Vern Stephens has been dead now for almost 37 years, and has lapsed into obscurity despite numbers that dwarf the achievements of some men enshrined in Cooperstown who also played shortstop.

From Galehouse: "Vern Stephens had fairly good range. His toughest play was a ball right at him. ... At bat, he was a very erratic type hitter in taht he would look real bad on a pitch ...