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	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	WP	BF
1957	C	NORL1	Winnipeg Goldeyes	1
1958	B	CARL	Winston-Salem Red Birds	1
Totals				2	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
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
1946	A	SALL2	Savannah Indians	65	242	210	19	35	5	5	1	24	8		30	41	.167	.271	.252	.523	53		0	2
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	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
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
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	AAA	AA2	Omaha Cardinals	1	4	4		2									.500	.500	.500	1.000	2
1956	C	NORL1	Winnipeg Goldeyes	109	329	329		85	14	3	7						.258	.258	.383	.641	126
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
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
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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