Vern Benson
Vernon Adair Benson
Born: September 19, 1924
Granite Quarry, NC US
Deceased: January 20, 2014
Salisbury, NC US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, CF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160
Career: 1946-1959
Major League Statistics
Vern Benson compiled a career batting average of .248 with 100 home runs and 512 RBI in his 1332-game career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Savannah Indians, Rochester Red Wings, Houston Buffalos, Columbus Red Birds, Omaha Cardinals, Winnipeg Goldeyes, Winston-Salem Red Birds and Tulsa Oilers. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1959 campaign.
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Rochester Red Wings |
Houston Buffalos |
Columbus Red Birds |
Rochester Red Wings |
Winnipeg Goldeyes |
Tulsa Oilers |
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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 |
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1957 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1958 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
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1946 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | 65 | 242 | 210 | 19 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 30 | 41 | .167 | .271 | .252 | .523 | 53 | 0 | 2 | ||||
1946 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 26 | 90 | 71 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 12 | .155 | .333 | .338 | .671 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1947 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 87 | 225 | 186 | 35 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 36 | 40 | .274 | .395 | .441 | .835 | 82 | 1 | 2 | ||||
1948 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 97 | 284 | 228 | 39 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 5 | 53 | 44 | .246 | .388 | .368 | .756 | 84 | 0 | 3 | ||||
1949 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 90 | 376 | 290 | 61 | 67 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 75 | 44 | .231 | .397 | .324 | .721 | 94 | 5 | 6 | |||
1949 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 20 | 61 | 54 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 8 | .204 | .283 | .296 | .580 | 16 | 0 | 1 | ||||
1950 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 119 | 439 | 363 | 75 | 92 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 4 | 71 | 55 | .253 | .378 | .408 | .786 | 148 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |||
1951 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 138 | 584 | 467 | 95 | 144 | 25 | 6 | 18 | 89 | 2 | 111 | 51 | .308 | .444 | .503 | .947 | 235 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||
1952 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 58 | 250 | 213 | 31 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 36 | 28 | .239 | .352 | .347 | .699 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
1953 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 49 | 223 | 175 | 44 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 47 | 26 | .303 | .450 | .509 | .959 | 89 | 0 | 1 | ||||
1953 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 58 | 242 | 194 | 32 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 23 | .247 | .376 | .412 | .788 | 80 | 1 | 8 | |||
1954 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 93 | 330 | 263 | 53 | 63 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 7 | 60 | 40 | .240 | .377 | .384 | .761 | 101 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||
1954 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 46 | 181 | 154 | 21 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 42 | .240 | .337 | .422 | .759 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
1955 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 125 | 419 | 344 | 54 | 78 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 0 | 70 | 59 | .227 | .360 | .395 | .755 | 136 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
1956 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 109 | 329 | 329 | 85 | 14 | 3 | 7 | .258 | .258 | .383 | .641 | 126 | |||||||||||
1956 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
1957 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 99 | 363 | 256 | 59 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 9 | 92 | 32 | .223 | .430 | .348 | .777 | 89 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |||
1958 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 50 | 109 | 82 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 9 | .280 | .450 | .488 | .937 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
1959 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
Totals | 1332 | 4753 | 3885 | 656 | 964 | 184 | 45 | 100 | 512 | 49 | 11 | 793 | 554 | .248 | .377 | .396 | .773 | 1538 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 10 | 6 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1946 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Indians | OF | 64 | 128 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .957 | 2.109 |
1946 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | OF | 22 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .979 | 2.136 |
1947 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 54 | 119 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .976 | 2.278 |
1948 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | SS | 46 | 57 | 100 | 12 | 17 | .929 | 3.413 |
1949 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | CF | 61 | 140 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .986 | 2.377 |
1949 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | RF | 20 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.700 |
1949 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | SS | 10 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 2 | .851 | 4.000 |
1950 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | OF | 102 | 178 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .989 | 1.784 |
1950 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 2B | 10 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 7 | .933 | 5.600 |
1951 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 2B | 20 | 46 | 49 | 6 | 8 | .941 | 4.750 |
1951 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | OF | 14 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .967 | 2.071 |
1951 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 3B | 106 | 98 | 179 | 17 | 12 | .942 | 2.613 |
1952 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 3B | 31 | 18 | 49 | 6 | 6 | .918 | 2.161 |
1952 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | OF | 29 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.621 |
1953 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | SS | 48 | 79 | 150 | 7 | 28 | .970 | 4.771 |
1953 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 3B | 35 | 22 | 59 | 5 | 7 | .942 | 2.314 |
1953 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | CF | 18 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .961 | 2.722 |
1954 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 64 | 95 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .960 | 1.500 |
1954 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | OF | 32 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.594 |
1954 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 3B | 24 | 15 | 46 | 3 | 5 | .953 | 2.542 |
1954 | AAA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 2B | 13 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 6 | .979 | 3.615 |
1954 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2B | 12 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 6 | .932 | 4.583 |
1955 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | SS | 50 | 78 | 155 | 9 | 35 | .963 | 4.660 |
1955 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 33 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 1.242 |
1955 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 3B | 30 | 22 | 47 | 5 | 3 | .932 | 2.300 |
1957 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 3B | 65 | 39 | 134 | 14 | 15 | .925 | 2.662 |
1957 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | SS | 19 | 33 | 55 | 9 | 9 | .907 | 4.632 |
1957 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
1958 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 2B | 21 | 26 | 27 | 4 | 5 | .930 | 2.524 |
1958 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
Totals | 1055 | 1560 | 1200 | 135 | 183 | .953 | 2.616 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1946 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | PHA | ||
1946 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Indians | PHA | ||
1947 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
1948 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
1949 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
1949 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
1950 | AAA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
1951 | AAA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
1952 | AAA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
1953 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
1953 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
1954 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
1955 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
1956 | C | Northern League | Winnipeg Goldeyes | SLN | ||
1957 | C | Northern League | Winnipeg Goldeyes | SLN | ||
1958 | B | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Birds | SLN | ||
1959 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | SLN |
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