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Mickey Vernon
James Barton Vernon

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.

MLB Debut July 8, 1939
Final Game September 27, 1960
Born April 22, 1918 in Marcus Hook, PA
Died September 24, 2008 (age 90)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1941 23 DEA AL  152  509   84  175  28  14  18   60   6   0   56   41  .344  .407  .560  .967   133   285   2   2   9   0  10  
 1942 24 DEA AL  114  200   32   53  18   3   1   26   5   2   17   13  .265  .324  .400  .724   108    80   2   1   0   1   5  
 1943 25 WAA AL  154  615   98  191  40  10  11   58  51  15   72   69  .311  .386  .462  .847   131   284   2   3   4   5  10  MVP-3
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 28 WAA AL  154  615  100  203  51   2  11   82  30   5   77   79  .330  .399  .473  .873   123   291   0  12  16   2  19  MVP-7
 1947 29 WAA AL  154  594   76  159  31  10  17   58   4   1   59   54  .268  .330  .439  .770   112   261   4   9  12   1  13  
 1948 30 WAA AL  154  620   52  163  44   5   2   75   1   2   49   49  .263  .315  .360  .675    93   223   4   3   0   0  22  
 1949 31 WAA AL   42  167   18   49   4   3   3   20   8   4   16   19  .293  .357  .407  .764   108    68   0   1   0   1   1  
         BRN NL  112  467   71  136  17   7  15   59  15  10   27   41  .291  .330  .454  .784    99   212  10   2   0   1  11  
         TOT     154  634   89  185  21  10  18   79  23  14   43   60  .292  .337  .442  .779         280  10   3   0   2  12 
 1950 32 SLN NL  123  410   51   96  14   7   4   67   2   0   47   49  .234  .315  .332  .647    86   136   2   5   1   4   8  
 1951 33 SLN NL  150  562   60  185  28   6   9   77   5   3   65   62  .329  .399  .448  .848   112   252  10   5  19   4  19  
 1952 34 SLN NL  154  597   72  147  31  10  10   73   5   3   76   89  .246  .328  .382  .710   102   228   1   6   0   0  15  
 1953 35 SLN NL  154  628  107  206  44  10  21  128   7   4   67   76  .328  .393  .530  .923   120   333   0   6   9   4  10  MVP-6
 1954 36 SLN NL  154  602   86  176  42  13  23  115   1   2   64   65  .292  .359  .520  .879   116   313   1  11   7   5  15  MVP-8
 1955 37 SLN NL  154  569   84  177  24  19  21  110   1   0   74   57  .311  .386  .531  .917   121   302   3   9   9   1  17  
 1956 38 BOA AL  135  443   80  149  32   4  26   79   4   1   61   50  .336  .430  .603 1.033   139   267   1   3   4  14  16  
 1957 39 BOA AL  119  297   39   79  18   3   6   44   0   1   55   44  .266  .379  .407  .787    97   121   1   3   0   1   7  
 1958 40 BOA AL  115  286   41   95  26   5   8   40   2   0   35   61  .332  .400  .542  .942   125   155   0   4   5   0   4  
 1959 41 MLN NL   21   36    6    8   2   0   1    5   0   0    4   11  .222  .293  .361  .654    91    13   0   1   0   0   2  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons     2315 8217 1157 2447 494 131 207 1176 147  53  921  929  .298  .368  .465  .834        3824  43  86  95  44 204
 Per 600 PA           530   75  158  32   8  13   76   9   3   59   60                                 246   3   6   6   3  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SLN      889 3368  460  987 183  65  88  570  21  12  393  398  .293  .366  .464  .830        1564  17  42  45  18  84
   With WAA      658 2611  344  765 170  30  44  293  94  27  273  270  .293  .358  .432  .790        1127  10  28  32   9  65
   With BOA      369 1026  160  323  76  12  40  163   6   2  151  155  .315  .407  .529  .936         543   2  10   9  15  27
   With DEA      266  709  116  228  46  17  19   86  11   2   73   54  .322  .384  .515  .899         365   4   3   9   1  15
   With BRN      112  467   71  136  17   7  15   59  15  10   27   41  .291  .330  .454  .784         212  10   2   0   1  11
   With MLN       21   36    6    8   2   0   1    5   0   0    4   11  .222  .293  .361  .654          13   0   1   0   0   2
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     2409 8731 1196 2495 490 120 172 1311 137  90  955  869  .286  .359  .428  .787        3741  80  19  22  49 183
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1941 23 DEA AL   8  117   9.1  30   6   1  .200  10   38   24  .632    0    0  .000  1B   2e13      173   
 1942 24 DEA AL  20   25   4.4  61  15   0  .246   6   15    7  .467    0    0  .000  1B   2e26       -1   
 1943 25 WAA AL  19  115   6.9   0   0   0  .000  13   50   32  .640    0    0  .000  1B   2e15      103   
