Johnny Vergez
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Johnny Vergez (Jean Louis Vergez) was born on July 9, 1906 in Oakland, California. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1931 for the New York Giants. In 1931, his rookie year, he hit .278 with 13 home runs and 81 RBI. Vergez played for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Johnny Vergez's best season was 1931, when he hit for a .278 average and knocked in 81 runs.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1931
| NY
| N
| 152
| 565
| 67
| 157
| 13
| 81
| .278
| .320
| .396
| 24
| 2
| 29
| 65
| 6
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| NY
| N
| 118
| 376
| 42
| 98
| 6
| 43
| .261
| .310
| .380
| 21
| 3
| 25
| 36
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| NY
| N
| 123
| 458
| 57
| 124
| 16
| 72
| .271
| .332
| .448
| 21
| 6
| 39
| 66
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 16
|
| 1934
| NY
| N
| 108
| 320
| 31
| 64
| 7
| 27
| .200
| .269
| .328
| 18
| 1
| 28
| 55
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1935
| PHI
| N
| 148
| 546
| 56
| 136
| 9
| 63
| .249
| .312
| .363
| 27
| 4
| 46
| 67
| 4
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 10
|
| 1936
| STL
| N
| 8
| 18
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .211
| .222
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| PHI
| N
| 15
| 40
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 5
| .275
| .326
| .400
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| TOT
| N
| 23
| 58
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 6
| .241
| .290
| .345
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 672
| 2323
| 258
| 593
| 52
| 292
| .255
| .311
| .385
| 114
| 16
| 171
| 303
| 17
| 26
| 22
| 0
| 31
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1931
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 152
| 0
| 0
| 146
| 268
| 30
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1932
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 94
| 208
| 21
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1932
| NY
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1933
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 101
| 222
| 25
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .928
|
| 1934
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 86
| 195
| 17
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1935
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 188
| 222
| 20
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1935
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1936
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1936
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1936
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 21
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 658
| 0
| 0
| 634
| 1136
| 115
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by New York Giants with Pretzel Pezzullo, Blondy Ryan, George Watkins and cash to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Dick Bartell (November 1, 1934).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to St. Louis Cardinals (May 24, 1936).
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