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	3-9 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 5 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	1 (1-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 5 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	3 (1-1-0)

Most Driven In By
D Rice	1
P Lowrey	0

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	43	1	Apr 14	STL	@	MLN	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						PR
2	44	5 (3)	Apr 21	STL		CIN	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						PR
3	45	8 (2)	Apr 26	STL	@	CHC	L,5-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PH
4	46	9	Apr 28	STL	@	PHI	W,6-5	7-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
5	47	10	Apr 29	STL	@	PHI	W,1-0	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						PR
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	48	12 (1)	May 1	STL	@	NYG	W,3-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						PR
7	49	13	May 3	STL	@	PIT	L,2-8	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						PH
8	50	18 (4)	May 10 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,2-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.72	-0.045	5.61	-0.09%	-0.25	PH
9	51	24 (5)	May 17	STL		NYG	L,6-9	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.66	-0.017	2.09	-0.03%	-0.25	PH
10	52	25	May 18	STL		NYG	L,6-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						PR
11	53	34 (8)	May 26 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						PR
12	54	36 (1)	May 28	STL	@	CIN	T,10-10	10-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
13	55	39 (2)	May 30 (2)	STL		MLN	L,4-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	7	1.94	0.097	8.71	0.26%	0.62	PH
							3-9		5	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200		1.44	0.035	5.47	0.14%	0.11

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