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Mickey Vernon
Full name James Barton Vernon Born April 22, 1918, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania Died September 24, 2008, Media, Pennsylvania Buried at Lawn Croft Cemetery, Linwood, Pennsylvania First Game: July 8, 1939 ; Final Game: September 27, 1960 Managed First Game: April 10, 1961 ; Managed Final Game: May 21, 1963 Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 2" Weight: 170 Named first baseman on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1953) Ejections as player: 1943 (1), 1955 (1). Total: 2 Ejections as coach: 1960 (1), 1964 (1), 1977 (1). Total: 3 Ejections as manager: 1961 (1), 1962 (3). Total: 4 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1939 WAS A Daily Splits 76 276 23 71 15 4 1 30 24 0 28 0 6 3 0 5 5 1 1 .257 .314 .351 -1.9 1939 WAS A
1940 WAS A Daily Splits 5 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .158 .158 .158 -0.4 1940 WAS A
1941 WAS A Daily Splits 138 531 73 159 27 11 9 93 43 4 51 0 7 0 10 12 9 3 .299 .352 .443 -1.0 1941 WAS A
1942 WAS A Daily Splits 151 621 76 168 34 6 9 86 59 1 63 3 2 0 12 8 25 6 .271 .337 .388 -1.7 1942 WAS A
1943 WAS A Daily Splits 145 553 89 148 29 8 7 70 67 1 55 10 8 0 13 10 24 8 .268 .357 .387 0.1 1943 WAS A
1946 WAS A Daily Splits 148 587 88 207 51 8 8 85 49 10 64 0 2 0 5 12 14 10 .353 .403 .508 4.3 1946 WAS A
1947 WAS A Daily Splits 154 600 77 159 29 12 7 85 49 3 42 0 3 0 15 12 12 12 .265 .320 .388 -1.4 1947 WAS A
1948 WAS A Daily Splits 150 558 78 135 27 7 3 48 54 9 43 1 6 0 8 17 15 11 .242 .310 .332 -2.4 1948 WAS A
1949 CLE A Daily Splits 153 584 72 170 27 4 18 83 58 7 51 2 15 0 14 8 9 7 .291 .357 .443 1.8 1949 CLE A
1950 CLE A Daily Splits 28 90 8 17 0 0 0 10 12 0 10 0 3 0 5 0 2 0 .189 .284 .189 -0.9 1950 CLE A
1950 WAS A Daily Splits 90 327 47 100 17 3 9 65 50 2 29 4 3 0 1 3 6 1 .306 .404 .459 1.4 1950 WAS A
1950 TOT A 118 417 55 117 17 3 9 75 62 2 39 4 6 0 6 3 8 1 .281 .379 .400 0.5 1950 TOT A
1951 WAS A Daily Splits 141 546 69 160 30 7 9 87 53 6 45 2 1 0 8 11 7 6 .293 .358 .423 -0.1 1951 WAS A
1952 WAS A Daily Splits 154 569 71 143 33 9 10 80 89 9 66 0 5 0 6 11 7 7 .251 .353 .394 0.0 1952 WAS A
1953 WAS A Daily Splits 152 608 101 205 43 11 15 115 63 4 57 4 4 0 6 15 4 6 .337 .403 .518 3.0 1953 WAS A
1954 WAS A Daily Splits 151 597 90 173 33 14 20 97 61 9 61 5 4 6 0 11 10 1 4 .290 .357 .492 1.4 1954 WAS A
1955 WAS A Daily Splits 150 538 74 162 23 8 14 85 74 9 50 3 4 8 0 10 17 0 4 .301 .384 .452 1.0 1955 WAS A
1956 BOS A Daily Splits 119 403 67 125 28 4 15 84 57 6 40 7 2 2 0 6 12 1 0 .310 .403 .511 0.6 1956 BOS A
1957 BOS A Daily Splits 102 270 36 65 18 1 7 38 41 2 35 5 1 1 0 5 9 0 0 .241 .350 .393 0.0 1957 BOS A
1958 CLE A Daily Splits 119 355 49 104 22 3 8 55 44 3 56 2 1 2 0 5 8 0 4 .293 .372 .439 0.5 1958 CLE A
1959 MIL N Daily Splits 74 91 8 20 4 0 3 14 7 1 20 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .220 .283 .363 -0.3 1959 MIL N
1960 PIT N Daily Splits 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 -0.1 1960 PIT N
Total NL ( 2 Years) 83 99 8 21 4 0 3 15 8 2 20 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .212 .278 .343 -0.4 Total NL
Total AL (18 Years) 2326 8632 1188 2474 486 120 169 1296 947 85 849 48 77 22 0 145 181 137 90 .287 .360 .429 4.3 Total AL
Total (20 Years) Splits 2409 8731 1196 2495 490 120 172 1311 955 87 869 49 77 22 0 147 183 137 90 .286 .359 .428 3.9 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1946 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1946 AL
1948 AL Daily Splits 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 1948 AL
1953 AL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1953 AL
1954 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1954 AL
1955 AL Daily Splits 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 1955 AL
1956 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1956 AL
1958 AL Daily Splits 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1958 AL
Total ( 7 Years) Splits 7 14 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .250 .143 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1939 WAS A Daily Splits 1B 75 75 73 659.1 690 40 11 75 0 .985
