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Vern Stephens

Full name Vernon Decatur Stephens
Born October 23, 1920, McAlister, New Mexico
Died November 4, 1968, Long Beach, California
Buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach, California
First Game: September 13, 1941; Final Game: June 30, 1955
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 185
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1941 STL A    Daily Splits    3     2    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0       0   0   0    0   0  .500  .500  .500   0.0 1941 STL A
1942 STL A    Daily Splits  145   575   84  169  26   6  14   92   41   3   53   0   3       0  16  15    1   3  .294  .341  .433   0.9 1942 STL A
1943 STL A    Daily Splits  137   512   75  148  27   3  22   91   54   7   73   0   5       0  12  11    3   2  .289  .357  .482   1.4 1943 STL A
1944 STL A    Daily Splits  145   559   91  164  32   1  20  109   62   7   54   1   6       0  17   3    2   2  .293  .365  .462   2.7 1944 STL A
1945 STL A    Daily Splits  149   571   90  165  27   3  24   89   55   7   70   1   5       0  13  11    2   1  .289  .352  .473   1.9 1945 STL A
1946 STL A    Daily Splits  115   450   67  138  19   4  14   64   35   4   49   0   3       0  12  12    0   1  .307  .357  .460   2.1 1946 STL A
1947 STL A    Daily Splits  150   562   74  157  18   4  15   83   70   3   61   0   2       0  15   7    8   4  .279  .359  .406   3.1 1947 STL A
1948 BOS A    Daily Splits  155   635  114  171  25   8  29  137   77   4   56   2   2       0  15  25    1   0  .269  .350  .471   2.5 1948 BOS A
1949 BOS A    Daily Splits  155   610  113  177  31   2  39  159  101   5   73   0   0       0  11  19    2   2  .290  .391  .539   3.9 1949 BOS A
1950 BOS A    Daily Splits  149   628  125  185  34   6  30  144   65   2   43   0   0       0  18  21    1   0  .295  .361  .511   1.3 1950 BOS A
1951 BOS A    Daily Splits  109   377   62  113  21   2  17   78   38   1   33   0   0       0   4  22    1   2  .300  .364  .501   2.2 1951 BOS A
1952 BOS A    Daily Splits   92   295   35   75  13   2   7   44   39   8   31   1   2       0   2   8    2   2  .254  .343  .383   1.3 1952 BOS A
1953 CHI A    Daily Splits   44   129   14   24   6   0   1   14   13   1   18   0   1       0   5   3    2   0  .186  .261  .256  -1.2 1953 CHI A
1953 STL A    Daily Splits   46   165   16   53   8   0   4   17   18   1   24   0   3       0   1   7    0   0  .321  .388  .442   0.3 1953 STL A
1953 TOT A                   90   294   30   77  14   0   5   31   31   2   42   0   4       0   6  10    2   0  .262  .332  .361  -0.9 1953 TOT A
1954 BAL A    Daily Splits  101   365   31  104  17   1   8   46   17   5   36   0   4   7   0   7   4    0   3  .285  .311  .403  -0.7 1954 BAL A
1955 BAL A    Daily Splits    3     6    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   1   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .286  .167  -0.1 1955 BAL A
1955 CHI A    Daily Splits   22    56   10   14   3   0   3    7    7   0   11   0   1   1   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .328  .464   0.3 1955 CHI A
1955 TOT A                   25    62   10   15   3   0   3    7    7   0   11   1   1   1   0   1   1    0   0  .242  .324  .435   0.2 1955 TOT A
Total    (15 Years) Splits 1720  6497 1001 1859 307  42 247 1174  692  58  685   6  37   8   0 149 169   25  22  .286  .355  .460  21.9 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1944 STL A    Daily Splits    6    22    2    5   1   0   0    0    3   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .320  .273 1944 STL A

