James Barton "Mickey" Vernon was an American Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates.
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18 Facts About Mickey Vernon
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Mickey Vernon was the first manager in the history of the expansion edition of the Senators, serving from 1961 through May 21,1963, and was a coach for four MLB teams between 1960 and 1982.
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Mickey Vernon has the American League record for career games, putouts, assists and total chances.
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Mickey Vernon was born in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, and attended Villanova University, before making his major league debut on July 8,1939.
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Mickey Vernon served with major league players Larry Doby and Billy Goodman on Ulithi in the South Pacific in 1945; both Goodman and Vernon personally inspired Doby to become a major league baseball player; Doby became the first African-American to break the baseball color line in the American League in 1947 with the Cleveland Indians.
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Mickey Vernon played for 14 full major league seasons in his 20-year career.
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The following year, 1954, Mickey Vernon had a career-high 20 home runs, 97 RBIs, and 14 triples.
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Mickey Vernon had 294 total bases, which was second in the AL, behind Minnie Minoso.
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Over time, Mickey Vernon became one of the best-liked ballplayers, mainly through his unique personality and charismatic, but quiet, style.
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On September 1,1960, after a season spent as the Pittsburgh Pirates' first-base coach, Mickey Vernon was placed on the active list when MLB rosters expanded to 40 men.
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Mickey Vernon appeared in nine regular-season games as a pinch hitter for Pittsburgh, notching an RBI single and an intentional walk in his nine plate appearances to become one of only 29 players in baseball history to have appeared in a major league game in four decades.
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Mickey Vernon appeared in 2,409 MLB games without playing in the postseason, third most in history behind Ernie Banks and Luke Appling.
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Mickey Vernon earned a World Series ring when the Bucs triumphed in seven games over the New York Yankees.
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Mickey Vernon compiled 2,495 hits, with 490 doubles and 120 triples, in 8,731 at bats.
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Mickey Vernon had 3,741 career total bases, with his career high coming in 1953.
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Mickey Vernon managed at the Triple-A and Double-A levels of the minor leagues, and served as a roving batting instructor for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals and Yankees before retiring from baseball.
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Mickey Vernon led the American League in fielding percentage four times, and the majors twice.
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Mickey Vernon is interred at the Lawn Croft Cemetery in Linwood, Pennsylvania.
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