1920
Vern Stephens, American baseball player (died 1968)
Vern Stephens, American baseball player (died 1968)
Vern Stephens, American baseball player (died 1968)
Vern Stephens
American baseball player (1920–1968)
- Born
- 1920
Vernon Decatur Stephens was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1941 through 1955. An eight-time All-Star, Stephens was notable for being the 1945 American League home run champion and was a three-time American League RBI champion. He was the cleanup hitter for the only St. Louis Browns team to win an American League pennant in 1944, and was a top power hitter for the Boston Red Sox. Nicknamed "Little Slug", "Junior", and "Buster", Stephens batted and threw right-handed. He was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2006.
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