             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1943 AL       Daily Splits    1     3    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .333 1943 AL   
1944 AL       Daily Splits    1     4    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .250  .250 1944 AL   
1946 AL       Daily Splits    1     3    1    2   1   0   0    2    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .667  .667 1.000 1946 AL   
1948 AL       Daily Splits    1     2    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .500  .500 1948 AL   
1949 AL       Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1949 AL   
1951 AL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1951 AL   
Total    ( 6 Years) Splits    6    15    1    5   1   0   0    2    0   0    5   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .400 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1941 STL A Daily Splits  SS    1    0    0     3       0    1    1    0   0  .500
1942 STL A Daily Splits  SS  144  144  141  1289.1   290  415   42   82   0  .944
1943 STL A Daily Splits  SS  123  123  120  1098     220  339   34   51   0  .943
1943 STL A               OF   11   11    8    93.2    20    3    0    0   0 1.000     9    0    3 
1943 STL A               LF    9    9    7    69.2    15    3    0    0   0 1.000
1943 STL A               RF    3    2    1    24       7    0    0    0   0 1.000
1944 STL A Daily Splits  SS  143  142  138  1283     239  480   35   71   0  .954
1945 STL A Daily Splits  SS  144  144  140  1274.1   256  439   28   69   0  .961
1945 STL A               3B    4    4    4    39       2   11    2    2   0  .867
1946 STL A Daily Splits  SS  112  112  108   975.1   224  343   30   71   0  .950
1947 STL A Daily Splits  SS  149  149  144  1308     283  494   24  113   0  .970
1948 BOS A Daily Splits  SS  155  155  155  1379.1   269  540   24  113   0  .971
1949 BOS A Daily Splits  SS  155  155  154  1375     257  508   27  128   0  .966
1950 BOS A Daily Splits  SS  146  146  144  1281.1   258  431   13  115   0  .981
1951 BOS A Daily Splits  3B   89   89   80   772.1   105  207    7   19   0  .978
1951 BOS A               SS    2    0    0     4       0    2    0    0   0 1.000
1952 BOS A Daily Splits  SS   53   50   46   433.2    89  154   11   40   0  .957
1952 BOS A               3B   29   29   19   226.1    21   73    5    8   0  .949
1953 CHI A Daily Splits  3B   38   33   23   281.2    30   67    1    7   0  .990
1953 CHI A               SS    3    0    0    11       0    4    0    0   0 1.000
1953 STL A Daily Splits  3B   46   46   38   393      54   91    7    9   0  .954
1953 TOT A               3B   84   79   61   674.2    84  158    8   16   0  .968
1954 BAL A Daily Splits  3B   96   95   83   821     102  186   10   19   0  .966
1955 BAL A Daily Splits  3B    2    2    1    11       0    2    0    0   0 1.000
1955 CHI A Daily Splits  3B   18   14   13   138      13   37    0    4   0 1.000
1955 TOT A               3B   20   16   14   149      13   39    0    4   0 1.000
Total (13 Years) Splits  SS 1330 1320 1290 11715.1  2385 4150  269  853   0  .960
Total ( 6 Years)         3B  322  312  261  2682.1   327  674   32   68   0  .969
Total ( 1 Year )         OF   11   11    8    93.2    20    3    0    0   0 1.000     9    0    3 
Total ( 1 Year )         LF    9    9    7    69.2    15    3    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year )         RF    3    2    1    24       7    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1944 STL A Daily Splits  SS    6    6    6    54.1     9   19    3    4   0  .903

             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1943 AL    Daily Splits  SS    1    1    1     9       1    3    1    1   0  .800
1944 AL    Daily Splits  SS    1    1    1     8       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1946 AL    Daily Splits  SS    1    0    0     5       0    4    0    0   0 1.000
1948 AL    Daily Splits  SS    1    0    0     5       0    0    0    0   0     -
1949 AL    Daily Splits  SS    1    0    0     5       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 5 Years) Splits  SS    5    2    2    32       5    7    1    1   0  .923
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG


Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Browns (1938).

Traded by St. Louis Browns with Jack Kramer to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Roy
Partee, Jim Wilson, Al Widmar, Eddie Pellagrini, Pete Layden, Joe Ostrowski and
$310000 (November 17, 1947).

Traded by Boston Red Sox to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Hal Brown, Bill
Kennedy and Marv Grissom (February 9, 1953).

Claimed on waivers by St. Louis Browns from Chicago White Sox (July 30, 1953).

Released by Baltimore Orioles (April 18, 1955).

Signed by Chicago White Sox (May 2, 1955).

Released by Chicago White Sox (July 1, 1955).

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