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.

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	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
2	2	Apr 18	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
3	3	Apr 20 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
4	4	Apr 20 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
5	5	Apr 21	WSH		NYY	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
6	6	Apr 24	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	34	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
7	7	Apr 26	WSH		PHA	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
8	8	Apr 27	WSH		PHA	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
9	9	Apr 28	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
10	10	Apr 29	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 1	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-8	CG	53	13.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
12	12	May 2	WSH	@	SLB	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	16	0	0	16	3	1B
13	13	May 3	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
14	14	May 4	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	46	10.1	13	1	0	14	1	1B
15	15	May 5	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
16	16	May 6 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,8-1	GS	32	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
17	27 (10)	May 20	WSH		CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
18	29 (1)	May 22	WSH		CHW	L,8-9	CG	46	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
19	30	May 24	WSH		CLE	L,0-16	CG	50	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
20	31	May 25	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-14	CG	47	8.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
21	32	May 26	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-11	CG	46	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
22	33	May 27 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-9	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
23	34	May 27 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	3	1B
24	35	May 30 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	37 (1)	Jun 1	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
26	38	Jun 2	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-12	CG	41	8.0	7	1	1	9	2	1B
27	39	Jun 3 (1)	WSH	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
28	40	Jun 3 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
29	41	Jun 4	WSH	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	8	0	0	8	1	1B
30	42	Jun 5	WSH	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
31	43	Jun 6	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
32	44	Jun 7	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
33	45	Jun 9	WSH	@	SLB	L,7-8	CG	48	10.1	9	0	0	9	1	1B
34	46	Jun 10 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,9-10	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
35	47	Jun 10 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
36	48	Jun 12	WSH		CHW	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
37	49	Jun 14 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
38	50	Jun 14 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,5-14	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
39	51	Jun 15	WSH		CLE	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
40	52	Jun 16	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
41	53	Jun 17	WSH		CLE	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
42	54	Jun 19	WSH		SLB	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	9	0	2	11	1	1B
43	56 (1)	Jun 21	WSH		SLB	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
44	58 (1)	Jun 23	WSH		DET	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
45	59	Jun 24	WSH		DET	L,5-10	CG	50	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
46	60	Jun 26	WSH		NYY	W,7-3	GF	19	5.0	4	1	0	5	0	PR 1B
47	61	Jun 27	WSH		NYY	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
48	62	Jun 28	WSH		NYY	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	14	1	0	15	3	1B
49	63	Jun 29 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
50	64	Jun 29 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-11	CG	45	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	65	Jul 1 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,7-10	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
52	66	Jul 1 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
53	67	Jul 2	WSH		BOS	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
54	68	Jul 3	WSH		BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
55	69	Jul 4 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
56	70	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
57	71	Jul 5	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
58	72	Jul 6	WSH		PHA	W,6-3	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	4	1B
59	73	Jul 7	WSH		PHA	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
60	74	Jul 8 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
61	75	Jul 8 (2)	WSH		PHA	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
62	76	Jul 12	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
63	77	Jul 13	WSH	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
64	78	Jul 14	WSH	@	DET	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
65	79	Jul 15 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
66	80	Jul 15 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
67	81	Jul 16	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
68	82	Jul 17 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
69	83	Jul 17 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
70	84	Jul 18	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
71	85	Jul 19	WSH	@	SLB	L,7-9	CG	0	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
72	86	Jul 20	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	41	10.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
73	87	Jul 21	WSH	@	CHW	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
74	88	Jul 22 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
75	89	Jul 22 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,11-5	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
76	90	Jul 24	WSH		DET	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
77	91	Jul 25	WSH		DET	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
78	92	Jul 26	WSH		DET	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
79	93	Jul 27	WSH		SLB	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
80	94	Jul 29 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
81	95	Jul 29 (2)	WSH		SLB	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
82	96	Jul 31	WSH		CLE	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	97	Aug 1 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
84	98	Aug 1 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
85	99	Aug 2	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
86	100	Aug 3	WSH		CHW	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
87	101	Aug 4	WSH		CHW	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
88	102	Aug 5	WSH		CHW	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
89	103	Aug 6	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
90	104	Aug 8	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
91	105	Aug 9	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	9	2	1	12	0	1B
92	106	Aug 10	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
93	107	Aug 11	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
94	108	Aug 12 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
95	109	Aug 12 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
96	110	Aug 14	WSH		NYY	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
97	111	Aug 15	WSH		NYY	L,5-8	CG	47	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
98	112	Aug 16	WSH		NYY	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
99	113	Aug 17	WSH		BOS	L,4-7	CG	54	12.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
100	114	Aug 18	WSH		BOS	L,9-10	CG	47	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
101	115	Aug 19	WSH		BOS	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
102	116	Aug 20	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
103	117	Aug 21	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
104	118	Aug 22	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	56	13.2	15	0	0	15	3	1B
105	119	Aug 23	WSH	@	DET	W,10-0	CG	0	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
106	120	Aug 24	WSH	@	DET	W,10-7	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
107	121	Aug 25	WSH	@	DET	W,11-5	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
108	122	Aug 26 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
109	123	Aug 26 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
110	124	Aug 28	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	41	9.2	6	1	0	7	0	1B
111	125	Aug 29	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	52	13.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	126	Sep 1	WSH		NYY	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
113	127	Sep 3 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
114	128	Sep 3 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	46	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
115	129	Sep 5 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	0	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
116	130	Sep 5 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,7-9	CG	43	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
117	131	Sep 7	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	40	8.2	9	4	0	13	0	1B
118	132	Sep 8	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
119	133	Sep 9 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
120	134	Sep 9 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	21	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
121	135	Sep 11	WSH		CHW	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
122	136	Sep 12	WSH		CHW	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
123	137	Sep 13	WSH		CLE	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
124	138	Sep 15 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
125	139	Sep 15 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
126	140	Sep 16 (1)	WSH		DET	L,1-3	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
127	142 (1)	Sep 18 (1)	WSH		SLB	L,0-8	CG	37	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
128	144 (1)	Sep 19	WSH		SLB	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
129	145	Sep 20	WSH		SLB	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
130	146	Sep 22	WSH	@	PHA	W,9-1	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
131	147	Sep 23 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-12	CG	46	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
132	148	Sep 23 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
133	149	Sep 25	WSH		BOS	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
134	150	Sep 26	WSH		BOS	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
135	151	Sep 27	WSH		BOS	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
136	152	Sep 29	WSH		PHA	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
137	153	Sep 30 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
							137gm		1207.1	1157	87	8	1252	121