Vern Benson

Full Name: Vernon Adair Benson	Primary Position: 3B,OF
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/160	First Game: July 31, 1943
Birthdate: September 19, 1924	Final Game: May 30, 1953
Birthplace: Granite Quarry, North Carolina	MLB Experience: 3 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Vern Benson (Vernon Adair Benson) was born on September 19, 1924 in Granite Quarry, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on July 31, 1943 for the Philadelphia Athletics. Benson played for the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 3 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	SH
1943	PHI	A	2	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
1946	PHI	A	7	5	1	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	0	0	1	3	0
1951	STL	N	13	46	8	12	1	7	.261	.346	.435	3	1	6	8	0
1952	STL	N	20	47	6	9	2	5	.191	.269	.362	2	0	5	9	1
1953	STL	N	13	4	2	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	0	0	1	2	0
Total	NL		46	97	16	21	3	12	.216	.303	.381	5	1	12	19	1
Total	AL		9	7	1	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	0	0	1	3	0
Total			55	104	17	21	3	12	.202	.291	.356	5	1	13	22	1

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1946	PHI	A	OF	2	4	0	0	0	1.000
1951	STL	N	3B	9	1	18	1	3	.950
1951	STL	N	OF	4	9	1	1	0	.909
1952	STL	N	3B	15	5	27	4	3	.889
Total			3B	24	6	45	5	6	.911
Total			OF	6	13	1	1	0	.933

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Athletics (1943).
Released by Philadelphia Athletics (September 30, 1946).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (September 30, 1946).

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