Vern Handrahan

Infobox MLB retired
name=Vern Handrahan
position=Pitcher
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date|1938|11|27
city-state|Charlottetown|Prince Edward Island
debutdate=April 14
debutyear=by|1964
debutteam=Kansas City Athletics
finaldate=September 21
finalyear=by|1966
finalteam=Kansas City Athletics
stat1label=ERA
stat1value=5.31
stat2label=Win-loss record
stat2value=0-2
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=36
teams=
* Kansas City Athletics (by|1964-by|1966)
highlights=

James Vernon (Vern) Handrahan is a Canadian former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Kansas City Athletics. He is noted for being one of only two Major League Baseball players in history (the other being 19th-century player Henry Oxley) from Prince Edward Island.

Handrahan was originally signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in by|1959; he was later drafted by the Athletics from the Braves in the by|1962 minor league draft. He appeared in 34 games for the Athletics in by|1964 and by|1966, primarily as a relief pitcher.

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/handrve01.shtml Vern Handrahan's page at Baseball Reference]