EntityQ4356090· pop 8· linked from 311 articlesMickey VernonSign in to saveAmerican baseball player and coach (1918-2008)PersonBorn1918-04-22Died2008-09-24via Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn22 April 1918Died24 September 2008via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGendermaleCitizenshipUnited StatesPlace of birthMarcus HookPlace of deathMediaOccupationbaseball playerEducated atVillanova UniversitySportbaseballPosition playedfirst basemanLeagueMajor League BaseballConnectionsMajor League Baseball Most Valuable Player AwardEntityWashington, D.C.EntityCategories1918 births2008 deaths20th-century American sportsmenAmerican League All-StarsAmerican League batting championsBaseball players from Delaware County, PennsylvaniaBoston Red Sox playersBurials at Lawn Croft CemeteryCleveland Indians playersEaston Browns playersJersey City Giants playersLos Angeles Dodgers coaches