#60 Vern "Junior" Stephens, Shortstop, 28 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Wednesday, 10/25/1948 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Vern Stephens Junior 10/23/1920 28 USA,NM,MCALISTER 5"10 185
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 9,500,000 1952 7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 108 Days (1140 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Talent | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 1 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 6 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 6 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @SLA | L 1-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #3 | | |
9/24 | @SLA | W 11-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/26 | DET | W 8-3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #3 | PoG | |
9/27 | DET | W 10-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/28 | @CHA | W 13-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/29 | BOS | W 6-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/30 | WAS | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/1 | @DET | W 1-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/2 | @PHA | L 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/4 | BOS | W 4-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 156 | 542 | 137 | 23 | 2 | 29 | 93 | 93 | 108 | 85 | .253 | .376 | .463 | .839 | .853 | .210 |
Projected | 156 | 542 | 137 | 23 | 2 | 29 | 93 | 93 | 108 | 85 | .253 | .376 | .463 | .839 | .853 | .210 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 150 | 651 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 251 | 54 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 97.6 | 6.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 166 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 38 | 34 | 38 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .426 | .560 | .987 |
vs. RHP | 376 | 88 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 55 | 59 | 70 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .353 | .420 | .774 |
Close/Late | 58 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .391 | .534 | .926 |
Scoring Position | 135 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 34 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .400 | .437 | .837 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .667 | .833 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 79 | 271 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 54 | 46 | .232 | .360 | .432 | .792 |
Road | 77 | 271 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 39 | .273 | .393 | .494 | .887 |
March/April | 26 | 92 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 13 | .228 | .349 | .435 | .783 |
May | 24 | 83 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | .217 | .330 | .446 | .776 |
June | 27 | 102 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 22 | .275 | .351 | .441 | .792 |
July | 26 | 92 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | .239 | .352 | .359 | .711 |
August | 24 | 80 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 7 | .287 | .414 | .575 | .989 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 93 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 31 | 17 | .269 | .452 | .538 | .989 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1942 | 156 | 557 | 152 | 32 | 3 | 40 | 136 | 101 | 69 | 2 | 9 | 77 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .350 | .557 | .907 | BRO |
1943 | 156 | 556 | 145 | 27 | 1 | 32 | 103 | 88 | 80 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .350 | .486 | .836 | BRO |
1944 | 144 | 521 | 138 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 98 | 97 | 79 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .362 | .503 | .865 | BRO |
1946 | 131 | 230 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 52 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 0 | .291 | .383 | .483 | .866 | BRO |
1947 | 143 | 426 | 114 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 71 | 69 | 78 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 2 | 0 | .268 | .381 | .481 | .862 | BRO |
1948 | 156 | 542 | 137 | 23 | 2 | 29 | 93 | 93 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .376 | .463 | .839 | NYY |
Total | 886 | 2832 | 753 | 134 | 12 | 166 | 553 | 487 | 450 | 5 | 24 | 381 | 3 | 2 | .266 | .365 | .498 | .862 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1941, AAA | 138 | 529 | 185 | 23 | 3 | 77 | 188 | 133 | 85 | 87 | 4 | 8 | .350 | .436 | .841 | 1.277 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1941 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .310 | .423 | .733 |
1942 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .324 | .563 | .887 |
1943 | 14 | 56 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .435 | .518 | .953 |
1944 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .313 | .370 | .683 |
Total | 37 | 141 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .362 | .482 | .845 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
Shortstop | 153 | 150 | 234 | 568 | 110 | 838 | 36 | .957 | 1319.0 | 5.72 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1941... Had first career hit on 4/1/1942, off Virgil Trucks (NYN)... Hit first career homerun on 4/11/1942, off Dizzy Dean (PHI)... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 6/15/1942... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 9/4/1942... Injured on 9/17/1944 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week... 1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 3/15/1945 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season... 1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 7/2/1947 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/7/1948 to a 5-year deal worth $9,500,000 per year...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Homeruns 1942 - 40 - 8th
| RBI 1942 - 136 - 7th
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