Mickey Vernon was born on Monday, April 22, 1918, in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. Vernon was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 8, 1939, with the Washington Senators. 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 Mickey Vernon baseball stats page.
"Mickey Vernon is as silent as a night watchman, as conservative as a banker, and as well-behaved as a vicar." - Ira Smith in Baseball's Famous First Basemen (Dawn Klemish, Vernon gets another crack at Hall, 02/27/2007) [Mickey Vernon Biography]
Mickey VernonMickey Vernon Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#287 | Checklist) |
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Mickey VernonMickey Vernon Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Mickey VernonMickey Vernon Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1939 | 21 | Senators | 76 | 276 | 23 | 71 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 28 | 9 | - | 0 | 5 | .257 | .317 | .351 |
1940 | 22 | Senators | 5 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .158 | .158 | .158 |
1941 | 23 | Senators | 138 | 531 | 73 | 159 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 93 | 43 | 3 | 51 | 7 | - | 0 | 12 | .299 | .352 | .443 |
1942 | 24 | Senators | 151 | 621 | 76 | 168 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 86 | 59 | 1 | 63 | 2 | - | 3 | 8 | .271 | .337 | .388 |
1943 | 25 | Senators | 145 | 553 | 89 | 148 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 70 | 67 | 1 | 55 | 8 | - | 10 | 10 | .268 | .357 | .387 |
1946 | 28 | Senators | 148 | 587 | 88 | 207 | 51 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 49 | 10 | 64 | 2 | - | 0 | 12 | .353 | .403 | .508 |
1947 | 29 | Senators | 154 | 600 | 77 | 159 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 85 | 49 | 3 | 42 | 3 | - | 0 | 12 | .265 | .320 | .388 |
1948 | 30 | Senators | 150 | 558 | 78 | 135 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 54 | 9 | 43 | 6 | - | 1 | 17 | .242 | .310 | .332 |
1949 | 31 | Indians | 153 | 584 | 72 | 170 | 27 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 83 | 58 | 7 | 51 | 15 | - | 2 | 8 | .291 | .357 | .443 |
1950 | 32 | Indians | 28 | 90 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | .189 | .284 | .189 |
1950 | 32 | Senators | 90 | 327 | 47 | 100 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 65 | 50 | 2 | 29 | 3 | - | 4 | 3 | .306 | .404 | .459 |
1951 | 33 | Senators | 141 | 546 | 69 | 160 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 87 | 53 | 6 | 45 | 1 | - | 2 | 11 | .293 | .358 | .423 |
1952 | 34 | Senators | 154 | 569 | 71 | 143 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 80 | 89 | 9 | 66 | 5 | - | 0 | 11 | .251 | .353 | .394 |
1953 | 35 | Senators | 152 | 608 | 101 | 205 | 43 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 115 | 63 | 4 | 57 | 4 | - | 4 | 15 | .337 | .403 | .518 |
1954 | 36 | Senators | 151 | 597 | 90 | 173 | 33 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 97 | 61 | 9 | 61 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | .290 | .357 | .492 |
1955 | 37 | Senators | 150 | 538 | 74 | 162 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 85 | 74 | 9 | 50 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 | .301 | .384 | .452 |
1956 | 38 | Red Sox | 119 | 403 | 67 | 125 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 84 | 57 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | .310 | .403 | .511 |
1957 | 39 | Red Sox | 102 | 270 | 36 | 65 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 41 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .241 | .350 | .393 |
1958 | 40 | Indians | 119 | 355 | 49 | 104 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 55 | 44 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .293 | .372 | .439 |
1959 | 41 | Braves | 74 | 91 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .220 | .283 | .363 |
1960 | 42 | Pirates | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .125 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
20 Years | 2,409 | 8,731 | 1,196 | 2,495 | 490 | 120 | 172 | 2 | 1,311 | 955 | 86 | 869 | 80 | 19 | 49 | 183 | .286 | .359 | .428 |
Mickey VernonMickey Vernon Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1939 Senators | 1B | 75 | 75 | 1,929 | 741 | 9.9 | 730 | 690 | 40 | 11 | 75 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 10.22 |
1940 Senators | 1B | 4 | 4 | 114 | 43 | 10.8 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.18 |
1941 Senators | 1B | 132 | 132 | 3,543 | 1,276 | 9.7 | 1,266 | 1,186 | 80 | 10 | 122 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.65 |
1942 Senators | 1B | 151 | 151 | 4,038 | 1,481 | 9.8 | 1,455 | 1,360 | 95 | 26 | 109 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 9.73 |
1943 Senators | 1B | 143 | 143 | 3,798 | 1,440 | 10.1 | 1,426 | 1,351 | 75 | 14 | 125 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 10.14 |
1946 Senators | 1B | 147 | 146 | 3,918 | 1,436 | 9.8 | 1,421 | 1,320 | 101 | 15 | 133 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.79 |
1947 Senators | 1B | 154 | 154 | 462 | 1,423 | 9.2 | 1,404 | 1,299 | 105 | 19 | 123 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 82.05 |
1948 Senators | 1B | 150 | 149 | 3,930 | 1,425 | 9.5 | 1,410 | 1,297 | 113 | 15 | 128 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 9.69 |
1949 Indians | 1B | 153 | 14 | 141 | 1,607 | 10.5 | 1,593 | 1,438 | 155 | 14 | 168 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 305.04 |
1950 Indians | 1B | 25 | 23 | 600 | 234 | 9.4 | 233 | 216 | 17 | 1 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 10.49 |
1950 Senators | 1B | 85 | 85 | 2,223 | 812 | 9.6 | 804 | 743 | 61 | 8 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.77 |
1951 Senators | 1B | 137 | 136 | 360 | 1,252 | 9.1 | 1,244 | 1,157 | 87 | 8 | 121 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 93.30 |
