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

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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.

1921 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1921 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	NYY		PHA	W,11-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	Apr 14	NYY		PHA	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
3	3	Apr 16	NYY		PHA	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 17	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 20	NYY		BOS	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	Apr 21	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	Apr 22	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	8	Apr 24	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	Apr 25	NYY		WSH	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	10	Apr 26	NYY		WSH	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
11	11	Apr 27	NYY		WSH	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	12	Apr 28	NYY		WSH	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 2	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	31	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
14	14	May 3	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
15	15	May 6	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	16	May 7	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
17	17	May 8	NYY		PHA	L,4-5	CG	61	14.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	18	May 10	NYY	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
19	19	May 11	NYY	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
20	20	May 12	NYY	@	DET	W,11-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	21	May 13	NYY	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
22	22	May 14	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	23	May 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	24	May 16	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	25	May 17	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	26	May 18	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-12	CG	43	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
27	27	May 19	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-4	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
28	28	May 20	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	29	May 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	30	May 22	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	3	1	0	4	0
31	31	May 23	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
32	32	May 24	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	5	0	1	6	0
33	33	May 25	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	42	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
34	34	May 27	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
35	35	May 28 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	36	May 28 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	37	May 29	NYY		PHA	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	38	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
39	39	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	40	May 31	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-12	GS	21	3.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	41	Jun 1	NYY	@	WSH	L,7-8	CG	41	8.2	0	0	0	0	0
42	42	Jun 2	NYY		SLB	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
43	43	Jun 3	NYY		SLB	L,8-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	44	Jun 4	NYY		SLB	W,9-4	GS	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	49 (4)	Jun 9	NYY		CLE	L,4-14	CG	46	9.0	3	0	2	5	0
46	50	Jun 10	NYY		CLE	L,6-8	CG	55	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	51	Jun 11	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	52	Jun 12	NYY		DET	W,12-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	53	Jun 13	NYY		DET	W,13-8	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	54	Jun 14	NYY		DET	W,9-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	55	Jun 15	NYY		CHW	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	56	Jun 16	NYY		CHW	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	57	Jun 18	NYY		CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	58	Jun 19	NYY		CHW	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
55	59	Jun 20	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
56	60	Jun 21 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	61	Jun 21 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	62	Jun 22 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
59	63	Jun 22 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
60	64	Jun 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
61	65	Jun 24	NYY		WSH	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	66	Jun 25	NYY		WSH	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
63	67	Jun 26	NYY		WSH	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	68	Jun 29 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	69	Jun 29 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	10.0	1	1	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	70	Jul 2 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
67	71	Jul 2 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	72	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
69	73	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,14-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	74	Jul 5	NYY		PHA	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
71	75	Jul 8	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
72	76	Jul 9	NYY	@	CHW	L,9-10	CG	70	15.2	3	0	0	3	0
73	77	Jul 10	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
74	78	Jul 11	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	79	Jul 12	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
76	80	Jul 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
77	81	Jul 15	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	82	Jul 16	NYY	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	83	Jul 17	NYY	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	48	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
80	84	Jul 18	NYY	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
81	85	Jul 19	NYY	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
82	86	Jul 20	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
83	87	Jul 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,8-17	GS	41	6.0	2	0	1	3	0
84	88	Jul 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
85	89	Jul 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
86	90	Jul 27	NYY		SLB	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
87	91	Jul 28	NYY		SLB	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
88	92	Jul 30	NYY		CLE	L,1-16	CG	49	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
89	93	Jul 31	NYY		CLE	W,12-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	94	Aug 1	NYY		CLE	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	95	Aug 4	NYY		DET	L,3-8	CG	37	9.0	3	1	1	5	0
92	96	Aug 5	NYY		DET	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
93	97	Aug 6	NYY		DET	L,8-9	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
94	98	Aug 7	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	CG	17	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	99	Aug 8 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
96	100	Aug 8 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
97	101	Aug 9	NYY		CHW	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	102	Aug 10	NYY		CHW	W,14-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	103	Aug 11	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	104	Aug 12	NYY	@	PHA	L,6-8	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	105	Aug 13 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	106	Aug 13 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,13-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
103	107	Aug 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-3	CG	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
104	108	Aug 18	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	109	Aug 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,9-13	CG	53	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	110	Aug 20	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	111	Aug 21 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
108	112	Aug 21 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-10	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	113	Aug 22	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
110	114	Aug 23	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	115	Aug 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
112	116	Aug 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-15	CG	45	8.0	1	1	4	6	0
113	117	Aug 26	NYY	@	DET	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
114	118	Aug 27	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
115	119	Aug 28	NYY	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
116	120	Aug 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,10-3	GS	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
117	121	Aug 31	NYY	@	WSH	W,17-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
118	122	Sep 1 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	123	Sep 1 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	124	Sep 2	NYY		WSH	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
121	125	Sep 3	NYY		WSH	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
122	126	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
123	127	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	1
124	128	Sep 6	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
125	129	Sep 7 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
126	130	Sep 7 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	131	Sep 8	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
128	132	Sep 9	NYY	@	PHA	W,14-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
129	133	Sep 10	NYY	@	PHA	W,19-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
130	134	Sep 11 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
131	135	Sep 11 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
132	136	Sep 13	NYY		CHW	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	137	Sep 14	NYY		CHW	W,11-8	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
134	138	Sep 15 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,10-6	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	139	Sep 15 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,13-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
136	140	Sep 16	NYY		SLB	L,3-10	CG	42	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
137	141	Sep 18	NYY		DET	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
138	143 (1)	Sep 20	NYY		DET	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
139	144	Sep 22	NYY		DET	W,12-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
140	145	Sep 23	NYY		CLE	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
141	146	Sep 24	NYY		CLE	L,0-9	GS	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
142	147	Sep 25	NYY		CLE	W,21-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
143	148	Sep 26	NYY		CLE	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
144	149	Sep 27	NYY		SLB	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
145	150	Sep 29	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
146	151	Oct 1 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
147	153 (1)	Oct 2	NYY		BOS	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
							149gm			244	28	20	292	9