Vern Benson

Positions: Third Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: September 19, 1924 in Granite Quarry, NC us

Died: January 20, 2014 in Salisbury, NC

Buried: Rowan Memorial Park Cemetery, Salisbury, NC

High School: Granite Quarry HS (Granite Quarry, NC)

School: Catawba College (Salisbury, NC)

Debut: July 31, 1943 (Age 18-315d, 9,491st in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 30, 1953 (Age 28-253d)
vs. MLN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Vernon Adair Benson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

104

.202

RBI

OBP

.291

SLG

.356

OPS

.646

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-4 / in Starts: 8-3
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 52 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	28 (12-10-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 52 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	33 (17-10-5)

Most Driven In
S Musial	2
E Slaughter	1
H Rice	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
D Rice	3
T Poholsky	1
Self	1
H Rice	1
B Johnson	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	ROE	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	10	135 (134)	Sep 9 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,2-1	7-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.81	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.16	3B
2	11	136	Sep 9 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	6	.67	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.26	3B
3	12	139 (2)	Sep 13 (1)	STL		NYG	W,6-4	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	6	.57	0.128	.00	0.00%	1.47	3B
4	13	142 (2)	Sep 15	STL		BSN	W,10-1	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	.286	.333	.429	.762	6	.44	-0.063	.00	0.00%	0.05	3B
5	14	145 (2)	Sep 18	STL		BRO	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	.294	.368	.588	.957	6	.91	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.56	3B
6	15	147 (1)	Sep 20	STL		BRO	L,3-4	CG	4	3	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	.300	.391	.650	1.041	5	1.44	0.177	.00	0.00%	1.35	3B
7	16	148	Sep 21	STL		CHC	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.261	.370	.565	.936	5	.38	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.55	LF
8	17	149	Sep 22	STL		CHC	L,5-6	0-GF(10)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		.240	.345	.520	.865	5						LF
9	18	150	Sep 23 (1)	STL		CHC	W,9-3	CG	6	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.276	.400	.517	.917	5	.41	0.068	.00	0.00%	0.76	LF
10	19	152 (1)	Sep 25	STL	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG(14)	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	.257	.366	.457	.823	5	1.60	-0.210	.00	0.00%	-0.82	LF
11	20	153	Sep 29	STL	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.356	.436	.791	5	.74	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.12	3B
12	21	154	Sep 30 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0		.279	.367	.465	.832	4						3B
13	22	155	Sep 30 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG(6)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.261	.346	.435	.781	3						3B
							9-4		52	46	8	12	3	1	1	7	6	8	0	.261	.346	.435	.781		.84	0.086	.00	0.00%	3.04

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