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 28 WAA AL  30  120   7.3   0   0   0  .000  18   55   36  .655    0    0  .000  1B   2e15      -38   
 1947 29 WAA AL  25   86   5.1   0   0   0  .000  12   54   30  .556    0    0  .000  1B   2e19       61   
 1948 30 WAA AL  26   66   3.7   0   0   0  .000   6   52   47  .904    0    0  .000  1B   1e16       34   
 1949 31 WAA AL  28   25   5.5   0   0   0  .000   5   22   15  .682    0    0  .000  1B   2e14      -37   
         BRN NL  37   65   4.9   1   0   0  .000   4   36   26  .722    0    0  .000  1B   2e14      -17   
         TOT                     1   0   0  .000   9   58   41  .707    0    0  .000
 1950 32 SLN NL  42   45   3.7  22   5   0  .227  12   36   25  .694    0    0  .000  1B   1e14     -132   
 1951 33 SLN NL  32   98   6.5   2   1   0  .500  10   63   47  .746    0    0  .000  1B   2e9        67   
 1952 34 SLN NL  31   76   4.4   1   1   0 1.000   7   55   39  .709    0    0  .000  1B   2e10      -36   
 1953 35 SLN NL  33  132   8.1   0   0   0  .000  10   61   43  .705    0    0  .000  1B   2e12        2   
 1954 36 SLN NL  30  112   6.7   0   0   0  .000  11   50   31  .620    0    0  .000  1B   2e12       29   
 1955 37 SLN NL  35  116   7.5   1   1   0 1.000  11   46   30  .652    0    0  .000  1B   2e10       81   
 1956 38 BOA AL  11  114   9.8  19   7   0  .368  12   33   19  .576    0    0  .000  1B   2e18      118   
 1957 39 BOA AL  10   48   5.7  19   5   0  .263   5   19   11  .579    0    0  .000  1B   2e13       44   
 1958 40 BOA AL  26   64   8.7  37  16   2  .432   4   23   16  .696    0    0  .000  1B   2e17      130   
 1959 41 MLN NL   5    3   3.1   8   4   1  .500   1    4    2  .500    0    0  .000  1B   4e29        8   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 17 Seasons         1438   6.3 201  61   4  .303 157  712  480  .674    0    0  .000                  36   6
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 40.9 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 73.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1941 23 DEA AL  1B   127  1013   114   10  114   .991   115   989.2  10.25
 1942 24 DEA AL  1B    88   317    29    6   40   .983    25   327.0   9.52
 1943 25 WAA AL  1B   154  1257   140   13  126   .991   154  1266.0   9.93
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 28 WAA AL  1B   154  1408   168   18  133   .989   154  1395.2  10.16
 1947 29 WAA AL  1B   154  1420   125   12  142   .992   154  1395.1   9.97
 1948 30 WAA AL  1B   154  1567   204    6  159   .997   154  1416.1  11.25  GG
 1949 31 WAA AL  1B    42   403    43    5   38   .989    42   375.0  10.70
         BRN NL  1B   111   999    63    4  120   .996   111   952.0  10.04
 1950 32 SLN NL  1B   102   933    89   12  117   .988    99   885.2  10.39
 1951 33 SLN NL  1B   148  1338   150   10  138   .993   147  1328.1  10.08
 1952 34 SLN NL  1B   153  1392   135    7  137   .995   153  1386.2   9.91
 1953 35 SLN NL  1B   154  1436   137   10  138   .994   154  1380.1  10.26
 1954 36 SLN NL  1B   154  1559   164   11  169   .994   154  1378.2  11.25
 1955 37 SLN NL  1B   140  1274   179    9  132   .994   140  1230.0  10.63  GG
                 RF    11    19     0    2    0   .905    11    99.0   1.73
 1956 38 BOA AL  1B   114  1020    66   12  102   .989   109   990.1   9.87
 1957 39 BOA AL  1B    93   666    50    5   64   .993    72   681.1   9.46
 1958 40 BOA AL  1B    77   600    59    4   76   .994    62   587.0  10.10
 1959 41 MLN NL  1B    10    71     5    1    4   .987     9    72.0   9.50
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     7.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B  2129 18673  1920  155 1949   .993  2008 18037.1  10.28
                 RF    11    19     0    2    0   .905    11    99.0   1.73
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     7.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1941  DEA   61-93   Thomas Treece
 1942  DEA   74-80   Thomas Treece
 1943  WAA   85-69   Larry Cupp
 1946  WAA   68-86   Larry Cupp
 1947  WAA   58-96   Larry Cupp
 1948  WAA   62-92   Larry Cupp
 1949  WAA   61-93   Larry Cupp
 1949  BRN   99-55   Robert Rescigno
 1950  SLN   69-85   Mike Rescigno
 1951  SLN   84-70   Mike Rescigno
 1952  SLN   82-72   Mike Rescigno
 1953  SLN   74-80   Mike Rescigno
 1954  SLN   70-84   Mike Rescigno
 1955  SLN   64-90   Mike Rescigno
 1956  BOA   81-73   Mike Petersen
 1957  BOA   78-76   Mike Petersen
 1958  BOA   79-75   Mike Petersen
 1959  MLN   91-63   Jeff Tripodi

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