145	145	Sep 16	WSH		CHW	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
146	146	Sep 17	WSH		CHW	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
147	147	Sep 19	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
148	148	Sep 20 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,9-13	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
149	149	Sep 20 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	46	10.1	11	0	0	11	2	1B
150	150	Sep 25	WSH		PHA	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
151	151	Sep 26	WSH		PHA	L,2-11	CG	47	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
152	152	Sep 27	WSH		PHA	L,2-9	CG	46	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
							152gm		1344.1	1376	94	12	1482	158