1918
Born March 16, 1918
Hillsboro, OR, USA
Vern Olsen Notable
b. March 16, 1918 · Chicago Cubs 1939–1942, 1946
Vern Olsen played 1939 to 1946 for the Chicago Cubs as a pitcher.
He went 30 and 26 with a 3.40 earned run average, pitching 516 innings in 112 games. He struck out 201, completed 23 of his 60 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 113 games he batted .231, with 39 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 6 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Hillsboro, OR, USA on March 16, 1918, and died on July 13, 1989. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | CHC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1940 | CHC | 35 | 57 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .263 |
| 1941 | CHC | 37 | 63 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .238 |
| 1942 | CHC | 32 | 48 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .188 |
| 1946 | CHC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 113 | 169 | 16 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 2 | .231 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | CHC | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 1940 | CHC | 13 | 9 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 172.2 | 172 | 57 | 62 | 71 | 2.97 |
| 1941 | CHC | 10 | 8 | 37 | 23 | 1 | 185.2 | 202 | 65 | 59 | 73 | 3.15 |
| 1942 | CHC | 6 | 9 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 140.1 | 161 | 70 | 55 | 46 | 4.49 |
| 1946 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2.79 |
| Career | — | 30 | 26 | 112 | 60 | 2 | 516.0 | 547 | 195 | 192 | 201 | 3.40 |
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