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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	16-8 / in Starts: 11-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 76 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	61 (25-21-15) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 76 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (25-16-8)

Most Driven In
E Slaughter	2
D Padgett	2
C Triplett	2
J Mize	2
T Moore	1
J Hopp	1

Most Driven In By
G Mancuso	2
L Warneke	1
T Moore	1
J Brown	1
D Padgett	1
E White	1
M Marion	0

1941 Batting Game Log

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1941 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	20	6 (5)	Apr 22	STL		PIT	W,9-8	11-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	4.63	-0.136	12.92	-0.23%	-0.61	PH
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	21	28 (21)	May 18	STL		PHI	W,6-5	7-8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.07	0.046	4.55	0.12%	0.26	PH
3	22	34 (5)	May 25 (1)	STL		PIT	W,6-4	7-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	6	4.45	0.246	22.10	0.73%	1.78	3B
4	23	35	May 25 (2)	STL		PIT	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.333	.619	6	1.15	-0.125	5.79	-0.38%	-1.53	3B
5	24	36	May 26	STL		CHC	W,12-11	CG(11)	6	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	.100	.308	.200	.508	6	2.01	-0.005	10.28	-0.01%	0.66	3B
6	25	37	May 27	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.077	.250	.154	.404	6	1.64	0.014	8.38	0.04%	-0.23	3B
7	26	38	May 28	STL		CHC	W,6-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.250	.176	.426	6	2.02	0.228	9.91	0.67%	0.29	3B
8	27	39	May 29	STL		CIN	W,10-9	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	1	.136	.240	.182	.422	6	1.48	-0.133	7.26	-0.39%	-0.46	3B
9	28	40	May 30 (1)	STL		CIN	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.120	.241	.160	.401	6	.70	-0.027	3.28	-0.08%	-0.20	3B
10	29	41	May 30 (2)	STL		CIN	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.226	.148	.374	6	1.58	-0.106	7.39	-0.30%	-0.85	3B
11	30	42	May 31	STL	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.161	.257	.194	.451	6	1.52	-0.104	7.12	-0.29%	-0.55	3B
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
12	31	43	Jun 1	STL	@	BRO	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.257	.194	.451	6						3B
13	32	53 (9)	Jun 11	STL	@	PHI	W,3-2	0-GF(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.171	.256	.200	.456	1						3B
14	33	54	Jun 13	STL		BRO	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.158	.238	.184	.422	6	1.08	-0.118	8.34	-0.55%	-1.32	3B
15	34	55	Jun 14	STL		BRO	L,5-12	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.140	.213	.163	.376	6	.40	-0.056	3.03	-0.26%	-1.56	3B
16	35	60 (4)	Jun 19	STL		PHI	W,7-6	7-GF(11)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.204	.156	.360	7	4.94	0.029	23.21	0.08%	-0.29	3B
17	36	62 (1)	Jun 21	STL		NYG	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.163	.226	.184	.410	7	.52	-0.024	2.75	-0.08%	0.66	3B
18	37	63	Jun 22 (1)	STL		NYG	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.151	.211	.170	.380	6	.88	-0.099	4.60	-0.31%	-0.90	3B
19	38	64	Jun 22 (2)	STL		NYG	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.161	.361	6	2.77	-0.221	14.73	-0.71%	-0.90	3B
20	39	65	Jun 24	STL		BSN	W,13-1	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	1	.150	.215	.167	.382	7	.53	0.012	2.61	0.04%	1.03	3B
21	40	66	Jun 25	STL		BSN	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.156	.217	.172	.389	7	.61	0.084	2.97	0.25%	0.88	3B
22	41	67	Jun 27	STL		CIN	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.147	.205	.162	.367	7	1.23	-0.118	6.39	-0.37%	-1.12	3B
23	42	68	Jun 29 (1)	STL		CIN	L,2-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.145	.203	.159	.362	6	2.72	-0.078	14.62	-0.25%	-0.81	3B
Jul		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
24	43	72 (3)	Jul 3	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.145	.203	.159	.362	8						3B
							16-8		76	69	8	10	1	0	0	10	5	0	6	0	2		5	1	0	2	.145	.203	.159	.362		1.44	-0.691	7.24	-2.27%	-5.75

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