Vern Olsen

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Full Name: Vern Jarl Olsen	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0.5"/175	First Game: September 8, 1939
Birthdate: March 16, 1918	Final Game: September 13, 1946
Birthplace: Hillsboro, Oregon	MLB Experience: 5 years
Died: July 13, 1989
Deathplace: Maywood, Illinois
Bat/Throw: Right/Left

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Born on March 16, 1918 in Hillsboro, Oregon, Vern Olsen (Vern Jarl Olsen) played for the Chicago Cubs for his entire 5 year career. Olsen broke into the bigs on September 8, 1939 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 2.97 ERA in 172.2 innings pitched in 1940, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Vern Olsen's best season was 1940, when he posted a 2.97 ERA, won 13 games and struck out 71 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1939	CHI	N	4	0	1	0	.00	3	0	0	0	0	0	7.2	2	0	7	0	0	0
1940	CHI	N	34	20	13	9	2.97	71	64	57	9	4	0	172.2	172	5	62	0	0	2
1941	CHI	N	37	23	10	8	3.15	73	84	65	10	2	1	185.2	202	7	59	0	2	1
1942	CHI	N	32	17	6	9	4.49	46	75	70	4	1	1	140.1	161	6	55	0	3	1
1946	CHI	N	5	0	0	0	2.79	8	3	3	0	0	0	9.2	10	0	9	0	0	0
Total			112	60	30	26	3.40	201	226	195	23	7	2	516	547	18	192	0	5	4

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1939	CHI	N	P	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1940	CHI	N	P	34	0	0	9	53	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1941	CHI	N	P	37	0	0	9	48	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.966
1942	CHI	N	P	32	0	0	8	37	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1946	CHI	N	P	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			P	112	0	0	26	141	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	.988

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1939	CHI	N	4	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.667	.000	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1940	CHI	N	35	57	4	15	0	5	.263	.288	.316	3	0	2	9	0	3	2	0	0
1941	CHI	N	37	63	7	15	1	5	.238	.262	.317	2	0	2	10	0	2	0	0	1
1942	CHI	N	32	48	4	9	0	4	.188	.264	.208	1	0	5	2	0	1	0	0	0
1946	CHI	N	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			113	169	16	39	1	14	.231	.278	.284	6	0	11	22	0	6	2	0	1

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