Vern Stephens, a member of the 1938 LBCC baseball team, played in 14 major league seasons with the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. He led the American League three times in runs batted in and was the 1945 home run leader. Stephens finished in the top 10 for the most valuable player award balloting six times and was named to eight All-Star teams.


Vern Stephens (center) with teammates Ted Williams and Dom DiMaggio.