#78 Mickey Vernon, First Base, 40 yrs, Boston Red Sox Friday, 10/6/1958 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Mickey Vernon
4/22/1918 40 USA,PA,MARCUS HOOK 6"2 185
First Base L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent GREAT Prone 1.0 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 : Minor League Option Years : On Waivers :
| Big League Contract $ 500,000 1959 18 Year(s), 37 Days (3133 total Days) 172 Day(s) 18 Year(s), 127 Days (3223 total Days) 18 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left Yes , Waivers cleared! REVOCABLE
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Talent | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 5 8 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 3 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 2 (Range), .947 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 1 (Range), .951 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/25 | @DET | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
8/26 | @DET | W 8-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
8/27 | @DET | W 7-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/1 | @CHA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/2 | @CHA | L 1-13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/3 | @CHA | L 7-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
9/9 | @BAL | W 8-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/12 | CLE | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/13 | CLE | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/19 | @CLE | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 59 | 99 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 25 | .141 | .213 | .162 | .375 | .283 | .020 |
Projected | 62 | 104 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 26 | .141 | .213 | .162 | .375 | .283 | .020 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 24 | 110 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 |
vs. RHP | 85 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .165 | .220 | .188 | .408 |
Close/Late | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .400 | .286 | .686 |
Scoring Position | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .308 | .273 | .580 |
Pinch Hitting | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .250 | .111 | .361 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 34 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | .098 | .179 | .098 | .277 |
Road | 25 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | .211 | .256 | .263 | .519 |
March/April | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .500 | .250 | .750 |
May | 9 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .227 | .280 | .273 | .553 |
June | 16 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | .147 | .171 | .176 | .348 |
July | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
August | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .091 | .231 | .091 | .322 |
Sept/Oct | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1939 | 135 | 500 | 128 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 71 | 66 | 49 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 8 | 5 | .256 | .324 | .384 | .708 | WS1 |
1940 | 135 | 500 | 151 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 77 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 8 | 5 | .302 | .375 | .450 | .825 | WS1 |
1941 | 135 | 500 | 151 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 77 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 8 | 5 | .302 | .375 | .450 | .825 | WS1 |
1942 | 135 | 500 | 151 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 77 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 8 | 5 | .302 | .375 | .450 | .825 | WS1 |
1943 | 135 | 500 | 151 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 77 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 8 | 5 | .302 | .375 | .450 | .825 | WS1 |
1946 | 135 | 500 | 151 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 77 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 8 | 5 | .302 | .375 | .450 | .825 | WS1 |
1947 | 135 | 500 | 151 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 77 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 8 | 5 | .302 | .375 | .450 | .825 | WS1 |
1948 | 135 | 500 | 151 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 77 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 8 | 5 | .302 | .375 | .450 | .825 | WS1 |
1949 | 135 | 500 | 151 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 77 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 8 | 5 | .302 | .375 | .450 | .825 | CLE |
1950 | 81 | 102 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | .343 | .407 | .510 | .917 | CLE |
1951 | 120 | 382 | 118 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 54 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 4 | .309 | .370 | .458 | .828 | CLE |
1952 | 141 | 502 | 153 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 80 | 76 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 3 | .305 | .365 | .436 | .801 | CLE |
1953 | 145 | 485 | 145 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 84 | 74 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 11 | 2 | .299 | .364 | .513 | .877 | CLE |
1954 | 145 | 500 | 135 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 76 | 64 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 7 | 5 | .270 | .327 | .380 | .707 | CLE |
1955 | 154 | 574 | 146 | 35 | 5 | 10 | 71 | 73 | 78 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 10 | 7 | .254 | .345 | .385 | .730 | CLE |
1956 | 129 | 401 | 111 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 63 | 51 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 4 | 5 | .277 | .351 | .419 | .770 | CLE |
1957 | 85 | 175 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 4 | .257 | .319 | .394 | .714 | BOS |
1958 | 59 | 99 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2 | .141 | .213 | .162 | .375 | BOS |
Total | 2274 | 7720 | 2238 | 454 | 97 | 155 | 1216 | 1141 | 838 | 44 | 44 | 840 | 129 | 79 | .290 | .361 | .434 | .795 | |
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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 |
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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 |
1952 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .417 | .702 |
Total | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .417 | .702 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
First Base | 11 | 9 | 92 | 6 | 8 | 99 | 1 | .990 | 79.0 | 11.28 | | | | |
Leftfield | 11 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .929 | 67.0 | 1.88 | | | | |
Rightfield | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 63.0 | 1.14 | | | | |
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Achievements Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 6/21/1952... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Detroit on 5/3/1953... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1954, hitting .632 with 1 HR, 4 RBI... 7/9/1954: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $5,100,000 per year, for 2 years. Had 2000th career hit on 6/24/1955, off Howie Pollet (BOS)... Signed as a free agent by Boston on 2/19/1957 to a 1-year deal worth $660,000 per year... 5/29/1957: Signed a contract extension with Boston, $500,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Doubles 1952 - 32 - 9th 1955 - 35 - 10th 1956 - 33 - 8th
| Triples 1953 - 12 - 1st 1955 - 5 - 7th
| SB 1955 - 10 - 9th
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