CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Vern Stephens - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"1cb0c5fd-64a3-4eba-a84e-0ca689ed2de8","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"Vern_Stephens","wgTitle":"Vern Stephens","wgCurRevisionId":1256904885,"wgRevisionId":1256904885,"wgArticleId":1344762,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Articles with short description","Short description is different from Wikidata","Use mdy dates from July 2024","1920 births","1968 deaths","American League All-Stars","American League home run champions","American League RBI champions","Baltimore Orioles players","Baseball players from Long Beach, California","Baseball players from New Mexico","Boston Red Sox players","Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Long Beach)","Chicago White Sox players","Johnstown Johnnies players", "Long Beach Polytechnic High School alumni","Major League Baseball shortstops","Mayfield Browns players","People from Quay County, New Mexico","St. Louis Browns players","San Antonio Missions players","Springfield Browns players","Toledo Mud Hens players","Azules de Veracruz players"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"Vern_Stephens","wgRelevantArticleId":1344762,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false, "wgWMEPageLength":9000,"wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgCentralAuthMobileDomain":false,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q7921892","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready", "ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession","wikibase.sidebar.tracking"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.4"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Vern_Stephens.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1795"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Vern_Stephens.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="800"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1197"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="640"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="958"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="Vern Stephens - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vern_Stephens"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=Vern_Stephens&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vern_Stephens"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-Vern_Stephens rootpage-Vern_Stephens skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Vern+Stephens" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Vern+Stephens" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Vern+Stephens" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Vern+Stephens" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-Baseball_career" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Baseball_career"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>Baseball career</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Baseball_career-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Death" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Death"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Death</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Death-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Highlights" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Highlights"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Highlights</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Highlights-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Vern Stephens</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 2 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-2" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">2 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A4%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B3" title="ڤيرن ستيفينس – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ڤيرن ستيفينس" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%9B%E6%81%A9%C2%B7%E5%8F%B2%E8%92%82%E8%8A%AC%E6%96%AF" title="佛恩·史蒂芬斯 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="佛恩·史蒂芬斯" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q7921892#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Vern_Stephens" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:Vern_Stephens" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Vern_Stephens"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vern_Stephens&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vern_Stephens&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Vern_Stephens"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vern_Stephens&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vern_Stephens&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Vern_Stephens" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Vern_Stephens" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vern_Stephens&oldid=1256904885" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vern_Stephens&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Vern_Stephens&id=1256904885&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FVern_Stephens"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FVern_Stephens"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Vern_Stephens&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vern_Stephens&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-commons mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Vern_Stephens" hreflang="en"><span>Wikimedia Commons</span></a></li><li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q7921892" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American baseball player (1920–1968)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Baseball player</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334398">.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio{border-collapse:collapse}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio td,.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio th{border:1px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio .borderless td,.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio .borderless th{border:0}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio .infobox-below{background-color:#eee}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows{display:flex;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows>div{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows div:first-child{border-right:1px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member-header{background-color:#9A1C1F}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member-header a,.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member>th>a{color:white}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-former .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-teams .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-highlights .infobox-full-data{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-module{width:100%;background-color:var(--background-color-base,#f9f9f9)}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member-header{background:#3d0001}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member[style*="background"]{background:#0c0a6b!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member-header{background:#3d0001}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member[style*="background"]{background:#0c0a6b!important}}</style><table class="infobox ib-baseball-bio vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><span class="note">Vern Stephens</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Vern_Stephens.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Vern_Stephens.jpg/220px-Vern_Stephens.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="329" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Vern_Stephens.