Bob Meusel

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: July 19, 1896 in San Jose, CA us

Died: November 28, 1977 in Downey, CA

Buried: Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA

High School: Manual Arts HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 14, 1920 (Age 23-270d, 5,011th in major league history)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1930 (Age 34-069d)
vs. CHC 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1920 season

Full Name: Robert William Meusel

Nicknames: Long Bob, Languid or Silent Bob

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Relatives: Brother of Irish Meusel

3x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.3

5475

1693

156

.309

826

RBI

1071

143

OBP

.356

SLG

.497

OPS

.852

OPS+

118

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1920 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1920 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
2	2	Apr 15	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
3	3	Apr 19 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	1
4	4	Apr 19 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
5	5	Apr 20	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	39	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 22	NYY		PHA	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	7	Apr 24	NYY		PHA	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	Apr 25	NYY		PHA	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	Apr 26	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	22 (12)	May 12	NYY		CHW	W,14-8	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
11	23	May 15	NYY		CLE	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	24	May 16	NYY		CLE	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	0	3	2	5	0
13	32 (7)	May 26	NYY		DET	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
14	33	May 27	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	3	2	1	6	0
15	34	May 28	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	7	0	7	0
16	35	May 29 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
17	36	May 29 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	0	5	1	6	0
18	37	May 31 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
19	38	May 31 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,10-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	39	Jun 1	NYY		WSH	W,14-7	CG	43	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
21	40	Jun 2 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
22	41	Jun 2 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
23	42	Jun 3	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
24	43	Jun 4	NYY		PHA	W,12-5	CG	37	9.0	0	2	1	3	1
25	44	Jun 6	NYY		PHA	W,12-6	CG	44	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
26	45	Jun 7 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	46	Jun 7 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	2	1	3	6	0
28	47	Jun 8	NYY	@	DET	W,13-6	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
29	48	Jun 9	NYY	@	DET	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	49	Jun 10	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	1
31	50	Jun 11	NYY	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	51	Jun 12	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
33	52	Jun 13	NYY	@	CLE	W,14-0	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	53	Jun 14	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	54	Jun 15	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	55	Jun 16	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
37	56	Jun 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	57	Jun 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	58	Jun 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	41	9.1	2	1	1	4	1
40	59	Jun 20	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	60	Jun 22	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-9	CG	45	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
42	61	Jun 23	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
43	62	Jun 25	NYY		BOS	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
44	63	Jun 26	NYY		BOS	W,14-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
45	64	Jun 27	NYY		BOS	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
46	65	Jun 29	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	66	Jun 30 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-5	GS	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
48	67	Jun 30 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	68	Jul 1	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-5	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	69	Jul 2	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-4	GS	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
51	70	Jul 3 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
52	71	Jul 3 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
53	72	Jul 4	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
54	73	Jul 5 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
55	74	Jul 5 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-9	CG	44	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
56	75	Jul 6	NYY	@	WSH	W,17-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
57	76	Jul 8	NYY		DET	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
58	77	Jul 9	NYY		DET	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	0	5	1	6	0
59	78	Jul 10	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	1	4	0	5	1
60	79	Jul 11	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
61	80	Jul 13 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
62	81	Jul 13 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
63	82	Jul 14	NYY		SLB	L,3-7	GS	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	85 (2)	Jul 17	NYY		CHW	W,20-5	GS	34	7.0	2	0	1	3	0
65	86	Jul 18	NYY		CHW	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	87	Jul 19 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
67	88	Jul 19 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	89	Jul 20 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	90	Jul 20 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
70	91	Jul 21	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
71	92	Jul 22	NYY		CLE	W,11-3	CG	32	7.0	4	0	0	4	0
72	93	Jul 23	NYY		CLE	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	94	Jul 24	NYY		CLE	L,2-4	CG	42	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	95	Jul 25	NYY		BOS	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	96	Jul 26	NYY		BOS	L,0-9	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
76	97	Jul 28	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
77	98	Jul 29 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	99	Jul 29 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
79	100	Jul 30	NYY	@	SLB	W,19-3	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
80	101	Jul 31	NYY	@	SLB	L,8-13	GS	38	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	102	Aug 1	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	103	Aug 2	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	104	Aug 3	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
84	105	Aug 4	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-10	GS	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
85	106	Aug 5	NYY	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	111 (4)	Aug 11	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
87	124 (12)	Aug 27	NYY		CHW	W,6-5	CG	55	12.0	1	1	0	2	0
88	125	Aug 28	NYY		CHW	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
89	126	Aug 29	NYY		SLB	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
90	127	Aug 31	NYY		SLB	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	128	Sep 1	NYY		SLB	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	129	Sep 2	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
93	131 (1)	Sep 4 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	132	Sep 4 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	37	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
95	133	Sep 6 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
96	134	Sep 6 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
97	135	Sep 7	NYY		PHA	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	136	Sep 9	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-10	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	137	Sep 10	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
100	138	Sep 11	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
101	139	Sep 12	NYY	@	DET	W,13-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
102	140	Sep 13	NYY	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
103	141	Sep 14	NYY	@	DET	W,13-3	GS	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
104	142	Sep 16	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	143	Sep 17	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	144	Sep 18	NYY	@	CHW	L,9-15	CG	49	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
107	147 (2)	Sep 21	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
108	148	Sep 24 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	149	Sep 24 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
110	153 (3)	Sep 29 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
111	154	Sep 29 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-4	CG	46	11.0	0	1	0	1	0
							116gm		396.0	172	85	20	277	9