A well respected baseball player, Mickey Vernon had some great years and won two American League batting crowns. In 1946, he won the batting title with a .353 average, lined 51 doubles, 8 triples and belted 8 home runs. Vernon was a great hitter, but had the misfortune of playing for half his career on the last place Washington Senators. He was a feared hitter and his 934 career walks bare this fact out. In 1953, Mickey Vernon won his second batting title by hitting .337, scored 101 runs along with 115 RBI's. Mickey Vernon was a fine fielder and grabbed 1448 career assists at 1st base. Mickey Vernon career: he played 21 years in the major leagues, .286 BA, he lined 2495 hits, scored 1196 runs along with 1311 RBI's and hit 490 doubles. baseballhistorian.com archives Baseball Players |