1940 WAS A Daily Splits 1B 4 4 4 38.1 41 2 0 5 0 1.000
1941 WAS A Daily Splits 1B 132 132 132 1181 1186 80 10 122 1 .992
1942 WAS A Daily Splits 1B 151 151 151 1346.2 1360 95 26 109 0 .982
1943 WAS A Daily Splits 1B 143 143 139 1292 1351 75 14 125 0 .990
1946 WAS A Daily Splits 1B 147 146 145 1313.2 1320 101 15 133 0 .990
1947 WAS A Daily Splits 1B 154 154 154 1362 1299 105 19 123 0 .987
1948 WAS A Daily Splits 1B 150 149 148 1310.1 1297 113 15 128 0 .989
1949 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 153 148 147 1348.2 1438 155 14 168 0 .991
1950 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 25 23 23 200 216 17 1 28 0 .996
1950 WAS A Daily Splits 1B 85 85 84 741.2 743 61 8 93 0 .990
1950 TOT A 1B 110 108 107 941.2 959 78 9 121 0 .991
1951 WAS A Daily Splits 1B 137 136 135 1207.1 1157 87 8 121 0 .994
1952 WAS A Daily Splits 1B 153 153 152 1391.1 1291 115 10 139 0 .993
1953 WAS A Daily Splits 1B 152 152 152 1344.1 1376 94 12 158 1 .992
1954 WAS A Daily Splits 1B 148 148 146 1318.1 1365 76 11 144 0 .992
1955 WAS A Daily Splits 1B 144 141 135 1228.1 1258 69 8 137 0 .994
1956 BOS A Daily Splits 1B 108 102 89 898.2 930 58 11 96 0 .989
1957 BOS A Daily Splits 1B 70 68 51 575.2 662 51 6 47 0 .992
1958 CLE A Daily Splits 1B 96 87 75 781 774 50 11 90 0 .987
1959 MIL N Daily Splits 1B 10 4 4 56.2 54 4 1 3 0 .983
1959 MIL N OF 4 3 0 22.1 11 0 1 0 0 .917 2 0 2
1959 MIL N LF 2 2 0 11.1 7 0 1 0 0 .875
1959 MIL N RF 2 1 0 11 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (19 Years) Splits 1B 2237 2201 2139 19595.1 19808 1448 211 2044 2 .990
Total ( 1 Year ) OF 4 3 0 22.1 11 0 1 0 0 .917 2 0 2
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 2 2 0 11.1 7 0 1 0 0 .875
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 2 1 0 11 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1946 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1953 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 6 6 0 0 1 0 1.000
1954 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 1 11 8 0 0 1 0 1.000
1956 AL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 1B 5 4 1 28 21 1 0 2 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1961 WAS A 161 61 100 .379 618 776 9
1962 WAS A 162 60 101 .373 599 716 10
1963 WAS A 40 14 26 .350 163 197 5-21 10 10
Total ( 3 Years) 363 135 227 .373 1380 1689
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Coaching Record
Year Team Position START END
1960 PIT N Hitting 4-12 10-13
1964 PIT N Hitting 4-14 10- 4
1965 STL N Coach 4-12 10- 3
1977 MON N Hitting 4- 9 10- 2
1978 MON N Hitting 4- 7 10- 1
1982 NY A Hitting 4-11 6- 4
Total ( 6 Years)
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6- 9-1943 BOX WAS A George Pipgras Called third strike (Threw bat)
5- 1-1955 BOX WAS A Eddie Rommel Call at 1B
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-28-1961(1) BOX WAS A Sam Carrigan Called third strike
6- 5-1962 BOX WAS A Bill Kinnamon Called third strike
6-27-1962 BOX WAS A Cal Drummond Called third strike
9-21-1962 BOX WAS A Al Salerno Balls and strikes
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-17-1960 BOX PIT N Ken Burkhart Call at 1B
6- 9-1964(1) BOX PIT N Al Barlick Call at 1B
7- 5-1977 BOX MON N Terry Tata Call at 1B
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Washington Senators (1937).
Traded by Washington Senators with Early Wynn to Cleveland Indians in exchange for
Ed Klieman , Joe Haynes and Eddie Robinson (December 14, 1948 ).
Traded by Cleveland Indians to Washington Senators in exchange for Dick Weik (June
14, 1950 ).
Traded by Washington Senators with Bob Porterfield , Johnny Schmitz and Tom Umphlett
to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Karl Olson , Dick Brodowski , Tex Clevenger , Neil
Chrisley and Al Curtis (November 8, 1955 ).
Claimed on waivers by Cleveland Indians from Boston Red Sox (January 29, 1958 ).
Traded by Cleveland Indians to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Humberto Robinson
(April 11, 1959 ).
Released by Milwaukee Braves (October 13, 1959 ).
Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (September 1, 1960 ).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (September 30, 1960 ).
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