Vern Bickford

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: August 17, 1920 in Hellier, KY us

Died: May 6, 1960 in Richmond, VA

Buried: Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, New Canton, VA

Debut: April 24, 1948 (Age 27-251d, 10,490th in major league history)
vs. NYG 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 24, 1954 (Age 33-250d)
vs. CHW 4.0 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Vernon Edgell Bickford

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.7

ERA

3.71

182

149

1076.1

450

WHIP

1.400

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-13 / in Starts: 12-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 60 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	56 (32-13-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 60 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (20-12-6)

Most Driven In
S Gordon	2
W Cooper	1
B Elliott	1

Most Driven In By
W Cooper	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	111	1	Apr 17	BSN		NYG	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.05	-0.055	2.65	-0.08%	-0.53	P
2	112	6 (4)	Apr 21	BSN	@	PHI	W,8-6	GS-6	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	9	.82	0.067	2.29	0.11%	0.24	P
3	113	10 (3)	Apr 25	BSN	@	BRO	W,6-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9	1.36	0.061	3.94	0.11%	0.41	P
4	114	14 (3)	Apr 29 (1)	BSN		PHI	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.364	.636	9	.78	-0.062	3.00	-0.14%	-0.72	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	115	19 (4)	May 4	BSN		CHC	W,9-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9	.65	-0.046	2.22	-0.10%	-1.39	P
6	116	24 (4)	May 9	BSN		CIN	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	9	.47	-0.036	1.74	-0.08%	-0.86	P
7	117	28 (3)	May 15	BSN	@	CIN	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.222	.389	9	1.74	-0.168	6.04	-0.35%	-1.31	P
8	118	32 (3)	May 19	BSN	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333	9	.70	-0.083	2.24	-0.16%	-1.19	P
9	119	34 (1)	May 20 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333	9						P
10	120	37 (2)	May 25	BSN	@	BRO	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.167	.292	9	1.07	-0.085	3.63	-0.17%	-0.64	P
11	121	41 (3)	May 30 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.143	.148	.291	9	1.04	-0.029	3.11	-0.05%	-0.34	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	122	44 (2)	Jun 3 (1)	BSN		CIN	L,1-3	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.107	.138	.143	.281	9	1.71	-0.106	5.42	-0.20%	-0.72	P
13	123	49 (4)	Jun 7	BSN		PIT	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.097	.125	.129	.254	9	.36	-0.027	.65	-0.03%	-0.78	P
14	124	54 (4)	Jun 14	BSN	@	PIT	L,4-9	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.118	.121	.239	9	1.51	-0.078	2.77	-0.09%	-0.68	P
15	125	59 (4)	Jun 18	BSN	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.088	.114	.118	.232	9	1.17	-0.047	1.72	-0.04%	-0.45	P
16	126	63 (3)	Jun 24	BSN	@	STL	L,5-6	9-GF(14)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.108	.111	.219	9	2.32	-0.118	2.80	-0.09%	-0.47	P
17	127	66 (2)	Jun 30	BSN		NYG	W,19-7	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.128	.132	.260	9	.42	0.009	.50	0.01%	-0.10	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	128	72 (5)	Jul 5	BSN		PHI	W,7-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.103	.125	.128	.253	9	2.28	-0.098	1.01	-0.03%	-0.87	P
19	129	84 (11)	Jul 21	BSN		PIT	W,11-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.119	.255	9	.83	-0.008	.19	0.00%	0.35	P
20	130	89 (4)	Jul 26	BSN	@	CIN	W,6-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.109	.146	.130	.276	9	.78	-0.034	.24	-0.01%	-0.47	P
21	131	94 (4)	Jul 30	BSN	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.102	.137	.122	.260	9	1.38	-0.104	.11	-0.01%	-0.78	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	132	98 (3)	Aug 3	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.115	.148	.135	.283	9	1.76	-0.020	.18	0.00%	0.02	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	133	148 (49)	Sep 23	BSN	@	NYG	L,1-4	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.148	.135	.283	9						P
24	134	154 (5)	Sep 29	BSN		NYG	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.148	.135	.283	8						P
25	135	155	Sep 30	BSN		NYG	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.148	.135	.283	9						P
							12-13		60	52	1	6	1	0	0	4	2	0	12	0	6		0	3	0	0	.115	.148	.135	.283		1.06	-1.067	2.15	-1.39%	-11.26

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