Vern Benson Stats

Vern Benson was born on Friday, September 19, 1924, in Granite Quarry, North Carolina. Benson was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 31, 1943, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Vern Benson baseball stats page.
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Vern Benson

Vern Benson Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#205)

Vern Benson Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#205)
 

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Birth Name:   Vernon Adair Benson
Nickname:   Vern
Born On:   09-19-1924
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Granite Quarry, North Carolina
Zodiac:   Virgo
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Catawba College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   07-31-1943 (Age 18)
Last Game:   05-30-1953
Draft:   Not Applicable
Vern Benson

Vern Benson Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Vern Benson

Vern Benson Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1943 Athletics 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1946 Athletics 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 0 - 0 0 .000 .167 .000
1951 Cardinals 13 46 8 12 3 1 1 0 7 6 - 8 0 - 0 0 .261 .346 .435
1952 Cardinals 20 47 6 9 2 0 2 0 5 5 - 9 1 - 0 0 .191 .269 .362
1953 Cardinals 13 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 0 - 0 0 .000 .200 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 55 104 17 21 5 1 3 0 12 13 - 22 1 - 0 0 .202 .291 .356
Vern Benson

Vern Benson Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1946 Athletics LF 2 - - 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1951 Cardinals 3B 9 - - 20 2.2 19 1 18 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
1951 Cardinals LF 4 - - 11 2.8 10 9 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 0.00 -
1952 Cardinals 3B 15 - - 36 2.4 32 5 27 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
3B Totals 24 0 0 56 2.3 51 6 45 5 6 n/a n/a n/a .911 0.00 --
LF Totals 6 0 0 15 2.5 14 13 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .933 0.00 --
3 Years 30 - - 71 2.4 65 19 46 6 6 n/a n/a n/a .915 0.00 --
Vern Benson

Vern Benson Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1943 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1946 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.7 0.0 - - -
1951 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 46.0 5.8 6.6 - - -
1952 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 23.5 5.2 9.4 - - -
1953 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 34.7 4.7 8.7 - - -
Vern Benson

Vern Benson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1943 Philadelphia Athletics - Undetermined - -
1946 Philadelphia Athletics 38 Undetermined - -
1951 St. Louis Cardinals 36 Undetermined - -
1952 St. Louis Cardinals 25 Undetermined - -
1953 St. Louis Cardinals 19 Undetermined - -




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