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="258" data-file-height="386" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">Shortstop</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1920-10-23</span>)</span>October 23, 1920<br /><a href="/wiki/McAlister,_New_Mexico" title="McAlister, New Mexico">McAlister, New Mexico</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Died:</b> November 4, 1968<span style="display:none">(1968-11-04)</span> (aged 48)<br /><a href="/wiki/Long_Beach,_California" title="Long Beach, California">Long Beach, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Right</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">September 13, 1941, for the St. Louis Browns</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">June 30, 1955, for the Chicago White Sox</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.286</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">247</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">1,174</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stephve01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7921892#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Teams</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-teams"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles#St._Louis_Browns" title="Baltimore Orioles">St. Louis Browns</a> (<a href="/wiki/1941_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1941 Major League Baseball season">1941</a>–<a href="/wiki/1947_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1947 Major League Baseball season">1947</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> (<a href="/wiki/1948_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1948 Major League Baseball season">1948</a>–<a href="/wiki/1952_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1952 Major League Baseball season">1952</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> (<a href="/wiki/1953_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1953 Major League Baseball season">1953</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles#St._Louis_Browns" title="Baltimore Orioles">St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles</a> (<a href="/wiki/1953_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1953 Major League Baseball season">1953</a>–<a href="/wiki/1955_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1955 Major League Baseball season">1955</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> (<a href="/wiki/1955_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1955 Major League Baseball season">1955</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li>8× <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/1943_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1943 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1943</a>–<a href="/wiki/1946_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1946 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1946</a>, <a href="/wiki/1948_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1948 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1948</a>–<a href="/wiki/1951_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1951</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_home_run_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders">AL home run leader</a> (1945)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_runs_batted_in_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders">AL RBI leader</a> (1944, 1949, 1950)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox_Hall_of_Fame" title="Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame">Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Vernon Decatur Stephens</b> (October 23, 1920 – November 4, 1968) was an American professional <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> player. He played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a> from <a href="/wiki/1941_in_baseball" title="1941 in baseball">1941</a> through <a href="/wiki/1955_in_baseball" title="1955 in baseball">1955</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Vern_Stephens_statistics_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vern_Stephens_statistics-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An eight-time <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a>, Stephens was notable for being the <a href="/wiki/1945_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1945 Major League Baseball season">1945</a> American League home run champion and was a three-time American League <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_runs_batted_in_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders">RBI champion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Baseball_Biography_Project:_Vern_Stephens_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Baseball_Biography_Project:_Vern_Stephens-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the <a href="/wiki/Cleanup_hitter" title="Cleanup hitter">cleanup hitter</a> for the only <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a> team to win an <a href="/wiki/List_of_American_League_pennant_winners" title="List of American League pennant winners">American League pennant</a> in <a href="/wiki/1944_in_baseball" title="1944 in baseball">1944</a>, and was a top <a href="/wiki/Power_hitter" title="Power hitter">power hitter</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>. Nicknamed "Little Slug", "Junior", and "Buster", Stephens batted and threw right-handed. He was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox_Hall_of_Fame" title="Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame">Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame</a> in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Baseball_career">Baseball career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vern_Stephens&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Baseball career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pitching_in_to_stop_the_Axis_short,_shortstop_Vernie_Stephens_8b08245v_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Pitching_in_to_stop_the_Axis_short%2C_shortstop_Vernie_Stephens_8b08245v_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Pitching_in_to_stop_the_Axis_short%2C_shortstop_Vernie_Stephens_8b08245v_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="251" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Pitching_in_to_stop_the_Axis_short%2C_shortstop_Vernie_Stephens_8b08245v_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Pitching_in_to_stop_the_Axis_short%2C_shortstop_Vernie_Stephens_8b08245v_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Pitching_in_to_stop_the_Axis_short%2C_shortstop_Vernie_Stephens_8b08245v_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Pitching_in_to_stop_the_Axis_short%2C_shortstop_Vernie_Stephens_8b08245v_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="452" data-file-height="516" /></a><figcaption>Stephens working in a shipyard during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Stephens was born in <a href="/wiki/McAlister,_New_Mexico" title="McAlister, New Mexico">McAlister, New Mexico</a> while his parents were en route from Oklahoma to California.