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Earl Averill League
8-3-2077
Vern Lantern Left Field
Retired (1985, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .242 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .652 Status Deceased (2038) Option Years 0  
H 550 Age at Death 89 Date of Birth 01-23-1949
HR 43 Drafted Round 2, Pick 19
(1972)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(39 games)
RBI 247
SB 23
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C+ Velocity F    Mentor vR B-
Speed C  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL D+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B- WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF D  (15.5%)   Health A  LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1972 LHP 9 19 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 .421 .211 .211 .000 .211
1972 RHP 22 66 18 3 0 2 7 8 10 .760 .351 .409 .136 .273
1973 LHP 8 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .111 .111 .000 .111
1973 RHP 44 65 15 2 0 1 8 5 9 .593 .286 .308 .077 .231
1974 LHP 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1974 RHP 6 17 5 3 0 0 0 0 5 .765 .294 .471 .176 .294
1975 LHP 20 34 9 2 0 1 2 3 6 .736 .324 .412 .147 .265
1975 RHP 41 125 36 5 0 4 14 20 23 .814 .390 .424 .136 .288
1977 LHP 52 140 33 4 0 2 10 10 15 .599 .291 .307 .071 .236
1977 RHP 68 162 35 6 0 1 12 10 24 .538 .266 .272 .056 .216
1978 LHP 2 7 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 .857 .286 .571 .286 .286
1978 RHP 13 11 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .322 .231 .091 .000 .091
1979 LHP 35 37 9 1 0 0 6 9 11 .653 .383 .270 .027 .243
1979 RHP 97 305 89 12 2 8 46 24 45 .763 .340 .423 .131 .292
1980 LHP 21 27 9 1 1 1 10 0 4 .889 .333 .556 .222 .333
1980 RHP 86 245 51 10 0 4 20 33 49 .597 .299 .298 .090 .208
1981 RHP 52 44 12 1 0 3 11 8 6 .885 .385 .500 .227 .273
1982 LHP 55 145 32 6 0 3 15 13 35 .609 .285 .324 .103 .221
1982 RHP 108 172 41 6 0 4 15 19 25 .664 .321 .343 .105 .238
1983 LHP 21 44 9 4 0 0 1 6 10 .595 .300 .295 .091 .205
1983 RHP 131 224 50 8 0 5 30 15 45 .600 .275 .326 .103 .223
1984 LHP 17 37 6 0 1 1 5 0 7 .459 .162 .297 .135 .162
1984 RHP 119 224 58 6 1 3 25 23 35 .660 .325 .335 .076 .259
1985 LHP 9 16 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .528 .278 .250 .062 .188
1985 RHP 39 91 22 4 0 0 5 11 10 .616 .330 .286 .044 .242
Total LHP 254 520 117 21 2 8 54 43 99 .604 .285 .319 .094 .225
Total RHP 826 1751 433 66 3 35 193 178 287 .666 .317 .348 .101 .247
Total 907 2271 550 87 5 43 247 221 386 .652 .310 .342 .100 .242
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Vern Lantern has retired from the New York yankees
1979-04-28The New York Thunderbolts have promoted Vern Lantern to the major league team. The New York Thunderbolts have sent Bill Flannery to the minors.
1978-07-02The New York Rotties have acquired Vern Lantern from the waiver wire.
1978-06-27The Brooklyn Mudducks have waived Vern Lantern.
1978-06-23The Brooklyn Mudducks have designated Vern Lantern for assignment. The Brooklyn Mudducks have sent Gene Crumling to the minors.
1978-05-27The Brooklyn Mudducks have promoted Vern Lantern to the major league team.
1978-05-27The Brooklyn Mudducks have acquired Vern Lantern from the waiver wire.
1978-05-13The New York Opossums have waived Vern Lantern.
1978-04-05The New York Opossums have acquired Vern Lantern from the waiver wire.
1978-03-01The Boston Bishops have acquired Harry Plummer from the waiver wire. The Boston Bishops have waived Vern Lantern.
1977-09-16The Boston Bishops have promoted Javier Caballero to the major league team. The Boston Bishops have sent Vern Lantern to the minors.
1977-04-11The Boston Bishops have promoted Vern Lantern to the major league team.
1976-04-10The Boston Bishops have renamed Vern Ritter to Vern Lantern.
1976-04-05The Boston Bishops have acquired Vern Ritter from the waiver wire.
1976-04-01The New York Opossums have waived Vern Ritter.
1976-03-01The New York Opossums have sent Vern Ritter to the minors. The New York Opossums have sent Kazuhiro Barnowski to the minors. The New York Opossums have sent Daryl Neidlinger to the minors. The New York Opossums have sent Ken Barney to the minors.
1975-09-04The New York Opossums have promoted Vern Ritter to the major league team. The New York Opossums have promoted Kazuhiro Barnowski to the major league team.
1975-09-04The New York Opossums have acquired Vern Ritter from the waiver wire.
1975-08-06The New York Opossums have waived Vern Ritter.
1975-08-01The New York Opossums have promoted Eddie Graham to the major league team. The New York Opossums have sent Vern Ritter to the minors.
1975-07-07The New York Opossums have promoted Vern Ritter to the major league team. The New York Opossums have sent Bill Ostergard to the minors.
1975-07-07The New York Opossums have acquired Vern Ritter from the waiver wire.
1975-05-16The New York Opossums have waived Vern Ritter.
1975-05-16The New York Opossums have acquired Vern Ritter from the waiver wire.
1975-05-12The St. Louis Rough Riders have waived Vern Ritter.
1975-05-12The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Jack Krivda to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Vern Ritter to the minors.
1975-04-21The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Vern Ritter to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Les Plaitue for assignment.
1975-04-06The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Eduardo Corrocio to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Vern Ritter to the minors.
1975-04-01The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Vern Ritter to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Bill Demery to the minors.
1974-07-29The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Pat Davis to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Vern Ritter to the minors.
1974-07-21The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Vern Ritter to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Walley Post for assignment.
1974-07-02The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Vern Ritter to the major league team.
1974-05-12The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Vern Ritter to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Tommy Griffith for assignment.
1974-04-25The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Vern Ritter to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Oscar Barlow for assignment.
1974-04-02The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Lou Sax to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Vern Ritter to the minors.
1974-04-02The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Vern Ritter to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Lou Sax to the minors.
1973-08-23The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Vern Ritter to the minors.
1973-08-12The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Vern Ritter to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Bill Smoot to the minors.
1973-08-08The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Vern Ritter to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Jim Sheldon for assignment.
1973-07-15The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Vern Ritter to the minors.
1973-06-27The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Vern Ritter to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Casey Gorinski to the minors.
1973-06-21The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Jack Thies to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Vern Ritter to the minors.
1973-05-16The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Vern Ritter to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Brad Daubach for assignment.
1973-05-06The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Casey Gorinski to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Vern Ritter to the minors.
1973-05-04The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Vern Ritter to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Casey Gorinski to the minors.
1973-03-01The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Vern Ritter to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Lou Sax to the minors.
1973-03-01The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Casey Gorinski to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Vern Ritter to the minors.
1973-03-01The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Lou Sax to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Vern Ritter to the major league team.
1972-10-03The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Vern Ritter to the minors. The St. Louis Rough Riders have sent Tommy Griffith to the minors.
1972-09-05The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Vern Ritter to the major league team.
1972-04-18The St. Louis Rough Riders have acquired Vern Ritter from the waiver wire.
1972-04-14The Pittsburgh Paladins have waived Vern Ritter.