Emil Verban Stats

Emil Verban was born on Friday, August 27, 1915, in Lincoln, Illinois. Verban was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1944, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Emil Verban baseball stats page.

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Emil Verban

Emil Verban Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#314)

Emil Verban Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#314)

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Birth Name:   Emil Matthew Verban
Nickname:   The Antelope
Born On:   08-27-1915  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lincoln, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-08-1989 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Quincy, Illinois
Cemetery:   St. Mary Cemetery, Lincoln, Illinois
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   04-18-1944 (Age 28)
Last Game:   10-01-1950
Draft:   Not Applicable

Emil Verban

Emil Verban Pitching Stats

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Emil Verban Hitting Stats

1944 29 Cardinals 146 498 51 128 14 2 0 0 43 19 10 14 19 0 2 5 .257 .287 .293
1945 30 Cardinals 155 597 59 166 22 8 0 0 72 19 9 15 16 0 3 9 .278 .304 .342
1946 31 Cardinals 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1946 31 Phillies 138 473 44 130 17 5 0 0 34 21 8 18 13 0 0 7 .275 .306 .332
1947 32 Phillies 155 540 50 154 14 8 0 0 42 23 7 8 9 0 1 13 .285 .316 .341
1948 33 Phillies 55 169 14 39 5 1 0 0 11 11 1 5 11 0 1 3 .231 .282 .272
1948 33 Cubs 56 248 37 73 15 1 1 0 16 4 0 7 0 0 1 4 .294 .308 .375
1949 34 Cubs 98 343 38 99 11 1 0 0 22 8 0 2 10 0 2 5 .289 .309 .327
1950 35 Cubs 45 37 7 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 3 0 0 0 .108 .175 .135
1950 35 Braves 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
7 Years 853 2,911 301 793 99 26 1 0 241 108 35 74 81 0 10 46 .272 .301 .325

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Emil Verban Fielding Stats

1944 Cardinals 2B 146 139 3,057 722 4.9 699 319 380 23 105 n/a n/a n/a .968 6.17
1945 Cardinals 2B 155 155 4,353 822 5.3 804 398 406 18 95 n/a n/a n/a .978 4.99
1946 Phillies 2B 138 138 351 762 5.5 734 353 381 28 83 n/a n/a n/a .963 56.46
1947 Phillies 2B 155 152 432 920 5.9 903 450 453 17 111 n/a n/a n/a .982 56.44
1948 Phillies 2B 54 46 1,158 236 4.4 230 104 126 6 25 n/a n/a n/a .975 5.36
1948 Cubs 2B 56 56 1,410 309 5.5 298 134 164 11 47 n/a n/a n/a .964 5.71
1949 Cubs 2B 88 83 2,190 484 5.5 467 218 249 17 60 n/a n/a n/a .965 5.76
1950 Cubs 2B 8 5 159 29 3.6 28 11 17 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .966 4.75
1950 Cubs 3B 1 0 3 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1950 Cubs CF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1950 Cubs SS 3 0 24 3 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38
1950 Braves 2B 2 1 36 12 6.0 10 7 3 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .833 7.50
2B Totals 802 775 13,146 4,296 5.4 4,173 1,994 2,179 123 534 n/a n/a n/a .971 8.57
SS Totals 3 0 24 3 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38
3B Totals 1 0 3 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
CF Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
7 Years 807 775 13,176 4,300 5.3 4,176 1,996 2,180 124 534 n/a n/a n/a .971 8.56

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Emil Verban Miscellaneous Stats

1944 Cardinals 0 3 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 35.6 11.6 - - -
1945 Cardinals 4 7 .364 0 0 n/a 0.0 39.8 8.3 - - -
1946 Cardinals 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1946 Phillies 5 7 .417 0 0 n/a 0.0 26.3 13.9 - - -
1947 Phillies 5 5 .500 0 0 n/a 0.0 67.5 12.9 - - -
1948 Phillies 0 2 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 33.8 15.4 - - -
1948 Cubs 4 4 .500 0 0 n/a 248.0 35.4 15.5 - - -
1949 Cubs 3 0 1.000 7 4 n/a 0.0 171.5 15.6 - - -
1950 Cubs 0 0 .000 17 20 n/a 0.0 7.4 37.0 - - -
1950 Braves 0 0 .000 0 2 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
7 Years 21 28 .429 26 26 n/a 2,911.0 39.3 12.1 - - -

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Emil Verban Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1944 St. Louis Cardinals 3 Undetermined - Stats
1945 St. Louis Cardinals 3 Undetermined n/a -
1946 St. Louis Cardinals 3 Undetermined Stats -
1946 Philadelphia Phillies 50, 9 Undetermined Stats -
1947 Philadelphia Phillies 9 Undetermined Stats -
1948 Philadelphia Phillies 9 Undetermined - -
1948 Chicago Cubs 7 Undetermined - -
1949 Chicago Cubs 7 Undetermined - -
1950 Chicago Cubs 7 Undetermined - -
1950 Boston Braves 18 Undetermined - -

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