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.

1928 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1928 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 13	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	Apr 16	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	5	Apr 19 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 19 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	24	6.0	1	0	1	2	0
7	7	Apr 20	NYY		PHA	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	8	Apr 21	NYY		PHA	L,0-10	CG	49	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	Apr 24	NYY		WSH	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	10	Apr 25	NYY		WSH	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	11	Apr 26	NYY		BOS	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
12	12	Apr 29	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	13	Apr 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-5	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	15	May 2	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-9	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
16	16	May 4	NYY		CHW	W,10-4	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	17	May 5	NYY		CHW	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	18	May 6	NYY		CHW	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	19	May 7	NYY		CHW	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	20	May 8	NYY		CLE	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
21	21	May 10	NYY		CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
22	22	May 11	NYY		CLE	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	23	May 12	NYY		DET	W,8-7	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
24	24	May 13	NYY		DET	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	25	May 14	NYY		DET	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	26	May 15	NYY		DET	W,12-8	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
27	27	May 17	NYY		SLB	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	28	May 20	NYY		SLB	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
29	29	May 21 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
30	30	May 21 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	31	May 22	NYY		BOS	W,14-4	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	32	May 23	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
33	33	May 24 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-7	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	34	May 24 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	35	May 25 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	36	May 25 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
37	37	May 26	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	38	May 28	NYY	@	PHA	W,11-4	GS	29	6.0	2	0	1	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	62 (23)	Jun 27	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
40	63	Jun 28	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
41	64	Jun 29	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
42	65	Jun 30 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	66	Jun 30 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	67	Jul 1 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,12-6	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	68	Jul 1 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	69	Jul 2	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	70	Jul 3	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-6	GS	29	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	71	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
49	72	Jul 4 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	73	Jul 7 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	74	Jul 7 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	75	Jul 8 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	76	Jul 8 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	77	Jul 9 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	78	Jul 9 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,6-12	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	79	Jul 11 (1)	NYY		DET	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	80	Jul 11 (2)	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	81	Jul 12	NYY		DET	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	82	Jul 15 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
60	83	Jul 15 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	84	Jul 16 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	85	Jul 16 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,6-2	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	86	Jul 17	NYY		CLE	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
64	87	Jul 18	NYY		CHW	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	88	Jul 19	NYY		CHW	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	89	Jul 21	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	90	Jul 22	NYY		CHW	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
68	91	Jul 23	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
69	92	Jul 24	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	93	Jul 25 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
71	94	Jul 25 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,7-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	95	Jul 26 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,12-1	CG	44	12.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	96	Jul 26 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,10-13	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	97	Jul 28 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	98	Jul 28 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
76	99	Jul 29	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-24	CG	58	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
77	100	Jul 30	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
78	101	Jul 31	NYY	@	CLE	W,12-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	102	Aug 1	NYY	@	SLB	W,12-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	103	Aug 2	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	63	14.0	5	0	0	5	0
81	104	Aug 3	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	105	Aug 4	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	48	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
83	106	Aug 5	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
84	107	Aug 6	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	68	14.2	2	0	0	2	0
85	108	Aug 7	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	109	Aug 9	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
87	110	Aug 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	111	Aug 11	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
89	112	Aug 12	NYY		BOS	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
90	113	Aug 14	NYY		CHW	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
91	114	Aug 15	NYY		CHW	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	115	Aug 16	NYY		CHW	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
93	116	Aug 18	NYY		CLE	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
94	117	Aug 19 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	118	Aug 19 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
96	119	Aug 21	NYY		SLB	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
97	120	Aug 24 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	121	Aug 24 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
99	122	Aug 25 (1)	NYY		DET	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
100	123	Aug 25 (2)	NYY		DET	W,7-0	CG	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	124	Aug 27 (1)	NYY		DET	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
102	125	Aug 27 (2)	NYY		DET	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
103	126	Aug 30	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	127	Sep 1	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	128	Sep 2	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
106	129	Sep 3 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,8-7	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	130	Sep 3 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
108	131	Sep 5 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	132	Sep 5 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
110	133	Sep 7 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,0-11	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
111	134	Sep 7 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
112	135	Sep 8	NYY		WSH	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	136	Sep 9 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
114	137	Sep 9 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
115	138	Sep 11	NYY		PHA	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
116	139	Sep 12	NYY		PHA	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
117	140	Sep 15	NYY	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
118	141	Sep 16	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	142	Sep 17	NYY	@	SLB	W,12-2	GS	26	7.0	3	2	0	5	2
120	143	Sep 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,14-11	CG	48	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
121	144	Sep 20	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	51	11.2	0	0	1	1	0
122	145	Sep 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
123	146	Sep 22	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
124	147	Sep 23	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
125	148	Sep 24	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
126	149	Sep 25	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
127	150	Sep 27 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
128	151	Sep 27 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	33	7.0	2	0	1	3	0
129	152	Sep 28	NYY	@	DET	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
130	153	Sep 29	NYY	@	DET	L,10-19	CG	54	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
131	154	Sep 30	NYY	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
							131gm			251	15	7	273	7