Mickey Vernon
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Vernon in 1963
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| First baseman / Manager | |||
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Born: April 22, 1918 Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania |
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Died: September 24, 2008 (aged 90) Media, Pennsylvania |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 8, 1939, for the Washington Senators | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 27, 1960, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .286 | ||
| Hits | 2,495 | ||
| Home runs | 172 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,311 | ||
| Managerial record | 135–227 | ||
| Winning % | .373 | ||
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James Barton "Mickey" Vernon (April 22, 1918 – September 24, 2008) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who played for the Washington Senators (1939–48, 1950–55), Cleveland Indians (1949–50, 1958), Boston Red Sox (1956–57), Milwaukee Braves (1959), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1960).
Vernon served in World War II during two major league seasons. He retired as a player in 1960 with 2,495 hits, and holds the major league record for career double plays at first base (2,044). He has the American League (AL) record for career games (2,227), putouts (19,754), assists (1,444) and total chances (21,408). He batted and threw left-handed.
Mickey Vernon was born in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, and attended Villanova University, before making his major league debut on July 8, 1939. He was the father of Gay Vernon.
During World War II, he served in the United States Navy and served with major league players Larry Doby and Billy Goodman on Ulithi in the South Pacific in 1945; both Goodman and Vernon personally inspired Doby to become a major league baseball player.
Vernon played for 14 full major league seasons (400 at bats or more) in his 20-year career. He wound up batting over .335 twice, over .300 five times, and over .290 nine times. In 1954, he had a career high 20 home runs, 97 RBIs, and a career high 14 triples. He led the AL in doubles with a total of 33. He also had 294 total bases, which was 2nd in the AL, behind Minnie Miñoso.
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