Virgil Bernhardt
Virgil Vance Bernhardt
Born: July 30, 1938
Rowan County, NC US
Deceased: April 25, 2003
Whiteville, NC US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 3B, OF, P
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 193
Career: 1956-1964
Virgil Bernhardt compiled a career batting average of .242 with 65 home runs and 302 RBI in his 710-game career with the Grand Island Athletics, Fitzgerald A's, Mattoon Athletics, Pocatello Athletics, Sioux City Soos, Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides, Binghamton Triplets, Albuquerque Dukes, Bismarck-Mandan Pards, Charlotte Hornets and Tampa Tarpons. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | C | PION | Pocatello Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | GAFL | Fitzgerald A's | 11 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .087 | .087 | .130 | .217 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | D | NESL | Grand Island Athletics | 45 | 125 | 125 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .272 | .472 | 34 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | D | MIDW | Mattoon Athletics | 102 | 371 | 304 | 54 | 83 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 59 | 70 | .273 | .398 | .401 | .800 | 122 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1958 | C | PION | Pocatello Athletics | 100 | 341 | 273 | 50 | 65 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 61 | 65 | .238 | .378 | .370 | .748 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1959 | B | IIIL | Sioux City Soos | 72 | 235 | 190 | 34 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 3 | 35 | 28 | .253 | .380 | .421 | .801 | 80 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Sioux City Soos | 78 | 308 | 244 | 53 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 59 | 2 | 64 | 60 | .254 | .409 | .504 | .913 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | 119 | 409 | 333 | 56 | 87 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 58 | 0 | 62 | 62 | .261 | .385 | .465 | .850 | 155 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1962 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 85 | 289 | 240 | 29 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 43 | 69 | .221 | .349 | .346 | .695 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1962 | AA | TL | Albuquerque Dukes | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .429 | .600 | 1.000 | 1.600 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 40 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .176 | .300 | .294 | .594 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | NORL1 | Bismarck-Mandan Pards | 64 | 230 | 159 | 28 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 37 | .239 | .469 | .428 | .897 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | 15 | 60 | 52 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .154 | .267 | .212 | .478 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 710 | 2441 | 1984 | 314 | 480 | 84 | 19 | 65 | 302 | 7 | 0 | 404 | 419 | .242 | .376 | .402 | .778 | 797 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 16 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | MIDW | Mattoon Athletics | C | 75 | 491 | 48 | 16 | 7 | .971 | 7.187 | 10 | |||
| 1957 | D | MIDW | Mattoon Athletics | OF | 16 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .850 | 1.062 | ||||
| 1958 | C | PION | Pocatello Athletics | OF | 48 | 35 | 7 | 9 | 1 | .824 | .875 | ||||
| 1958 | C | PION | Pocatello Athletics | C | 39 | 209 | 25 | 8 | 2 | .967 | 6.000 | 14 | |||
| 1958 | C | PION | Pocatello Athletics | P | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1959 | B | IIIL | Sioux City Soos | C | 39 | 233 | 23 | 9 | 3 | .966 | 6.564 | 18 | |||
| 1959 | B | IIIL | Sioux City Soos | OF | 25 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .951 | 1.560 | ||||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Sioux City Soos | C | 74 | 534 | 67 | 16 | 8 | .974 | 8.122 | 13 | |||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | C | 76 | 402 | 37 | 10 | 4 | .978 | 5.776 | 17 | |||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | OF | 24 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .929 | 1.083 | ||||
| 1962 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | OF | 35 | 58 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .909 | 1.714 | ||||
| 1962 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 3B | 33 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 0 | .808 | 1.788 | ||||
| 1963 | A | NORL1 | Bismarck-Mandan Pards | C | 51 | 292 | 30 | 15 | 6 | .955 | 6.314 | 6 | |||
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | C | 10 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .985 | 6.700 | 1 | |||
| 1964 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | OF | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 1.800 | ||||
| Totals | 557 | 2436 | 283 | 112 | 31 | .960 | 4.882 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | Nebraska State League | Grand Island Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1956 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Fitzgerald A's | KC1 | ||
| 1957 | D | Midwest League | Mattoon Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1958 | C | Pioneer League | Pocatello Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1959 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Sioux City Soos | KC1 | ||
| 1960 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Sioux City Soos | KC1 | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | KC1 | ||
| 1962 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | KC1 | ||
| 1962 | AA | Texas League | Albuquerque Dukes | KC1 | ||
| 1963 | AA | South Atlantic League | Charlotte Hornets | MIN | ||
| 1963 | A | Northern League | Bismarck-Mandan Pards | MIN | ||
| 1964 | A | Florida State League | Tampa Tarpons | CIN |
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