1952 Senators | 1B | 153 | 153 | 39 | 1,416 | 9.3 | 1,406 | 1,291 | 115 | 10 | 139 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 973.38 |
1953 Senators | 1B | 152 | 152 | 402 | 1,482 | 9.8 | 1,470 | 1,376 | 94 | 12 | 158 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 98.73 |
1954 Senators | 1B | 148 | 148 | 438 | 1,452 | 9.8 | 1,441 | 1,365 | 76 | 11 | 144 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 88.83 |
1955 Senators | 1B | 144 | 141 | 1,053 | 1,335 | 9.3 | 1,327 | 1,258 | 69 | 8 | 137 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 34.03 |
1956 Red Sox | 1B | 108 | 102 | 2,694 | 999 | 9.3 | 988 | 930 | 58 | 11 | 96 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 9.90 |
1957 Red Sox | 1B | 70 | 68 | 1,725 | 719 | 10.3 | 713 | 662 | 51 | 6 | 47 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 11.16 |
1958 Indians | 1B | 96 | 87 | 2,343 | 835 | 8.7 | 824 | 774 | 50 | 11 | 90 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 9.50 |
1959 Braves | 1B | 10 | 4 | 168 | 59 | 5.9 | 58 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 9.32 |
1959 Braves | LF | 2 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 5.73 |
1959 Braves | RF | 2 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.27 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 2,237 | 2,067 | 33,918 | 21,467 | 9.6 | 21,256 | 19,808 | 1,448 | 211 | 2,044 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 16.92 | |
LF Totals | 2 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 5.73 | |
RF Totals | 2 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.27 | |
19 Years | 2,241 | 2,070 | 33,984 | 21,479 | 9.6 | 21,267 | 19,819 | 1,448 | 212 | 2,044 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 16.90 |
Mickey VernonMickey Vernon Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1939 Senators | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 276.0 | 9.9 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
1940 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1941 Senators | 9 | 3 | .750 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 59.0 | 10.4 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1942 Senators | 25 | 6 | .806 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 69.0 | 9.9 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1943 Senators | 24 | 8 | .750 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 79.0 | 10.1 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1946 Senators | 14 | 10 | .583 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 73.4 | 9.2 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1947 Senators | 12 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 85.7 | 14.3 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1948 Senators | 15 | 11 | .577 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 186.0 | 13.0 | 11.6 | - | - | - |
1949 Indians | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 32.4 | 11.5 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1950 Indians | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
1950 Senators | 6 | 1 | .857 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 36.3 | 11.3 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1951 Senators | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 1 | n/a | 60.7 | 12.1 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1952 Senators | 7 | 7 | .500 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 56.9 | 8.6 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1953 Senators | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 40.5 | 10.7 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1954 Senators | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 29.9 | 9.8 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1955 Senators | 0 | 4 | .000 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 38.4 | 10.8 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1956 Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 0 | n/a | 26.9 | 10.1 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
1957 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 33 | 0 | n/a | 38.6 | 7.7 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1958 Indians | 0 | 4 | .000 | 28 | 0 | n/a | 44.4 | 6.3 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1959 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 65 | 0 | n/a | 30.3 | 4.6 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1960 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
20 Years | 137 | 90 | .604 | 184 | 3 | n/a | 50.8 | 10.0 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
Did you know that Mickey Vernon turned 2,041 double plays at first base - the most by any first baseman in American League history? Add the other three that he turned in the National League with the 1959 Milwaukee Braves, and his Major League total of 2,044 is the most double plays by any first baseman ever in Major League history.
Mickey Vernon and President Eisenhower | Associated Press Photo | April 13, 1954
Mickey Vernon was a two-time batting champion, hitting .353 in 1946 & .337 in 1953. President Dwight D. Eisenhower presented Vernon with a silver bat on April 13, 1954, for winning the battle title, then watched Mickey hit a game-winning home run in the tenth inning off Allie Reynolds of the Yankees. Vernon recalled the moment in The New York Times (Richard Goldstein, 09/28/2008, 'Mickey Vernon, a Star for a Lackluster Franchise, Is Dead at 90', Source), "As I rounded third, I saw some of the players waiting at the plate to congratulate me, and there was one civilian there. As I crossed the plate, he grabbed my arm. 'It’s O.K.,' he said. 'I’m a Secret Service man. The president wants to see you over at his box.' Mr. Eisenhower was standing up with a big grin on his face and his hand outstretched. 'Nice going,' he said."
Ted Williams played from 1939 through 1960, one of only 29 players in baseball history to have appeared in Major League games in four decades, the same years Mickey Vernon played.