Vern Handrahan
James Vernon Handrahan
Born: November 27, 1936
Charlottetown, PE CA
Deceased: November 2, 2016
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
Career: 1959-1970
Major League Statistics
Vern Handrahan compiled a career record of 74 wins and 76 losses and a 3.74 ERA in his 365-game pitching career with the Wellsville Braves, Eau Claire Braves, Boise Braves, Lewiston Broncs, Portland Beavers, Rochester Red Wings, Vancouver Mounties, Jacksonville Suns, Birmingham A's, Iowa Oaks and Toledo Mud Hens. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1970 campaign.
 Lewiston Broncs |
 Portland Beavers |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Jacksonville Suns |
 Birmingham A's |
 Iowa Oaks |
 Toledo Mud Hens |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | 8 | 8 | .500 | 5.12 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 95.0 | 120 | 65 | 54 | 9 | 52 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 1960 | C | NORL1 | Eau Claire Braves | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 7 | 22.0 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1960 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | 11 | 5 | .688 | 2.71 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 133.0 | 111 | 55 | 40 | 7 | 43 | 128 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1961 | C | NORL1 | Eau Claire Braves | 2 | 9 | .182 | 4.50 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 94.0 | 99 | 65 | 47 | 5 | 48 | 88 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 1962 | C | PION | Boise Braves | 13 | 14 | .481 | 5.17 | 33 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 181.0 | 181 | 126 | 104 | 22 | 106 | 0 | 241 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.56 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 81.0 | 63 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 48 | 4 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1963 | A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.50 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.45 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 77.0 | 57 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.10 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 79.0 | 76 | 47 | 36 | 3 | 51 | 4 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 7 | 10 | .412 | 2.68 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 131.0 | 113 | 48 | 39 | 10 | 66 | 6 | 122 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.82 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1.50 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 84.0 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.75 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 91.0 | 89 | 54 | 48 | 6 | 46 | 2 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 4 | 2 | .667 | 5.80 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76.0 | 86 | 61 | 49 | 6 | 44 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 0 | 0 | 6.55 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.53 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70.0 | 73 | 49 | 43 | 4 | 50 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 74 | 76 | .493 | 3.74 | 365 | 126 | 20 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 1386.0 | 1222 | 720 | 576 | 86 | 678 | 36 | 1075 | 37 | 5 | 73 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | 30 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .226 | .273 | .290 | .563 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | C | NORL1 | Eau Claire Braves | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1960 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | 30 | 47 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .205 | .225 | .231 | .456 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | C | NORL1 | Eau Claire Braves | 31 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .250 | .250 | .292 | .542 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | C | PION | Boise Braves | 33 | 74 | 68 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .250 | .246 | .250 | .496 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 25 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .227 | .227 | .227 | .455 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 9 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .091 | .091 | .182 | .273 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 31 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .071 | .000 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 29 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .056 | .150 | .056 | .206 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 27 | 49 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .225 | .279 | .275 | .554 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 17 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 31 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .207 | .207 | .207 | .414 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 21 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .158 | .200 | .211 | .411 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 348 | 406 | 360 | 32 | 71 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 120 | .197 | .220 | .219 | .440 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | P | 20 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 1 | .920 | 1.150 |
| 1960 | C | NORL1 | Eau Claire Braves | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | D | NYPL | Wellsville Braves | P | 29 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 1 | .912 | 1.069 |
| 1961 | C | NORL1 | Eau Claire Braves | P | 30 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .864 | .633 |
| 1962 | C | PION | Boise Braves | P | 33 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 4 | .969 | .939 |
| 1963 | A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 25 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .833 | .400 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 31 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .938 | .484 |
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 29 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .870 | .690 |
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .741 |
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | P | 17 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .913 | 1.235 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .714 | .312 |
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 30 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .947 | .600 |
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | P | 30 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .950 | .633 |
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | P | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 21 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .857 |
| Totals | 365 | 68 | 184 | 21 | 14 | .923 | .690 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Wellsville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1960 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Wellsville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1960 | C | Northern League | Eau Claire Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1961 | C | Northern League | Eau Claire Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1962 | C | Pioneer League | Boise Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1963 | A | Northwest League | Lewiston Broncs | KC1 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | KC1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1965 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | KC1 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | SLN | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | KC1 | ||
| 1967 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham A's | KC1 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | KC1 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | OAK | ||
| 1969 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Oaks | OAK | ||
| 1970 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Oaks | OAK | ||
| 1970 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET |
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