Vern Olsen - Game Log

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Career: 1939 - 1946

Career Summary

Batting

Games
113
At Bats
169
Hits
39
Home Runs
1
RBI
15
Career AVG
.231

Pitching

Games
112
Wins
30
Losses
26
Saves
2
Innings Pitched
516.0
Career ERA
3.42

Batting Game Log

Showing all 113 batting games

Vern Olsen - Game Log — Batting Game Log
Date Opp Team Result AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
1939-09-08 SLN CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1939-09-15 PHI CHN L 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000
1939-09-24 SLN CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1939-10-01 SLN CHN W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1940-04-21 SLN CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1940-04-22 PIT CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1940-04-28 SLN CHN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1940-04-30 BSN CHN W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1940-05-05 PHI CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1940-05-07 PHI CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1940-05-12 PIT CHN W 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
1940-05-18 NY1 CHN L 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
1940-05-19 BRO CHN W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
1940-05-23 PHI CHN W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
1940-05-28 SLN CHN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
1940-06-02 BRO CHN L 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .273
1940-06-08 BSN CHN W 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .286
1940-06-14 BSN CHN L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
1940-06-20 NY1 CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
1940-06-30 CIN CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
1940-06-30 CIN CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
1940-07-01 PIT CHN L 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
1940-07-05 SLN CHN W 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
1940-07-12 BSN CHN W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
1940-07-16 NY1 CHN W 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
1940-07-21 PHI CHN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
1940-07-27 NY1 CHN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
1940-08-04 BRO CHN W 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219
1940-08-10 PIT CHN W 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
1940-08-16 CIN CHN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
1940-08-22 BRO CHN W 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
1940-08-26 NY1 CHN L 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
1940-09-02 PIT CHN W 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
1940-09-08 CIN CHN W 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .265
1940-09-17 NY1 CHN W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
1940-09-21 SLN CHN W 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .264
1940-09-25 PIT CHN W 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 .268
1940-09-28 SLN CHN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
1940-09-29 SLN CHN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
1941-04-17 PIT CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
1941-04-23 CIN CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
1941-04-26 SLN CHN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
1941-05-08 PHI CHN W 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .254
1941-05-13 BSN CHN W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
1941-05-17 NY1 CHN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
1941-05-23 CIN CHN L 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .242
1941-05-26 SLN CHN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
1941-05-28 SLN CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
1941-06-03 PHI CHN L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
1941-06-06 BRO CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
1941-06-10 NY1 CHN W 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
1941-06-14 PHI CHN W 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221
1941-06-18 BRO CHN W 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
1941-06-22 BSN CHN L 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
1941-06-24 NY1 CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
1941-06-28 PIT CHN W 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
1941-06-30 CIN CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
1941-07-04 SLN CHN W 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239
1941-07-05 PIT CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
1941-07-10 BSN CHN W 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .239
1941-07-14 BRO CHN L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
1941-07-16 PHI CHN W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
1941-07-20 NY1 CHN W 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232
1941-07-25 NY1 CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
1941-07-27 NY1 CHN W 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
1941-08-01 BRO CHN L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
1941-08-02 BRO CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
1941-08-05 SLN CHN W 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
1941-08-09 CIN CHN L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
1941-08-12 SLN CHN L 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .248
1941-08-16 CIN CHN L 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
1941-09-12 PHI CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
1941-09-14 BSN CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
1941-09-17 NY1 CHN W 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
1941-09-21 SLN CHN L 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
1941-09-24 CIN CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
1942-05-10 PIT CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
1942-05-17 BRO CHN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
1942-05-26 SLN CHN L 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
1942-05-31 SLN CHN L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
1942-06-02 NY1 CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
1942-06-05 BRO CHN L 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
1942-06-07 BRO CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
1942-06-12 BSN CHN W 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
1942-06-19 NY1 CHN W 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .248
1942-06-23 PHI CHN W 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
1942-06-28 BSN CHN W 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
1942-07-04 SLN CHN W 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238
1942-07-05 SLN CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
1942-07-09 BSN CHN L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
1942-07-14 NY1 CHN W 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
1942-07-16 BRO CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
1942-07-21 BSN CHN L 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .244
1942-07-28 NY1 CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
1942-07-30 BRO CHN L 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .247
1942-08-02 BRO CHN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
1942-08-05 PIT CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
1942-08-09 CIN CHN W 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245
1942-08-11 SLN CHN L 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242
1942-08-15 PIT CHN L 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .236
1942-08-19 SLN CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
1942-08-25 PHI CHN L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234
1942-08-30 NY1 CHN L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
1942-08-31 NY1 CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231
1942-09-06 PIT CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
1942-09-13 BSN CHN W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
1942-09-14 BSN CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
1942-09-27 SLN CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
1946-06-23 NY1 CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
1946-07-18 BSN CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
1946-08-15 CIN CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
1946-09-10 BSN CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
1946-09-13 PHI CHN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Pitching Game Log