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Baseball_Biography_Project:_Vern_Stephens_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Baseball_Biography_Project:_Vern_Stephens-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="/wiki/Long_Beach_Polytechnic_High_School" title="Long Beach Polytechnic High School">Long Beach Polytechnic High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Long_Beach,_California" title="Long Beach, California">Long Beach, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Baseball_Biography_Project:_Vern_Stephens_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Baseball_Biography_Project:_Vern_Stephens-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One of the strongest-hitting shortstops in major league history, Stephens compiled a .286 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> with 247 <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> and 1,174 <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a> in 1,720 games. In 1944, Stephens led the American League with 109 runs batted in as he led the Browns to their first and only <a href="/wiki/1944_World_Series" title="1944 World Series">World Series appearance</a> in St. Louis. He also led the league with 24 home runs in 1945. </p><p>Amid a salary dispute with the Browns, Stephens signed a five-year contract with the <a href="/wiki/Azules_de_Veracruz" title="Azules de Veracruz">Azules de Veracruz</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Mexican_League" title="Mexican League">Mexican League</a> in <a href="/wiki/1946_Mexican_League_season" title="1946 Mexican League season">1946</a>. He played in two games for Veracruz, with one single in eight at bats, before deciding to return to the United States; his father, a minor league umpire, and the Browns scout Jack Fournier drove down and brought him across the border. Stephens' departure infuriated Mexican League president (and Azules owner) <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Pasquel" title="Jorge Pasquel">Jorge Pasquel</a>, but it saved him from the five-year suspension that <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioner of Baseball">Commissioner of Baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Happy_Chandler" title="Happy Chandler">Happy Chandler</a> levied on the other major leaguers who "jumped" to Mexico. </p><p>After the 1947 season, he was traded along with <a href="/wiki/Jack_Kramer" title="Jack Kramer">Jack Kramer</a> to the Boston Red Sox, but later, after a brief stint with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>, returned to the Browns in 1953, their last season in St. Louis. Stephens was the only member of the pennant-winning 1944 St. Louis Browns who played with the Baltimore Orioles when the Browns moved to Baltimore in 1954. </p><p>Stephens played five years with the Boston Red Sox from 1948 to 1952. <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a> said that he was the most effective of those who followed him in the batting order. In 1949 he batted in 159 runs (tied with Williams for the league lead) and hit 39 home runs, second only to Williams's 43. No other player in the American League had more than 24. Second baseman <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Doerr" title="Bobby Doerr">Bobby Doerr</a>, who was lionized in David Halberstam's book <i>Summer of '49</i>, hit 18 home runs. In August 2008, he was named as one of the ten former players who began their careers before 1943 to be considered by the Veterans Committee for induction into the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting,_2009" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2009">2009</a>. He was not selected. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vern_Stephens&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Vern Stephens died on November 4, 1968 of a <a href="/wiki/Myocardial_infarction" title="Myocardial infarction">heart attack</a> in <a href="/wiki/Long_Beach,_California" title="Long Beach, California">Long Beach, California</a> at 48 years of age.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Highlights">Highlights</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vern_Stephens&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Highlights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>8-time <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> (1943–44, 1945 [non-official game], 1946, 1948–51)</li> <li>Six times in the Top 10 in MVP voting (1942–45, 1948–49)</li> <li>Led the American League in home runs during 1945</li> <li>Three times led the American League in RBI (1944, 1949–50)</li> <li>Collected 440 RBI within three consecutive seasons (1948–50)</li> <li>Three times in the Top 10 in <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> (1942–43, 1946)</li> <li>Twice led the American League in <a href="/wiki/Games_played" title="Games played">games played</a> (1948–49)</li> <li>Was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox_Hall_of_Fame" title="Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame">Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame</a> in 2006</li> <li>Only man to play for the 1944 American League Champion <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>, the team the Browns franchise became after it moved to Baltimore in 1954</li> <li>Holds the MLB record for RBI in a season by a shortstop, with 159 in 1949</li> <li>Became the first shortstop to hit 30 home runs in a season, with 39 in 1949</li> <li>Attended Polytechnic High School, Long Beach, California (also attended by Tony Gwynn, Chase Utley, Milton Bradley, etc.)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vern_Stephens&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting,_2009" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2009">Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_home_run_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders">List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Boston_Red_Sox_awards" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Boston Red Sox awards">List of Boston Red Sox awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_runs_scored_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders">List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_runs_batted_in_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders">List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_runs_batted_in_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders">List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_home_run_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders">List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vern_Stephens&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Vern_Stephens_statistics-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Vern_Stephens_statistics_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stephve01.shtml">"Vern Stephens statistics"</a>. Baseball-Reference.com<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 16,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Vern+Stephens+statistics&rft.pub=Baseball-Reference.com&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fplayers%2Fs%2Fstephve01.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVern+Stephens" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-The_Baseball_Biography_Project:_Vern_Stephens-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-The_Baseball_Biography_Project:_Vern_Stephens_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-The_Baseball_Biography_Project:_Vern_Stephens_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-The_Baseball_Biography_Project:_Vern_Stephens_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFArmour" class="citation web cs1">Armour, Mark. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/3442ca21">"The Baseball Biography Project: Vern Stephens"</a>. Society for American Baseball Research<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 16,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Baseball+Biography+Project%3A+Vern+Stephens&rft.pub=Society+for+American+Baseball+Research&rft.aulast=Armour&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsabr.org%2Fbioproj%2Fperson%2F3442ca21&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVern+Stephens" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/redsox/history/red-sox-hall-of-fame">"Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame members"</a>. <i>mlb.