Jean Louis Vergez was a Major League Baseball

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 third baseman

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. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, from until , for the New York Giants

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, Philadelphia Phillies

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 and St. Louis Cardinals

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. Following his major league career, he continued to play in the Pacific Coast League

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 until .

Vergez was the starting third baseman for the Giants in , when they won the World Series

1933 World Series

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. However, a late-season bout of appendicitis kept him from playing in the series, where he was replaced by Travis Jackson

Travis Jackson

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