Showing all 112 pitching games

Vern Olsen - Game Log — Pitching Game Log
Date Opp Team Result Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
1939-09-08 SLN CHN L - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
1939-09-15 PHI CHN L - 5.0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0.00
1939-09-24 SLN CHN L - 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
1939-10-01 SLN CHN W W 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.00
1940-04-21 SLN CHN L - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
1940-04-22 PIT CHN L - 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
1940-04-28 SLN CHN L - 4.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
1940-04-30 BSN CHN W - 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
1940-05-05 PHI CHN L - 1.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 1.59
1940-05-07 PHI CHN L - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.50
1940-05-12 PIT CHN W W 6.2 7 0 0 1 3 0 1.09
1940-05-18 NY1 CHN L L 6.0 10 6 5 1 2 0 2.35
1940-05-19 BRO CHN W - 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.35
1940-05-23 PHI CHN W W 2.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 2.43
1940-05-28 SLN CHN L L 6.0 5 4 3 3 3 0 2.75
1940-06-02 BRO CHN L L 9.0 6 2 2 0 3 0 2.61
1940-06-08 BSN CHN W W 9.0 8 1 1 2 1 1 2.35
1940-06-14 BSN CHN L L 7.0 8 4 3 5 5 0 2.52
1940-06-20 NY1 CHN L - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.48
1940-06-30 CIN CHN L - 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.58
1940-06-30 CIN CHN L - 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.54
1940-07-01 PIT CHN L L 2.0 3 2 2 2 1 1 2.73
1940-07-05 SLN CHN W W 7.1 7 5 4 3 2 2 2.93
1940-07-12 BSN CHN W W 9.0 5 0 0 7 7 0 2.63
1940-07-16 NY1 CHN W W 9.0 6 0 0 5 2 0 2.38
1940-07-21 PHI CHN L L 5.2 10 5 5 3 2 0 2.69
1940-07-27 NY1 CHN L L 7.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 2.60
1940-08-04 BRO CHN W W 6.0 7 3 1 2 2 1 2.54
1940-08-10 PIT CHN W W 9.0 7 0 0 1 1 0 2.35
1940-08-16 CIN CHN L L 2.1 6 3 3 3 5 0 2.53
1940-08-22 BRO CHN W W 9.0 2 0 0 1 6 0 2.36
1940-08-26 NY1 CHN L L 3.1 10 8 8 3 2 0 2.82
1940-09-02 PIT CHN W W 9.0 8 1 1 4 2 0 2.71
1940-09-08 CIN CHN W W 9.0 7 1 1 2 2 0 2.61
1940-09-17 NY1 CHN W - 4.0 9 5 5 3 1 0 2.83
1940-09-21 SLN CHN W W 11.0 8 3 3 3 9 0 2.81
1940-09-25 PIT CHN W W 7.1 10 4 4 3 3 0 2.89
1940-09-29 SLN CHN L - 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 2.89
1941-04-17 PIT CHN L L 0.2 3 5 5 2 0 1 3.13
1941-04-23 CIN CHN L - 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.10
1941-04-26 SLN CHN L - 4.0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3.03
1941-05-08 PHI CHN W W 9.0 10 1 1 2 4 1 2.94
1941-05-13 BSN CHN W - 4.1 4 3 2 1 3 0 2.97
1941-05-17 NY1 CHN L L 4.1 7 5 3 4 1 0 3.03
1941-05-23 CIN CHN L - 4.2 3 2 1 2 5 0 3.01
1941-05-26 SLN CHN L - 2.1 4 6 1 3 2 0 3.02
1941-05-28 SLN CHN L - 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.02
1941-06-03 PHI CHN L - 6.2 8 2 1 1 1 0 2.97
1941-06-06 BRO CHN L - 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.94
1941-06-10 NY1 CHN W W 9.0 7 0 0 2 3 0 2.83
1941-06-14 PHI CHN W W 9.0 3 0 0 3 4 0 2.72
1941-06-18 BRO CHN W W 9.0 5 1 1 3 6 1 2.66
1941-06-22 BSN CHN L - 7.0 9 4 3 4 1 0 2.69
1941-06-24 NY1 CHN L - 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.68
1941-06-28 PIT CHN W W 9.0 11 2 2 2 3 1 2.65
1941-06-30 CIN CHN L - 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.67
1941-07-04 SLN CHN W - 7.1 13 5 3 2 0 1 2.69
1941-07-05 PIT CHN L - 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2.75
1941-07-10 BSN CHN W W 9.0 7 1 0 1 5 0 2.66
1941-07-14 BRO CHN L L 8.1 8 1 1 2 3 0 2.62
1941-07-16 PHI CHN W SV 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.60
1941-07-20 NY1 CHN W W 9.0 10 4 4 2 1 0 2.64
1941-07-25 NY1 CHN L L 1.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2.63
1941-07-27 NY1 CHN W W 8.0 6 2 2 2 2 0 2.62
1941-08-01 BRO CHN L L 7.0 13 5 5 3 3 0 2.71
1941-08-02 BRO CHN L - 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.73
