Bob Bescher

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: February 25, 1884 in London, OH us

Died: November 29, 1942 in London, OH

Buried: Kirkwood Cemetery, London, OH

High School: Notre Dame Prep (South Bend, IN)

School: Wittenberg University (Springfield, OH)

Debut: September 5, 1908 (Age 24-193d, 3,095th in major league history)
vs. STL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 SB

Last Game: September 1, 1918 (Age 34-188d)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1908 season

Full Name: Robert Henry Bescher

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.2

4536

1171

.258

749

RBI

345

428

OBP

.353

SLG

.351

OPS

.705

OPS+

108

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

1914 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1914 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-10	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 17	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 18	NYG	@	BRO	L,6-9	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 21	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	5	Apr 23	NYG		PHI	W,12-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 24	NYG		PHI	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	7	Apr 27	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	8	Apr 28	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	9	May 1	NYG	@	BSN	W,11-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	10	May 2	NYG		BRO	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
11	11	May 4	NYG		BRO	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	12	May 6	NYG		BRO	L,3-5	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
13	13	May 7	NYG		BSN	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
14	14	May 9	NYG		BSN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
15	15	May 11	NYG		BSN	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	16	May 14	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	17	May 15	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 16	NYG	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	19	May 17	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	20	May 18	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	21	May 19	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	22	May 20	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
23	23	May 21	NYG	@	STL	L,4-8	CG	0	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
24	24	May 22	NYG	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	25	May 23	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
26	26	May 24	NYG	@	STL	W,8-7	CG	0	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	27	May 25	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	28	May 26	NYG	@	CHC	W,10-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	29	May 27	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	30	May 29	NYG	@	BRO	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
31	31	May 30 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
32	32	May 30 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	33	Jun 1	NYG	@	PHI	W,11-7	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
34	34	Jun 2 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-9	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	35	Jun 2 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	36	Jun 3	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
37	37	Jun 5	NYG		STL	L,3-8	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	38	Jun 6	NYG		STL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	39	Jun 8	NYG		STL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
40	40	Jun 9	NYG		STL	L,2-5	CG	40	10.0	1	0	1	2	0
41	41	Jun 10	NYG		CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
42	42	Jun 11	NYG		CHC	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	43	Jun 12	NYG		CHC	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
44	44	Jun 13	NYG		CHC	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	45	Jun 15	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
46	46	Jun 16	NYG		PIT	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	47	Jun 17	NYG		PIT	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	48	Jun 18	NYG		PIT	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	49	Jun 19	NYG		CIN	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	50	Jun 20	NYG		CIN	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
51	51	Jun 22	NYG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	52	Jun 24 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	53	Jun 24 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
54	54	Jun 25	NYG	@	BSN	L,6-7	CG	45	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
55	55	Jun 26 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
56	56	Jun 26 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,10-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	57	Jun 27	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	58	Jun 29 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
59	59	Jun 29 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	60	Jun 30	NYG		BRO	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	61	Jul 2	NYG		BRO	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
62	62	Jul 3	NYG		PHI	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	63	Jul 4 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	64	Jul 4 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	65	Jul 6 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	66	Jul 6 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,2-7	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	67	Jul 7	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	4	1	1	6	1
68	68	Jul 8	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	69	Jul 9	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	0	12.2	2	0	0	2	0
70	70	Jul 10	NYG	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
71	71	Jul 11	NYG	@	STL	W,13-9	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
72	72	Jul 12	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
73	73	Jul 13	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
74	74	Jul 14	NYG	@	CHC	W,12-8	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
75	75	Jul 15	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	41	8.1	3	0	1	4	0
76	76	Jul 17	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	79	21.0	7	1	0	8	0
77	77	Jul 18 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	78	Jul 18 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	79	Jul 20	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
80	80	Jul 21	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	50	13.0	1	0	1	2	0
81	81	Jul 22	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
82	82	Jul 23	NYG	@	CIN	W,13-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	83	Jul 25	NYG		PIT	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	84	Jul 27	NYG		PIT	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
85	85	Jul 29	NYG		PIT	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	86	Jul 30	NYG		CIN	L,0-2	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
87	87	Jul 31	NYG		CIN	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	88	Aug 1	NYG		CIN	L,1-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	89	Aug 3 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
90	90	Aug 3 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
91	91	Aug 4	NYG		CHC	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	92	Aug 5	NYG		CHC	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
93	93	Aug 6	NYG		CHC	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
94	94	Aug 7	NYG		CHC	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	95	Aug 8	NYG		STL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
96	96	Aug 10	NYG		STL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
97	97	Aug 11	NYG		STL	L,2-3	CG	22	5.0	2	1	0	3	1
98	98	Aug 12	NYG		STL	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	99	Aug 13	NYG		BSN	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
100	100	Aug 14	NYG		BSN	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	3	1	1	5	1
101	101	Aug 15	NYG		BSN	L,0-2	CG	37	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	102	Aug 17	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	103	Aug 18	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
104	104	Aug 19	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
105	105	Aug 21	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	106	Aug 22	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-9	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
107	107	Aug 23	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	0	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
108	122 (14)	Sep 7 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,10-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	123	Sep 8	NYG	@	BSN	L,3-8	GF	26	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
110	128 (4)	Sep 12 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
111	139 (10)	Sep 23 (1)	NYG		STL	L,1-2	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
112	140	Sep 23 (2)	NYG		STL	L,0-9	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
113	141	Sep 24	NYG		STL	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	142	Sep 25	NYG		STL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
115	143	Sep 26 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
116	144	Sep 26 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
117	145	Sep 28 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
118	146	Sep 28 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,13-6	CG	32	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
119	147	Sep 29	NYG		PIT	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
120	148	Sep 30 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
121	149	Sep 30 (2)	NYG		BSN	T,7-7	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
122	150	Oct 1	NYG		BSN	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	3	1	1	5	0
123	151	Oct 2	NYG		BSN	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
124	152	Oct 3 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
125	153	Oct 3 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
126	154	Oct 5	NYG		PHI	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	155	Oct 6 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
							127gm			298	14	13	325	7