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Bob
Meusel		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 205
 
Born: July 19, 1896 in Usa, CA, SAN JOSE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1932   
All-Star Selections 1930   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 33 PIT NL $ 6,555,000   60 60 63 34 31 32 108 103 105 9 8 8 56 54 55
1931 34 PIT NL $ 6,555,000   6 6 7 4 4 4 10 10 10 1 1 1 6 6 6
1932 35 PIT NL $ 6,555,000   6 6 6 3 2 3 10 10 10 2 1 1 6 6 6
1933 36 OAK AL $ 2,250,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 10 10 10 1 1 1 5 5 5
1934 37 OAK AL $ 2,250,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 9 8 8 1 1 1 4 4 4
1935 38 ATL NL     2 2 3 1 1 1 6 6 6 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 3 1 1 1 6 6 6 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,555,000   60 60 63 34 31 32 108 103 105 9 8 8 56 54 55
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1930 33 PIT NL 152 627 84 190 56 9 3 99 16 3 20 73 .303 .326 .435 .761 73.3 11.6
1931 34 PIT NL 155 621 82 173 48 11 8 82 7 6 18 78 .279 .300 .430 .730 64.2 6.9
1932 35 PIT NL 118 311 47 98 30 8 6 53 0 0 7 39 .315 .332 .521 .853 48.0 12.1
1933 36 OAK AL 109 262 39 77 20 3 4 43 1 0 16 38 .294 .330 .439 .769 35.3 6.2
1934 37 OAK AL 85 248 26 74 27 3 0 27 0 1 7 41 .298 .315 .431 .747 27.6 3.8
1935 38 ATL NL 4 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .500 .833 0.9 0.2
6 Years Sim 623 2075 279 614 182 34 21 306 24 10 68 270 .296 .318 .447 .765 249.2 40.8
162 Game Average 539 72 159 47 8 5 79 6 2 17 70 .296 .318 .447 .765 64.8  
Career Highs 155 627 84 190 56 11 8 99 16 6 20 78 .333 .333 .521 .853 73.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1160 150 333 95 23 6 163 18 5 32 154 .287 .307 .424 .731 138.6
vs LH   915 129 281 87 11 15 143 6 5 36 116 .307 .333 .475 .808 130.5
Home 312 1025 137 293 97 17 7 150 11 7 32 139 .286 .308 .434 .742 123.9
Away 311 1050 142 321 85 17 14 156 13 3 36 131 .306 .328 .459 .788 145.2
RISP   590 0 171 59 7 10 255 0 0 31 88 .290 .320 .464 .784 82.0
Pinch Hitting   115 16 36 10 0 2 34 1 0 3 22 .313 .322 .452 .774 15.7
Close/Late   245 38 71 16 2 4 35 0 0 8 36 .290 .311 .420 .731 29.9
Mar/Apr 104 372 60 115 36 5 0 52 4 4 10 41 .309 .329 .433 .762 46.3
May 114 377 41 105 31 8 2 58 3 2 14 41 .279 .302 .419 .721 44.1
June 102 316 37 89 33 5 4 46 5 2 17 48 .282 .318 .456 .774 42.5
July 107 349 49 105 22 9 7 53 3 0 12 52 .301 .325 .476 .801 50.0
August 103 341 49 119 38 3 6 54 6 1 9 43 .349 .363 .531 .894 57.6
Sep/Oct 92 320 43 81 22 4 2 43 3 1 6 45 .253 .268 .366 .634 28.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1930 33 PIT NL RF 102 97 873.7 186 1 11 1 .944 1.93   2.6
    LF 50 48 429.7 95 4 5 2 .952 2.07    
1931 34 PIT NL RF 106 99 881.0 193 6 9 1 .957 2.03   1.8
    LF 49 49 438.7 99 0 3 0 .971 2.03    
    CF 1 1 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1932 35 PIT NL RF 41 35 320.3 47 1 2 0 .960 1.35   0.3
    LF 35 26 225.0 27 2 4 0 .879 1.16    
    CF 1 0 7.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29    
1933 36 OAK AL RF 77 53 501.7 121 2 3 2 .976 2.21   1.4
    LF 18 0 28.3 11 0 0 0 1.000 3.49    
    3B 1 1 8.0 0 3 0 2 1.000 3.38   0.1
1934 37 OAK AL RF 62 49 432.0 86 2 7 1 .926 1.83   1.1
    LF 11 6 60.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.50    
    CF 6 6 47.0 17 0 2 0 .895 3.26    
1935 38 ATL NL RF 2 1 10.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.90   0.0
  RF 390 334 3018.7 634 12 32 5 .953 1.93   7.2
  LF 163 129 1181.7 242 6 12 2 .954 1.89    
  CF 8 7 62.0 20 0 2 0 .909 2.90    
  3B 1 1 8.0 0 3 0 2 1.000 3.38   0.1
Career Totals   562 471 4270.3 896 21 46 9 .952 1.93   7.3
Career Highs   156 149 1327.7 294 6 16 4 1.000 2.29    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1932 35 PIT NL 14 38 6 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .184 .205 .263 .468
1933 36 OAK AL 7 10 1 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .700 1.100
Career Post-Season Batting 21 48 7 11 6 0 0 6 0 0 1 7 .229 .245 .354 .599
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
At-Bats
1930-6-627
1931-8-621
 Doubles
1930-2-56
1931-6-48
 Triples
1930-4-9
1931-4-11
1932-10-8
 Stolen Bases
1930-2-16
 Caught Stealing
1931-9-6
 Strikeouts
1930-2-73
1931-4-78
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Roy Carlyle (959)
  2. Earl Webb (952)
  3. Les Mann (944)
  4. Joe Kelly (938)
  5. Lenny Dykstra (934)
  6. Kirby Puckett (932)
  7. Myril Hoag (931)
  8. Ellis Burks (929)
  9. Al Wingo (921)
  10. Jimmy Wasdell (920)
History
Had first career hit on 4/1/1930, off George Ruth (BOS)
Hit first career homerun on 6/11/1930, off Tommy Thomas (NYG)
Was selected to the 1930 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Pittsburgh in 1932
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/1/1933 to a 2-year deal worth $2,250,000 per year
Injured on 10/13/1933 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 2/14/1935 to a 2-year deal worth $646,000 per year
Released by Atlanta on 7/31/1935
 
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