1941-08-05 SLN CHN W W 9.0 4 2 1 4 5 0 2.68
1941-08-09 CIN CHN L L 7.0 9 5 5 3 2 0 2.76
1941-08-12 SLN CHN L - 6.2 12 6 6 2 2 1 2.86
1941-08-16 CIN CHN L L 7.0 6 4 4 1 0 1 2.91
1941-09-12 PHI CHN L - 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.90
1941-09-14 BSN CHN L - 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.89
1941-09-17 NY1 CHN W W 9.0 10 3 3 2 6 0 2.89
1941-09-21 SLN CHN L L 4.1 11 6 6 1 4 0 3.01
1941-09-24 CIN CHN L - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00
1942-05-10 PIT CHN L - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.99
1942-05-17 BRO CHN L - 3.1 4 4 1 2 1 0 2.99
1942-05-26 SLN CHN L L 10.0 8 3 3 5 5 1 2.98
1942-05-31 SLN CHN L L 7.0 6 2 2 2 3 0 2.97
1942-06-02 NY1 CHN L - 2.2 1 0 0 3 0 0 2.95
1942-06-05 BRO CHN L L 5.0 7 5 5 5 1 0 3.03
1942-06-07 BRO CHN L L 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 3.10
1942-06-12 BSN CHN W W 9.0 6 2 2 3 6 0 3.07
1942-06-19 NY1 CHN W W 7.1 10 4 4 2 2 1 3.10
1942-06-23 PHI CHN W W 7.1 12 4 4 0 0 0 3.14
1942-06-28 BSN CHN W W 9.0 5 1 1 2 1 0 3.09
1942-07-04 SLN CHN W W 6.1 11 5 5 0 1 0 3.15
1942-07-05 SLN CHN L - 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 3.18
1942-07-09 BSN CHN L - 8.0 7 3 3 4 3 1 3.19
1942-07-14 NY1 CHN W W 9.0 11 0 0 3 2 0 3.12
1942-07-16 BRO CHN L - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.12
1942-07-21 BSN CHN L - 7.2 7 3 3 3 2 0 3.12
1942-07-28 NY1 CHN L L 0.1 5 4 4 0 0 0 3.20
1942-07-30 BRO CHN L L 4.1 7 6 6 2 2 0 3.29
1942-08-02 BRO CHN L L 2.2 2 1 1 3 1 0 3.29
1942-08-05 PIT CHN L - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.28
1942-08-09 CIN CHN W - 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 3.31
1942-08-11 SLN CHN L L 8.2 7 7 6 4 2 0 3.37
1942-08-15 PIT CHN L - 8.1 13 7 7 3 3 1 3.44
1942-08-19 SLN CHN L - 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.45
1942-08-25 PHI CHN L - 5.2 8 1 1 3 2 0 3.43
1942-08-30 NY1 CHN L - 7.0 6 3 3 5 7 1 3.43
1942-08-31 NY1 CHN L L 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 3.46
1942-09-06 PIT CHN L - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.45
1942-09-13 BSN CHN W SV 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.44
1942-09-14 BSN CHN L - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.44
1942-09-27 SLN CHN L - 0.2 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.43
1946-06-23 NY1 CHN L - 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 3.46
1946-07-18 BSN CHN L - 3.0 3 1 1 3 3 0 3.46
1946-08-15 CIN CHN L - 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.45
1946-09-10 BSN CHN L - 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.44
1946-09-13 PHI CHN L - 3.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 3.42

About Vern Olsen's game log

One page holds all of Vern Olsen's logged games, 1939 to 1946. Here Olsen's batting games start on September 8, 1939, finishing on September 13, 1946. Every row lists Olsen's team, the Chicago Cubs. The best hitting game on the page came on July 21, 1942 against the Boston Braves, when Olsen went 2 for 3 with 1 RBI. Olsen drove in 3 runs on May 8, 1941, the most in any game on this page. Most of these games came against the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and Boston Braves. The last batting game in Olsen's log is September 13, 1946 against the Philadelphia Phillies, a 0-for-0 day. Olsen's log begins on September 8, 1939 with a 0-for-0 game against the St. Louis Cardinals. The latest win on this page came on July 14, 1942 against the New York Giants. The pitching table covers September 8, 1939 through September 13, 1946. The high strikeout game was September 21, 1940: 9 strikeouts in 11.0 innings against the St. Louis Cardinals. Scoreless complete-length outings here came on July 12, 1940, July 16, 1940, August 10, 1940, and August 22, 1940. On August 26, 1940, Olsen allowed 8 earned runs, the most on the page. Each game on this page comes from a Retrosheet box score; dates link to that day's full list of games.

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