Vern Bickford Vernon Edgell Bickford Bats Right Throws Right Height 6' Weight 180 Born August 17, 1920 Hellier, KY Died May 6, 1960 Richmond, VA (cancer)

Pitching  

 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 1948 27 STL  10   8  .556   0  37  30   2   0  183.1  185  107  100  107   84  14  4.91  4.45   91  
 1949 28 STL   3   3  .500  12  84   0   0   0   79.2  102   58   50   52   35  11  5.65  4.54   80  
 1950 29 STL  13  11  .542   0  40  38   5   1  229.0  234  117  112   96  119  20  4.40  4.26   97  
 1951 30 STL   0   1  .000   1  10   0   0   0   19.0   25   11   11   10   11   1  5.21  4.04   78  
 1952 31 STL   3   2  .600   0  30   4   2   0   66.2   80   38   33   27   30   5  4.45  4.02   90  
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
  5 Seasons   29  25  .537  13 201  72   9   1  557.2  626  331  306  292  279  51  4.77  4.35   91        
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg   7   6  .537   3  48  17   2   0  137.2  149   79   73   70   66  12  4.77  
 Career High  13  11  .556  12  84  38   5   1  229.0  234  117  112  107  119  20  4.40         
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+

Postseason Pitching

 
 Year Tm  OPP WLser   W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR   ERA  
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
 1950 STL HAR   L     0   2  .000   0   2   2   0   0  13.1   16    8    8    7    8   3  5.40
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
               0-1    0   2  .000   0   2   2   0   0  13.1   16    8    8    7    8   3  5.40
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

Saves 1949-12-4

Games 1949-84-4

Walks 1948-107-7 1950-96-6

Transactions January 1, 1948: Drafted 2nd round (12th overall) by St Louis.

Biography After his playing days, Bickford worked as an automobile dealer, travelling salesman and a carpetner. He died of cancer at age 39.