Mickey Vernon

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Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Vernon's Moments in the Sun 3 Awards & Achievements 4 Trivia 5 Transactions 6 External Links

Overall Career

James Barton "Mickey" Vernon (born April 22, 1918 in Marcus Hook, PA)

Vernon's Moments in the Sun

• Update

Awards & Achievements

• 7-time American League All-Star (1946, 1948, 1953-1956 & 1958)
• 2-time American League Batting Average Leader (1946 & 1953)
• 3-time American League Doubles Leader (1946, 1953 & 1954)
• 20-Home Run Seasons: 1 (1954)
• 100 RBI Seasons: 1 (1953)
• 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 1 (1953)
• 200 Hits Seasons: 2 (1946 & 1953)

Trivia

• Holds the career Major League record for double plays turned by a firstbasemen with 2044.
• Vernon was one of several people who threw out the "first pitch" for the 2007 opener of the 2007 Washington Nationals.

Transactions

• Before 1937 Season: Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent.
• December 14, 1948: Traded by the Washington Senators with Early Wynn to the Cleveland Indians for Ed Klieman, Joe Haynes, and Eddie Robinson.
• June 14, 1950: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Washington Senators for Dick Weik.
• November 8, 1955: Traded by the Washington Senators with Bob Porterfield, Johnny Schmitz, and Tom Umphlett to the Boston Red Sox for Karl Olson, Dick Brodowski, Tex Clevenger, Neil Chrisley, and Al Curtis (minors).
• January 29, 1958: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the Boston Red Sox.
• April 11, 1959: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Milwaukee Braves for Humberto Robinson.
• October 13, 1959: Released by the Milwaukee Braves.
• September 1, 1960: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• September 30, 1960: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Managerial Record