Vern Stephens
American baseball player
Died when: 48 years 11 days (576 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Vernon Decatur Stephens (October 23, 1920 – November 3, 1968) was an American professional baseball player.He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1941 through 1955.
An eight-time All-Star, Stephens was notable for being the 1945 American League home run champion and was a three-time American League RBI champion.
He was the cleanup hitter for the only St.Louis Browns team to win an American League pennant in 1944, and was a top power hitter for the Boston Red Sox.
Nicknamed "Little Slug", "Junior", and "Buster", Stephens batted and threw right-handed.He was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2006.
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