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 17,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=mlb.com&rft.atitle=Boston+Red+Sox+Hall+of+Fame+members&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fredsox%2Fhistory%2Fred-sox-hall-of-fame&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVern+Stephens" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-shreveport-journal-vern-stephens-no/158886838/">"Vern Stephens Dead at Age 48"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Shreveport_Journal" class="mw-redirect" title="The Shreveport Journal">The Shreveport Journal</a></i>. November 5, 1968. p. 9<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 11,</span> 2024</span> – via Newspapers.com.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Shreveport+Journal&rft.atitle=Vern+Stephens+Dead+at+Age+48&rft.pages=9&rft.date=1968-11-05&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Farticle%2Fthe-shreveport-journal-vern-stephens-no%2F158886838%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVern+Stephens" class="Z3988"></span> <span style="position:relative; top: -2px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Open_access" title="open access publication – free to read"><img alt="Open access icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Open_Access_logo_PLoS_transparent.svg/9px-Open_Access_logo_PLoS_transparent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Open_Access_logo_PLoS_transparent.svg/14px-Open_Access_logo_PLoS_transparent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Open_Access_logo_PLoS_transparent.svg/18px-Open_Access_logo_PLoS_transparent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vern_Stephens&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Career statistics from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mlb.com/player/122749">MLB</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/18054">ESPN</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stephve01.shtml">Baseball Reference</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=stephve01">Baseball Almanac</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6700144">Vern Stephens</a> at <a href="/wiki/Find_a_Grave" title="Find a Grave">Find a Grave</a> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7921892#P535" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="American_League_season_home_run_leaders" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:AL_home_run_champions" title="Template:AL home run champions"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:AL_home_run_champions" title="Template talk:AL home run champions"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:AL_home_run_champions" title="Special:EditPage/Template:AL home run champions"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="American_League_season_home_run_leaders" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_home_run_leaders#American_League" title="List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders">American League season home run leaders</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1901: <a href="/wiki/Nap_Lajoie" title="Nap Lajoie">Lajoie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1902: <a href="/wiki/Socks_Seybold" title="Socks Seybold">Seybold</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1903: <a href="/wiki/Buck_Freeman" title="Buck Freeman">Freeman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1904: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Davis_(1900s_first_baseman)" title="Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)">H. Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1905: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Davis_(1900s_first_baseman)" title="Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)">H. Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1906: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Davis_(1900s_first_baseman)" title="Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)">H. Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Davis_(1900s_first_baseman)" title="Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)">H. Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Crawford" title="Sam Crawford">Crawford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910: <a href="/wiki/Jake_Stahl" title="Jake Stahl">Stahl</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911: <a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Baker" title="Home Run Baker">Baker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1912: <a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Baker" title="Home Run Baker">Baker</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tris_Speaker" title="Tris Speaker">Speaker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913: <a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Baker" title="Home Run Baker">Baker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914: <a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Baker" title="Home Run Baker">Baker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915: <a href="/wiki/Braggo_Roth" title="Braggo Roth">Roth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916: <a href="/wiki/Wally_Pipp" title="Wally Pipp">Pipp</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917: <a href="/wiki/Wally_Pipp" title="Wally Pipp">Pipp</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1918: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tilly_Walker" title="Tilly Walker">Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1919: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Williams_(baseball)" title="Ken Williams (baseball)">K. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1923: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Meusel" title="Bob Meusel">Meusel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a> & <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932: <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Foxx</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Foxx</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Greenberg</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Foxx</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">DiMaggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Greenberg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Foxx</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Greenberg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Rudy_York" title="Rudy York">York</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Etten" title="Nick Etten">Etten</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Stephens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Greenberg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">DiMaggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Al_Rosen" title="Al Rosen">Rosen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Gus_Zernial" title="Gus Zernial">Zernial</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Doby" title="Larry Doby">Doby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Al_Rosen" title="Al Rosen">Rosen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Doby" title="Larry Doby">Doby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Sievers" title="Roy Sievers">Sievers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Harmon_Killebrew" title="Harmon Killebrew">Killebrew</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Colavito" title="Rocky Colavito">Colavito</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Maris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Harmon_Killebrew" title="Harmon Killebrew">Killebrew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Harmon_Killebrew" title="Harmon