Vern Stephens

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: October 23, 1920 in McAlister, NM us

Died: November 4, 1968 in Long Beach, CA

Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach, CA

High School: Long Beach Polytechnic HS (Long Beach, CA)

School: Long Beach City College (Long Beach, CA)

Debut: September 13, 1941 (Age 20-325d, 9,118th in major league history)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 30, 1955 (Age 34-250d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Vernon Decatur Stephens

Nicknames: Junior, Buster or Little Slug

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8x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.2

6497

1859

247

.286

1001

RBI

1174

OBP

.355

SLG

.460

OPS

.815

OPS+

119

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-16 / in Starts: 7-9
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	41 (25-11-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	45 (24-14-6)

Most Driven In
Self	3
B Nieman	1
J Rivera	1
W Marshall	1
S Lollar	1
J Brideweser	0

Most Driven In By
C Carrasquel	3
Self	3
C Courtney	1
V Trucks	1
S Lollar	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1696	2 (1)	Apr 12	BAL		BOS	L,1-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.03	-0.001	.07	0.00%	-0.15	PH
2	1697	3	Apr 16	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	5	1.29	-0.046	2.73	-0.06%	-0.49	3B
3	1698	4	Apr 17 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-14	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	5	.54	0.021	1.10	0.03%	0.16	3B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Baltimore Orioles to Chicago White Sox
4	1699	18	May 4	CHW		WSH	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	7.15	-0.093	22.84	-0.18%	-0.31	PH
5	1700	20 (1)	May 7	CHW		DET	L,1-7	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	8	.63	-0.047	2.26	-0.10%	-0.05	3B
6	1701	29 (8)	May 18	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-11	4-GF	3	3	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.692	.978	2	.26	0.111	1.21	0.31%	1.77	3B
7	1702	30	May 20	CHW		KCA	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.563	.798	7	1.07	-0.084	3.69	-0.18%	-0.58	3B
8	1703	31	May 21	CHW		KCA	W,7-4	CG	4	3	2	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.316	.333	.737	1.070	7	.90	0.136	2.97	0.27%	1.72	3B
9	1704	32	May 22 (1)	CHW		KCA	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.320	.696	1.016	7	.27	-0.026	.92	-0.05%	-0.43	3B
10	1705	33	May 22 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,10-6	CG	5	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.433	.731	1.164	5	.65	0.076	2.03	0.14%	1.61	3B
11	1706	34	May 24	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.379	.441	.690	1.131	6	1.06	0.098	4.26	0.24%	0.79	3B
12	1707	35	May 26 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.447	.656	1.104	4	.78	0.045	3.37	0.12%	0.37	3B
13	1708	36	May 26 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,9-10	6-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.382	.450	.735	1.185	9	1.80	0.371	8.16	1.01%	2.18	PH 3B
14	1709	37	May 27	CHW	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.351	.419	.676	1.094	6	1.75	-0.111	6.61	-0.25%	-0.69	3B
15	1710	40 (2)	May 30 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,1-9	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.342	.409	.658	1.067	9	.42	-0.011	1.67	-0.03%	-0.24	PH
16	1711	41	May 30 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.396	.619	1.015	6	.46	-0.039	1.68	-0.09%	-0.18	3B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	1712	42	Jun 1	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.385	.578	.962	6	1.79	-0.081	5.91	-0.16%	-0.69	3B
18	1713	45 (2)	Jun 4	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.375	.551	.926	3	1.57	-0.060	7.68	-0.18%	-0.10	3B
19	1714	47 (1)	Jun 5 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.283	.350	.509	.859	6	2.01	-0.351	10.47	-1.10%	-2.28	3B
20	1715	52 (4)	Jun 14	CHW	@	BAL	W,1-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.283	.350	.509	.859	7						3B
21	1716	53	Jun 15 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.344	.500	.844	8	2.80	-0.069	10.49	-0.16%	-0.22	PH
22	1717	54	Jun 15 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,2-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.333	.482	.815	6	1.00	-0.046	3.72	-0.10%	-0.44	3B
23	1718	64 (9)	Jun 25	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-3	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.318	.458	.776	4	.55	-0.047	2.51	-0.13%	-1.15	3B
24	1719	65	Jun 26 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.319	.443	.761	8	.90	-0.002	4.36	0.00%	0.11	3B
25	1720	69 (3)	Jun 30	CHW		DET	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.314	.435	.750	9	5.40	-0.126	19.64	-0.28%	-0.36	PH
							9-16		71	62	10	15	3	0	3	7	6	0	10	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	.242	.314	.435	.750		1.18	-0.382	4.50	-0.93%	0.34

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