Bernell Longest
1946–1948 · bats L / throws R · Chicago American Giants, Cleveland Buckeyes, NAS
52G
.293AVG
.360OBP
.356SLG
More career statistics
56H
0HR
25RBI
5SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 52 | 60 |
| Batting · At bats | 191 | 182 |
| Batting · Doubles | 8 | 6 |
| Batting · Hits | 56 | 60 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 4 | 5 |
| Batting · Home runs | 0 | 2 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 211 | 201 |
| Batting · Runs | 28 | 35 |
| Batting · RBI | 25 | 26 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 5 | 6 |
| Batting · Triples | 2 | 1 |
| Batting · Walks | 16 | 14 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 211 | 191 | 28 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 68 | .293 | .360 | .356 | .716 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1946-05-19 to 1946-07-08
20longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1946-05-12 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 30 | 82 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .384 | .415 | .466 |
| Away | 30 | 119 | 32 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | .294 | .336 | .367 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 24 | 98 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | .258 | .306 | .337 |
| June | 8 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .444 | .500 | .611 |
| July | 16 | 52 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .438 | .404 | .500 |
| August | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .286 | .412 | .357 |
| September | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .308 | .429 | .308 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-monarchs | 20 | 81 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .260 | .309 | .315 |
| indianapolis-clowns | 11 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .229 | .289 | .257 |
| cleveland-buckeyes | 10 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .314 | .342 | .371 |
| birmingham-black-barons | 9 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .450 | .478 | .450 |
| memphis-red-sox | 9 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .750 | 1.200 |
| chicago-american-giants | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .500 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | CGChicago American Giants | 24 | 77 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .325 | – | – |
| 1947 | CGChicago American Giants | 35 | 101 | 34 | 1 | 16 | 4 | .337 | – | – |
| 1948 | CBCleveland Buckeyes | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .250 | – | – |