Killebrew">Killebrew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Harmon_Killebrew" title="Harmon Killebrew">Killebrew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Conigliaro" title="Tony Conigliaro">Conigliaro</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a> & <a href="/wiki/Harmon_Killebrew" title="Harmon Killebrew">Killebrew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Howard_(baseball)" title="Frank Howard (baseball)">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Harmon_Killebrew" title="Harmon Killebrew">Killebrew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Howard_(baseball)" title="Frank Howard (baseball)">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Melton" title="Bill Melton">Melton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Allen" title="Dick Allen">Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Allen" title="Dick Allen">Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Jackson</a> & <a href="/wiki/George_Scott_(first_baseman)" title="George Scott (first baseman)">Scott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Graig_Nettles" title="Graig Nettles">Nettles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Gorman_Thomas" title="Gorman Thomas">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Jackson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ben_Oglivie" title="Ben Oglivie">Oglivie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Grich" title="Bobby Grich">Grich</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murray" title="Eddie Murray">Murray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(baseball)" title="Dwight Evans (baseball)">Evans</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tony_Armas" title="Tony Armas">Armas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Jackson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Gorman_Thomas" title="Gorman Thomas">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Armas" title="Tony Armas">Armas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Evans" title="Darrell Evans">Evans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Barfield" title="Jesse Barfield">Barfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">McGwire</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Fred_McGriff" title="Fred McGriff">McGriff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Fielder" title="Cecil Fielder">Fielder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a> & <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Fielder" title="Cecil Fielder">Fielder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">McGwire</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Troy_Glaus" title="Troy Glaus">Glaus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">Ortiz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Pe%C3%B1a" title="Carlos Peña">Peña</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mark_Teixeira" title="Mark Teixeira">Teixeira</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bautista" title="José Bautista">Bautista</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bautista" title="José Bautista">Bautista</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Davis_(baseball)" title="Chris Davis (baseball)">C. Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Cruz" title="Nelson Cruz">Cruz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Davis_(baseball)" title="Chris Davis (baseball)">C. Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Trumbo" title="Mark Trumbo">Trumbo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Khris_Davis" title="Khris Davis">K. Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Soler" title="Jorge Soler">Soler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Voit" title="Luke Voit">Voit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero_Jr." title="Vladimir Guerrero Jr.">Guerrero Jr.</a> & <a href="/wiki/Salvador_P%C3%A9rez" title="Salvador Pérez">Pérez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani" title="Shohei Ohtani">Ohtani</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="American_League_season_runs_batted_in_leaders" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:AL_RBI_champions" title="Template:AL RBI champions"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:AL_RBI_champions" title="Template talk:AL RBI champions"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:AL_RBI_champions" title="Special:EditPage/Template:AL RBI champions"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="American_League_season_runs_batted_in_leaders" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_runs_batted_in_leaders#American_League" title="List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders">American League season runs batted in leaders</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1901: <a href="/wiki/Nap_Lajoie" title="Nap Lajoie">Lajoie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1902: <a href="/wiki/Buck_Freeman" title="Buck Freeman">Freeman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1903: <a href="/wiki/Buck_Freeman" title="Buck Freeman">Freeman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1904: <a href="/wiki/Nap_Lajoie" title="Nap Lajoie">Lajoie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1905: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Davis_(1900s_first_baseman)" title="Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)">H. Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1906: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Davis_(1900s_first_baseman)" title="Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)">H. Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Crawford" title="Sam Crawford">Crawford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1912: <a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Baker" title="Home Run Baker">Baker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913: <a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Baker" title="Home Run Baker">Baker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Crawford" title="Sam Crawford">Crawford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Veach" title="Bobby Veach">Veach</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sam_Crawford" title="Sam Crawford">Crawford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916: <a href="/wiki/Del_Pratt" title="Del Pratt">Pratt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Veach" title="Bobby Veach">Veach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1918: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Veach" title="Bobby Veach">Veach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1919: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Williams_(baseball)" title="Ken Williams (baseball)">K. