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Bob Bescher
Robert Henry Bescher
Bats: Both , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: February 25, 1884 in London, OH
Schools: University of Notre Dame, Wittenberg University (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1908
Final Game: September 1, 1918
Died: November 29, 1942 in London, OH
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1908 24 CIN NL 32 127 114 16 31 5 5 0 17 10 9 .272 .336 .404 .740 139 46 2 2 O
1909 25 CIN NL 124 513 446 73 107 17 6 1 34 54 56 .240 .335 .312 .647 102 139 8 3 *O
1910 26 CIN NL 150 682 589 95 147 20 10 4 48 70 81 75 .250 .344 .338 .682 103 199 4 8 *O
1911 27 CIN NL 153 716 599 106 165 32 10 1 45 81 102 78 .275 .385 .367 .753 114 220 5 10 *O MVP-17
1912 28 CIN NL 145 646 548 120 154 29 11 4 38 67 83 61 .281 .381 .396 .777 115 217 6 9 *O MVP-5
1913 29 CIN NL 141 615 511 86 132 22 11 1 37 38 94 68 .258 .377 .350 .727 108 179 3 7 *O
1914 30 NYG NL 135 571 512 82 138 23 4 6 35 36 45 48 .270 .336 .365 .701 111 187 6 8 *O
1915 31 STL NL 130 559 486 71 128 15 7 4 34 27 19 52 53 .263 .342 .348 .690 109 169 6 15 *O
1916 32 STL NL 151 636 561 78 132 24 8 6 43 39 12 60 50 .235 .316 .339 .654 102 190 6 9 *O
1917 33 STL NL 42 134 110 10 17 1 1 1 8 3 20 13 .155 .290 .209 .499 56 23 1 3 O
1918 34 CLE AL 25 78 60 12 20 2 1 0 6 3 17 5 .333 .487 .400 .887 158 24 1 0 O
11 Seasons 1228 5277 4536 749 1171 190 74 28 345 428 31 619 451 .258 .353 .351 .704 108 1593 48 74
162 Game Avg. 162 696 598 99 154 25 10 4 46 56 82 .258 .353 .351 .704 108 210 6 10
CIN (6 yrs) 745 3299 2807 496 736 125 53 11 219 320 425 282 .262 .365 .356 .721 110 1000 28 39
STL (3 yrs) 323 1329 1157 159 277 40 16 11 85 69 31 132 116 .239 .324 .330 .654 100 382 13 27
NYG (1 yr) 135 571 512 82 138 23 4 6 35 36 45 48 .270 .336 .365 .701 111 187 6 8
CLE (1 yr) 25 78 60 12 20 2 1 0 6 3 17 5 .333 .487 .400 .887 158 24 1 0
NL (10 yrs) 1203 5199 4476 737 1151 188 73 28 339 425 31 602 446 .257 .351 .351 .702 108 1569 47 74
AL (1 yr) 25 78 60 12 20 2 1 0 6 3 17 5 .333 .487 .400 .887 158 24 1 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1908 CIN NL 24 OF 32 84 82 2 0 2 1.000 2.63 .958 1.99 32-0-0
1909 CIN NL 25 OF 117 274 247 14 13 4 .953 2.23 .961 2.01 115-0-2
1910 CIN NL 26 OF 150 375 339 16 20 4 .947 2.37 .959 2.10 150-0-0
1911 CIN NL 27 OF 153 302 267 21 14 2 .954 1.88 .960 2.07 153-0-0 MVP-17
1912 CIN NL 28 OF 143 376 347 15 14 4 .963 2.53 .956 2.16 143-0-0 MVP-5
1913 CIN NL 29 OF 138 315 283 22 10 2 .968 2.21 .960 2.08 138-0-0
1914 NYG NL 30 OF 126 325 298 14 13 7 .960 2.48 .957 1.97 15-111-0
1915 STL NL 31 OF 129 277 257 12 8 1 .971 2.09 .958 2.01 128-0-1
1916 STL NL 32 OF 151 317 284 18 15 2 .953 2.00 .968 2.00 151-2-1
1917 STL NL 33 OF 32 62 61 0 1 0 .984 1.91 .963 2.08 27-4-0
1918 CLE AL 34 OF 17 32 28 3 1 0 .969 1.82 .962 2.17 0-3-14
11 Seasons OF 1188 2739 2493 137 109 28 .960 2.21 .960 2.05 1052-120-18
11 Seasons TOT 1188 2739 2493 137 109 28 .960 2.21 .920 2.05 1052-120-18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1911-NL-17-6%
1912-NL-5-27%
0.33 Career Shares (557th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1913 NL--.377--10th

Games Played s c a p y
1911 NL--153--8th
1916 NL--151--10th

At Bats s c a p y
1910 NL--589--4th
1911 NL--599--2nd
1916 NL--561--9th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1910 NL--682--2nd
1911 NL--716--1st
1912 NL--646--6th
1916 NL--636--7th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1910 NL--95--5th
1911 NL--106--2nd
1912 NL--120--1st
1913 NL--86--6th
1914 NL--82--8th
1916 NL--78--7th

Hits s c a p y
1911 NL--165--6th

Doubles s c a p y
1911 NL--32--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1910 NL--81--6th
1911 NL--102--3rd
1912 NL--83--4th
1913 NL--94--1st
1916 NL--60--7th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1910 NL--75--3rd
1911 NL--78--1st
1913 NL--68--4th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1909 NL--54--1st
1910 NL--70--1st
1911 NL--81--1st
1912 NL--67--1st
1913 NL--38--6th
1914 NL--36--5th
1915 NL--27--6th
1916 NL--39--3rd
Career--428--57th

Singles s c a p y
1911 NL--122--7th

Times On Base s c a p y
1910 NL--232--7th
1911 NL--272--2nd
1912 NL--243--7th
1913 NL--229--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1909 NL--8--8th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1915 NL--19--7th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1910 NL--7.6--10th
1914 NL--10.3--8th
1916 NL--10.4--6th

Outs Made s c a p y
1910 NL--450--5th
1911 NL--444--3rd
1916 NL--450--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 13 (180), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 54 (464), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 17 (874), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (900), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  8. Ned Hanlon (936) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

August, 1908: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from Dayton (Central) for $1,800. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 12, 1913: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the New York Giants for Grover Hartley and Buck Herzog.

March 25, 1915: Sent by the New York Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete an earlier deal made on February 18, 1915. The New York Giants sent players to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for players to be named later and Pol Perritt. The New York Giants sent Bob Bescher (March 25, 1915) and cash (March 25, 1915) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

July 3, 1917: Sent by the St. Louis Cardinals to Milwaukee (American Association) to complete an earlier deal made on July 1, 1917. The St. Louis Cardinals sent a player to be named later, Sam Bohne, Paddy Livingston and cash to Milwaukee (American Association) for a player to be named later and Marv Goodwin. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Bob Bescher (July 3, 1917) to Milwaukee (American Association) to complete the trade.

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