Vern Fear
Luvern Carl Fear
Born: August 21, 1925
Everly, IA US
Deceased: September 6, 1976
Spencer, IA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Career: 1947-1954
Major League Statistics
Vern Fear compiled a career record of 54 wins and 60 losses and a 3.62 ERA in his 183-game pitching career with the Davenport Cubs, Danville Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, Decatur Commodores, Des Moines Bruins, Springfield Cubs and Beaumont Exporters. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | B | IIIL | Decatur Commodores | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.40 | 27 | 172.0 | 147 | 79 | 65 | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 8 | 12 | .400 | 4.82 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 155.0 | 195 | 100 | 83 | 62 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 15 | 5 | .750 | 2.83 | 39 | 181.0 | 187 | 74 | 57 | 8 | 80 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3.27 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 135.0 | 120 | 58 | 49 | 66 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7.88 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | 6 | 8 | .429 | 2.96 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 137.0 | 127 | 52 | 45 | 52 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1953 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | 3 | 10 | .231 | 4.18 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 114.0 | 118 | 63 | 53 | 3 | 42 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 54 | 60 | .474 | 3.62 | 183 | 53 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 910.0 | 921 | 443 | 366 | 11 | 374 | 0 | 236 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | B | IIIL | Decatur Commodores | 28 | 58 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .138 | .138 | .276 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 37 | 56 | 51 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 23 | .098 | .164 | .137 | .301 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | 39 | 66 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .197 | .242 | .439 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | 25 | 48 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .136 | .191 | .159 | .351 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | 27 | 50 | 48 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .167 | .184 | .188 | .371 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1953 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | 24 | 39 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .114 | .114 | .114 | .229 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 197 | 328 | 313 | 11 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 63 | .141 | .162 | .163 | .325 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | B | IIIL | Decatur Commodores | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | P | 32 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .906 |
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Bruins | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | P | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .100 |
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | P | 23 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 2 | .941 | 1.391 |
| 1953 | AAA | IL | Springfield Cubs | P | 22 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .967 | 1.318 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 183 | 25 | 90 | 4 | 7 | .966 | .628 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Davenport Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1947 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Danville Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1948 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Decatur Commodores | CHN | ||
| 1948 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1949 | A | Western League | Des Moines Bruins | CHN | ||
| 1950 | A | Western League | Des Moines Bruins | CHN | ||
| 1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1951 | AAA | International League | Springfield Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1952 | AAA | International League | Springfield Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1953 | AAA | International League | Springfield Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1954 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | CHN |
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