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1923: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924: <a href="/wiki/Goose_Goslin" title="Goose Goslin">Goslin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Meusel" title="Bob Meusel">Meusel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a> & <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929: <a href="/wiki/Al_Simmons" title="Al Simmons">Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932: <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Foxx</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Foxx</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Greenberg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Trosky" title="Hal Trosky">Trosky</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Greenberg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Foxx</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Greenberg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">DiMaggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Rudy_York" title="Rudy York">York</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Stephens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Etten" title="Nick Etten">Etten</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Greenberg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">DiMaggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a> & <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Stephens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Dropo" title="Walt Dropo">Dropo</a> & <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Stephens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Gus_Zernial" title="Gus Zernial">Zernial</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Al_Rosen" title="Al Rosen">Rosen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Al_Rosen" title="Al Rosen">Rosen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Doby" title="Larry Doby">Doby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Boone" title="Ray Boone">R. Boone</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Jensen" title="Jackie Jensen">Jensen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Sievers" title="Roy Sievers">Sievers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Jensen" title="Jackie Jensen">Jensen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Jensen" title="Jackie Jensen">Jensen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Maris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gentile" title="Jim Gentile">Gentile</a> & <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Maris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Harmon_Killebrew" title="Harmon Killebrew">Killebrew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Stuart" title="Dick Stuart">Stuart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Brooks_Robinson" title="Brooks Robinson">B. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Colavito" title="Rocky Colavito">Colavito</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">F. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Harrelson" title="Ken Harrelson">Harrelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Harmon_Killebrew" title="Harmon Killebrew">Killebrew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Howard_(baseball)" title="Frank Howard (baseball)">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Harmon_Killebrew" title="Harmon Killebrew">Killebrew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Allen" title="Dick Allen">Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burroughs" title="Jeff Burroughs">Burroughs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/George_Scott_(first_baseman)" title="George Scott (first baseman)">Scott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Lee_May" title="Lee May">May</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Hisle" title="Larry Hisle">Hisle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Don_Baylor" title="Don Baylor">Baylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Cooper" title="Cecil Cooper">Cooper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murray" title="Eddie Murray">Murray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Hal_McRae" title="Hal McRae">McRae</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Rice</a> & <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Cooper" title="Cecil Cooper">Cooper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Armas" title="Tony Armas">Armas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Don_Mattingly" title="Don Mattingly">Mattingly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Carter" title="Joe Carter">Carter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/George_Bell_(outfielder)" title="George Bell (outfielder)">Bell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Sierra" title="Rubén Sierra">Sierra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Fielder" title="Cecil Fielder">Fielder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Fielder" title="Cecil Fielder">Fielder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Fielder" title="Cecil Fielder">Fielder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mo_Vaughn" title="Mo Vaughn">Vaughn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Edgar Martínez">E. Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Bret_Boone" title="Bret Boone">B. Boone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Delgado" title="Carlos Delgado">Delgado</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Tejada" title="Miguel Tejada">Tejada</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">Ortiz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">Ortiz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Hamilton" title="Josh Hamilton">Hamilton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Teixeira" title="Mark Teixeira">Teixeira</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Granderson" title="Curtis Granderson">Granderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Davis_(baseball)" title="Chris Davis (baseball)">C. Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Donaldson" title="Josh Donaldson">Donaldson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Encarnaci%C3%B3n" title="Edwin Encarnación">Encarnación</a> & <a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">Ortiz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Cruz" title="Nelson Cruz">Cruz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/J._D._Martinez" title="J. D. Martinez">J. Martinez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Abreu" title="José Abreu">Abreu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Abreu" title="José Abreu">Abreu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Salvador_P%C3%A9rez" title="Salvador Pérez">Pérez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Tucker" title="Kyle Tucker">Tucker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Members_of_the_Boston_Red_Sox_Hall_of_Fame" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #BD3039 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0D2B56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0D2B56; !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Boston_Red_Sox_Hall_of_Fame" title="Template:Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame"><abbr title="View this template" style="color: #FFFFFF !important">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Boston_Red_Sox_Hall_of_Fame" title="Template talk:Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color: #FFFFFF !important">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Boston_Red_Sox_Hall_of_Fame" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color: #FFFFFF !important">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Members_of_the_Boston_Red_Sox_Hall_of_Fame" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Members of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox_Hall_of_Fame" title="Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame"><span style="background-color: #BD3039 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;"><span style="background-color: #BD3039 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame</span></span></a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #BD3039 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0D2B56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0D2B56; !important;">Charter inductees</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Collins" title="Eddie Collins">Eddie Collins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Collins" title="Jimmy Collins">Jimmy Collins</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Cronin" title="Joe Cronin">Joe Cronin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Doerr" title="Bobby Doerr">Bobby