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Steve Mesner

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 178lb (175cm, 80kg)

Born: January 13, 1918 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: April 6, 1981 in San Diego, CA

Buried: Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, CA

High School: Riis HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 23, 1938 (Age 20-253d, 8,538th in major league history)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1945 (Age 27-260d)
vs. STL 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Stephen Mathias Mesner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

1574

397

.252

153

RBI

167

OBP

.308

SLG

.306

OPS

.614

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-11 / in Starts: 5-5
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 48 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	38 (20-11-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 48 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (16-10-5)

Most Driven In
H Leiber	2
R Russell	2
J Marty	2

Most Driven In By
V Page	1
J Gleeson	1
B Herman	1
K Higbe	1
C Root	1
S Hack	1
D Bartell	1

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	3	8 (7)	Apr 28	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-7	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	8	.39	0.014	1.33	0.03%	0.26	SS
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	4	13 (4)	May 4	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-6	2-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	8	.64	0.031	1.76	0.05%	0.12	SS
3	5	14	May 5	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	8	.41	-0.029	1.00	-0.04%	0.47	SS
4	6	15	May 6	CHC	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	8	1.27	0.019	2.92	0.03%	0.16	SS
5	7	16	May 7	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-10	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	1	.286	.333	.429	.762	8	1.25	-0.115	3.19	-0.18%	-0.99	SS
6	8	17	May 8	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.353	.631	8	.95	-0.073	2.22	-0.10%	-0.92	2B
7	9	19 (1)	May 10	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-6	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.333	.596	9	.82	-0.019	2.35	-0.03%	-0.28	PH
8	10	28 (8)	May 20	CHC		NYG	W,8-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.316	.566	7	.22	-0.006	.58	-0.01%	-0.23	SS
9	11	29	May 21	CHC		BSN	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.174	.208	.261	.469	7	1.14	-0.158	3.33	-0.28%	-2.14	SS
10	12	30	May 22	CHC		BSN	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.286	.370	.656	7	1.12	0.191	3.36	0.34%	1.37	SS
11	13	31	May 23	CHC		BSN	W,15-8	CG	5	4	3	3	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.323	.364	.452	.815	7	.70	0.099	1.93	0.16%	3.73	SS
12	14	32	May 24	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.314	.351	.429	.780	7	.76	-0.063	2.02	-0.10%	-1.01	SS
13	15	33	May 25	CHC		PHI	L,7-8	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.324	.375	.432	.807	7	1.22	0.039	3.20	0.06%	0.60	SS
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	16	44 (10)	Jun 6	CHC	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.293	.341	.390	.731	8	.56	-0.061	1.25	-0.08%	-1.43	SS
15	17	46 (1)	Jun 8	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.381	.714	9	3.98	-0.098	9.15	-0.14%	-0.69	PH
16	18	49 (2)	Jun 11 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,3-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.279	.326	.372	.698	7						PH
17	19	53 (3)	Jun 16	CHC		NYG	L,4-6	8-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.279	.340	.372	.713	6	.77	0.031	1.30	0.03%	0.39	PH 3B
							6-11		48	43	7	12	4	0	0	6	3	0	3	1	0		0	1	0	1	.279	.340	.372	.713		.95	-0.198	2.45	-0.26%	-0.58

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