Vern Kindsfather
Jacob Vernon Kindsfather
Born: December 12, 1924
Portland, OR US
Deceased: December 21, 2008
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 176
Career: 1948-1958
Vern Kindsfather compiled a career record of 136 wins and 105 losses and a 3.39 ERA in his 409-game pitching career with the Vancouver Capilanos, Seattle Rainiers, Memphis Chicks, Tri-City Braves, Tulsa Oilers, Portland Beavers and Salem Senators. He began playing during the 1948 season and last took the field during the 1958 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | B | NORW | Vancouver Capilanos | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 11 | 40.0 | 24 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| 1949 | B | NORW | Vancouver Capilanos | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4.31 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 213.0 | 240 | 122 | 102 | 112 | 104 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3.73 | 48 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 193.0 | 190 | 94 | 80 | 76 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 1951 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14 | 23.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 0 | 4 | .000 | 7.66 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 64 | 49 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 21 | 11 | .656 | 2.40 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 278.0 | 234 | 89 | 74 | 78 | 148 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 16 | 16 | .500 | 3.01 | 47 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 248.3 | 215 | 85 | 83 | 20 | 87 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.21 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 107.0 | 134 | 68 | 50 | 1 | 64 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | B | NORW | Tri-City Braves | 14 | 5 | .737 | 3.26 | 29 | 20 | 171.0 | 170 | 79 | 62 | 12 | 71 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | B | NORW | Tri-City Braves | 18 | 18 | .500 | 3.36 | 43 | 31 | 241.0 | 244 | 127 | 90 | 19 | 86 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | B | NORW | Salem Senators | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3.51 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 241.0 | 228 | 117 | 94 | 14 | 84 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | B | NORW | Salem Senators | 15 | 12 | .556 | 3.50 | 35 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 216.0 | 239 | 112 | 84 | 10 | 56 | 139 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Totals | 136 | 105 | .564 | 3.39 | 409 | 217 | 0 | 108 | 14 | 0 | 2020.3 | 1988 | 944 | 760 | 76 | 765 | 0 | 750 | 17 | 10 | 42 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | B | NORW | Vancouver Capilanos | 12 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .409 | .682 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | NORW | Vancouver Capilanos | 35 | 90 | 78 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19 | .154 | .241 | .179 | .421 | 14 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 50 | 67 | 60 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .150 | .190 | .200 | .390 | 12 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 15 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1951 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 48 | 108 | 94 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 26 | .138 | .190 | .160 | .350 | 15 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 47 | 92 | 82 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .134 | .155 | .159 | .313 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 40 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .182 | .280 | .182 | .462 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | B | NORW | Tri-City Braves | 29 | 65 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .231 | .431 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1956 | B | NORW | Tri-City Braves | 45 | 81 | 81 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .173 | .173 | .185 | .358 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | B | NORW | Salem Senators | 35 | 101 | 84 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .226 | .305 | .238 | .543 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | B | NORW | Salem Senators | 38 | 92 | 79 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24 | .139 | .181 | .152 | .333 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 415 | 773 | 693 | 32 | 117 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 137 | .169 | .212 | .193 | .405 | 134 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | B | NORW | Vancouver Capilanos | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | NORW | Vancouver Capilanos | P | 35 | 8 | 41 | 7 | 6 | .875 | 1.400 |
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 48 | 8 | 43 | 5 | 2 | .911 | 1.062 |
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 15 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 1951 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 48 | 12 | 41 | 3 | 0 | .946 | 1.104 |
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 47 | 10 | 50 | 1 | 4 | .984 | 1.277 |
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 40 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .968 | .750 |
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1955 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | B | NORW | Tri-City Braves | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | B | NORW | Tri-City Braves | P | 43 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | B | NORW | Salem Senators | P | 33 | 8 | 56 | 3 | 6 | .955 | 1.939 |
| 1958 | B | NORW | Salem Senators | P | 35 | 11 | 54 | 7 | 3 | .903 | 1.857 |
| Totals | 409 | 65 | 325 | 27 | 24 | .935 | .954 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | B | Western International League | Vancouver Capilanos | |||
| 1949 | B | Western International League | Vancouver Capilanos | |||
| 1950 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1951 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | CHA | ||
| 1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1952 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1954 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1955 | B | Northwest League | Tri-City Braves | |||
| 1955 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | CLE | ||
| 1956 | B | Northwest League | Tri-City Braves | |||
| 1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CHN | ||
| 1957 | B | Northwest League | Salem Senators | |||
| 1958 | B | Northwest League | Salem Senators |
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