Doerr</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Ferrell" title="Rick Ferrell">Rick Ferrell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Jimmie Foxx</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Lefty Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Hooper" title="Harry Hooper">Harry Hooper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Herb_Pennock" title="Herb Pennock">Herb Pennock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Red_Ruffing" title="Red Ruffing">Red Ruffing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tris_Speaker" title="Tris Speaker">Tris Speaker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Carl Yastrzemski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Yawkey" title="Tom Yawkey">Tom Yawkey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cy_Young" title="Cy Young">Cy Young</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #BD3039 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0D2B56, inset -2px -2px 0 #0D2B56; !important;">Additional inductees<br />(chronological)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">Class of 1995: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Conigliaro" title="Tony Conigliaro">Tony Conigliaro</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dom_DiMaggio" title="Dom DiMaggio">Dom DiMaggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Malzone" title="Frank Malzone">Frank Malzone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Pesky" title="Johnny Pesky">Johnny Pesky</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Jim Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Smoky_Joe_Wood" title="Smoky Joe Wood">Smoky Joe Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jean_R._Yawkey" title="Jean R. Yawkey">Jean R. Yawkey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 1997: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Fisk" title="Carlton Fisk">Carlton Fisk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_O%27Connell" title="Dick O'Connell">Dick O'Connell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mel_Parnell" title="Mel Parnell">Mel Parnell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rico_Petrocelli" title="Rico Petrocelli">Rico Petrocelli</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Radatz" title="Dick Radatz">Dick Radatz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Luis_Tiant" title="Luis Tiant">Luis Tiant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2000: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Coleman" title="Ken Coleman">Ken Coleman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(baseball)" title="Dwight Evans (baseball)">Dwight Evans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Gardner" title="Larry Gardner">Larry Gardner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Jensen" title="Jackie Jensen">Jackie Jensen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ned_Martin" title="Ned Martin">Ned Martin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Monbouquette" title="Bill Monbouquette">Bill Monbouquette</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Smith" title="Reggie Smith">Reggie Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Stanley_(baseball)" title="Bob Stanley (baseball)">Bob Stanley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2002: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Burleson" title="Rick Burleson">Rick Burleson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Boo_Ferriss" class="mw-redirect" title="Boo Ferriss">Boo Ferriss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Gorman" title="Lou Gorman">Lou Gorman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Harrington_(baseball)" title="John Harrington (baseball)">John Harrington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tex_Hughson" title="Tex Hughson">Tex Hughson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Duffy_Lewis" title="Duffy Lewis">Duffy Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lonborg" title="Jim Lonborg">Jim Lonborg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Fred Lynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2004: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Wade Boggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Carrigan" title="Bill Carrigan">Bill Carrigan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Eckersley" title="Dennis Eckersley">Dennis Eckersley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Goodman" title="Billy Goodman">Billy Goodman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Hurst" title="Bruce Hurst">Bruce Hurst</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Mondor" title="Ben Mondor">Ben Mondor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pete_Runnels" title="Pete Runnels">Pete Runnels</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Haywood_Sullivan" title="Haywood Sullivan">Haywood Sullivan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2006: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Bresciani" title="Dick Bresciani">Dick Bresciani</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ellis_Kinder" title="Ellis Kinder">Ellis Kinder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan_(manager)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Morgan (manager)">Joe Morgan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Remy" title="Jerry Remy">Jerry Remy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Scott_(first_baseman)" title="George Scott (first baseman)">George Scott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Vern Stephens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Williams" title="Dick Williams">Dick Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2008: <a href="/wiki/George_Digby_(baseball_scout)" title="George Digby (baseball scout)">George Digby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wes_Ferrell" title="Wes Ferrell">Wes Ferrell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Greenwell" title="Mike Greenwell">Mike Greenwell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edward_F._Kenney_Sr." title="Edward F. Kenney Sr.">Edward F. Kenney Sr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Lee_(left-handed_pitcher)" title="Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher)">Bill Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Everett_Scott" title="Everett Scott">Everett Scott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Sullivan_(baseball)" title="Frank Sullivan (baseball)">Frank Sullivan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mo_Vaughn" title="Mo Vaughn">Mo Vaughn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2010: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Harper" title="Tommy Harper">Tommy Harper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kasko" title="Eddie Kasko">Eddie Kasko</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Piersall" title="Jimmy Piersall">Jimmy Piersall</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Valentin" title="John Valentin">John Valentin</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Don_Zimmer" title="Don Zimmer">Don Zimmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2012: <a href="/wiki/Marty_Barrett_(second_baseman)" title="Marty Barrett (second baseman)">Marty Barrett</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ellis_Burks" title="Ellis Burks">Ellis Burks</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Dobson" title="Joe Dobson">Joe Dobson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Leonard_(left-handed_pitcher)" title="Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher)">Dutch Leonard</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Mooney_(groundskeeper)" title="Joe Mooney (groundskeeper)">Joe Mooney</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Curt_Schilling" title="Curt Schilling">Curt Schilling</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_I._Taylor" title="John I. Taylor">John I. Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2014: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Castiglione" title="Joe Castiglione">Joe Castiglione</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Roger Clemens</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Nomar Garciaparra</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Pedro Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2016: <a href="/wiki/Ira_Flagstead" title="Ira Flagstead">Ira Flagstead</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Lucchino" title="Larry Lucchino">Larry Lucchino</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Varitek" title="Jason Varitek">Jason Varitek</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Wakefield" title="Tim Wakefield">Tim Wakefield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2018: <a href="/wiki/Buck_Freeman" title="Buck Freeman">Buck Freeman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Al Green </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Lowe" title="Derek Lowe">Derek Lowe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Lowell" title="Mike Lowell">Mike Lowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Youkilis" title="Kevin Youkilis">Kevin Youkilis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2020: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Dinneen" title="Bill Dinneen">Bill Dinneen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Duquette" title="Dan Duquette">Dan Duquette</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rich_Gedman" title="Rich Gedman">Rich Gedman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Manny Ramirez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Class of 2024: <a href="/wiki/Trot_Nixon" title="Trot Nixon">Trot Nixon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Papelbon" title="Jonathan Papelbon">Jonathan Papelbon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Pedroia" title="Dustin Pedroia">Dustin Pedroia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Elaine_Weddington_Steward" title="Elaine Weddington Steward">Elaine Weddington Steward</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vern_Stephens&oldid=1256904885">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vern_Stephens&oldid=1256904885</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1920_births" title="Category:1920 births">1920 births</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1968_deaths" title="Category:1968 deaths">1968 deaths</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_League_All-Stars" title="Category:American League All-Stars">American League All-Stars</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_League_home_run_champions" title="Category:American League home run champions">American League home run champions</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_League_RBI_champions" title="Category:American League RBI champions">American League RBI champions</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Baltimore_Orioles_players" title="Category:Baltimore Orioles players">Baltimore Orioles players</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Baseball_players_from_Long_Beach,_California" title="Category:Baseball players from Long Beach, California">Baseball players from Long Beach, California</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Baseball_players_from_New_Mexico" title="Category:Baseball players from New Mexico">Baseball players from New Mexico</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Boston_Red_Sox_players" title="Category:Boston Red Sox players">Boston Red Sox players</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Burials_at_Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park_(Long_Beach)" title="Category:Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Long Beach)">Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Long Beach)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Chicago_White_Sox_players" title="Category:Chicago White Sox players">Chicago White Sox players</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Johnstown_Johnnies_players" title="Category:Johnstown Johnnies players">Johnstown Johnnies players</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Long_Beach_Polytechnic_High_School_alumni" title="Category:Long Beach Polytechnic High School alumni">Long Beach Polytechnic High School alumni</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Major_League_Baseball_shortstops" title="Category:Major League Baseball shortstops">Major League Baseball shortstops</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mayfield_Browns_players" title="Category:Mayfield Browns players">Mayfield Browns players</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:People_from_Quay_County,_New_Mexico" title="Category:People from Quay County, New Mexico">People from Quay County, New Mexico</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:St._Louis_Browns_players" title="Category:St. Louis Browns players">St. Louis Browns players</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:San_Antonio_Missions_players" title="Category:San Antonio Missions players">San Antonio Missions players</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Springfield_Browns_players" title="Category:Springfield Browns players">Springfield Browns players</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Toledo_Mud_Hens_players" title="Category:Toledo Mud Hens players">Toledo Mud Hens players</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Azules_de_Veracruz_players" title="Category:Azules de Veracruz players">Azules de Veracruz players</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_mdy_dates_from_July_2024" title="Category:Use mdy dates from July 2024">Use mdy dates from July 2024</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 12 November 2024, at 03:55<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vern_Stephens&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-qg7t2","wgBackendResponseTime":193,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.449","walltime":"0.737","ppvisitednodes":{"value":2901,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":111271,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":5087,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":19,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":2,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":45959,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 583.481 1 -total"," 56.09% 327.293 3 Template:Infobox"," 32.90% 191.993 1 Template:Infobox_baseball_biography"," 22.69% 132.397 1 Template:Reflist"," 20.05% 117.016 1 Template:AL_home_run_champions"," 18.62% 108.634 3 Template:Cite_web"," 15.27% 89.106 3 Template:Baseball_navbox"," 12.36% 72.112 2 Template:Short_description"," 7.64% 44.557 13 Template:Infobox_baseball_biography/style"," 7.55% 44.056 1 Template:Birth_date"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.252","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":7702068,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-api-ext.eqiad.main-6696b4cc84-fz9p9","timestamp":"20241122195252","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"Vern Stephens","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vern_Stephens","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q7921892","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q7921892","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2004-12-30T19:43:43Z","dateModified":"2024-11-12T03:55:19Z","image":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/0\/03\/Vern_Stephens.jpg","headline":"American baseball player (1920-1968)"}</script> </body> </html>