Johnny Vergez
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| Third baseman | |||
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Born: July 9, 1906 Oakland, California | |||
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Died: July 15, 1991 (aged 85) Oroville, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 14, 1931, for the New York Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 13, 1936, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .255 | ||
| Home runs | 52 | ||
| Runs batted in | 292 | ||
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Jean Louis Vergez was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He was born on July 9, 1906 in Oakland, California and he went to Alameda High School in Alameda, California.[1] His debut was on April 14, 1931 for the New York Giants. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, from 1931 until 1936, for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals. On November 1, 1934 he was traded by the New York Giants along with Pretzel Pezzullo, Blondy Ryan and George Watkins to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Bartell. On May 24, 1936, he was sold by the Philadelphia Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals.[2] His final major league game was on June 13, 1936.[3] Following his major league career, he continued to play in the Pacific Coast League until 1943.
Vergez was the starting third baseman for the Giants in 1933, when they won the World Series. However, a late-season bout of appendicitis kept him from playing in the series, where he was replaced by Travis Jackson.[4]
Notes
- ↑ "Johnny Vergez". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ "Johnny Vergez Trades and Transactions". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ "Johnny Vergez". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ Oakland Tribune article on Vergez, July 14, 2008
References
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)