1920
Born August 17, 1920
Hellier, KY, USA
Vern Bickford Notable
Vern Bickford played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Braves in 1948 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1954.
He went 66 and 57 with a 3.71 earned run average, pitching 1,076.3 innings in 182 games. He struck out 450, completed 73 of his 149 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 182 games he batted .156, with 57 hits and 23 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1949. He threw a no-hitter in 1950.
He was born in Hellier, KY, USA on August 17, 1920, and died on May 6, 1960. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1949 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | BSN | 33 | 49 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .204 |
| 1949 | BSN | 37 | 81 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .185 |
| 1950 | BSN | 40 | 116 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .138 |
| 1951 | BSN | 25 | 52 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .115 |
| 1952 | BSN | 26 | 51 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .176 |
| 1953 | MLN | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .067 |
| 1954 | BAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 182 | 365 | 23 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 85 | 0 | .156 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | BSN | 11 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 146.0 | 125 | 53 | 63 | 60 | 3.27 |
| 1949 | BSN | 16 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 230.2 | 246 | 109 | 106 | 101 | 4.25 |
| 1950 | BSN | 19 | 14 | 40 | 39 | 0 | 311.2 | 293 | 120 | 122 | 126 | 3.47 |
| 1951 | BSN | 11 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 164.2 | 146 | 57 | 76 | 76 | 3.12 |
| 1952 | BSN | 7 | 12 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 161.1 | 165 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 3.74 |
| 1953 | MLN | 2 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 58.0 | 60 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 5.28 |
| 1954 | BAL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Career | — | 66 | 57 | 182 | 149 | 2 | 1076.1 | 1040 | 444 | 467 | 450 | 3.71 |
On this day & linked events
1960
Died May 6, 1960
1948
Major-league debut: Vern Bickford
Vern Bickford made a major-league debut on April 24, 1948.
1950
Vern Bickford's No-Hitter
Vern Bickford threw a no-hitter for the Boston Braves against the Brooklyn Dodgers on August 11, 1950, winning 7–0.
1954
Final major-league game: Vern Bickford
Vern Bickford played a final major-league game on April 24, 1954.
Image: Bowman, public domain