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.

1915 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1915 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	STL	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 15	STL	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
3	3	Apr 16	STL	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 17	STL	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	Apr 18	STL	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
6	6	Apr 19	STL	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	Apr 20	STL	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	8	Apr 21	STL	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	0	4.1	1	0	0	1	0
9	9	Apr 22	STL		CHC	W,9-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	10	Apr 23	STL		CHC	L,4-8	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	11	Apr 24	STL		CHC	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	12	Apr 25	STL		PIT	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	13	Apr 26	STL		PIT	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
14	14	Apr 27	STL		PIT	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	32 (17)	May 20	STL	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	33	May 25	STL	@	NYG	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	34	May 27	STL	@	NYG	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	39 (4)	May 31 (1)	STL		CIN	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
19	40	May 31 (2)	STL		CIN	T,4-4	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	41	Jun 1	STL		CIN	W,4-2	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
21	42	Jun 2	STL		CIN	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	43	Jun 3	STL		CIN	L,2-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	44	Jun 4	STL		CIN	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	45	Jun 5	STL		PHI	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
25	46	Jun 6	STL		PHI	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	47	Jun 7	STL		PHI	L,4-8	CG	0	9.0	2	1	1	4	0
27	48	Jun 8	STL		PHI	L,4-5	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	49	Jun 9	STL		NYG	W,11-10	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	50	Jun 10	STL		NYG	W,13-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
30	51	Jun 11	STL		NYG	L,2-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
31	52	Jun 12	STL		NYG	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	53	Jun 13	STL		BRO	W,9-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
33	54	Jun 14	STL		BRO	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	55	Jun 15	STL		BRO	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	56	Jun 16	STL		BRO	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
36	57	Jun 17	STL		BSN	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	58	Jun 18	STL		BSN	W,3-2	CG	0	12.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	59	Jun 19	STL		BSN	W,6-1	GS	0		1	0	0	1	0
39	60	Jun 20	STL		BSN	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
40	61	Jun 23	STL	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	62	Jun 24	STL	@	CHC	L,13-14	CG	0	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
42	63	Jun 25	STL	@	CHC	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	64	Jun 26	STL	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	67 (2)	Jun 30 (1)	STL		PIT	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	68	Jun 30 (2)	STL		PIT	L,2-4	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	69	Jul 1	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	0	8.2	0	0	0	0	0
47	70	Jul 2	STL	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	71	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	72	Jul 4 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	0	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	73	Jul 5 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	74	Jul 5 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	75	Jul 6	STL	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
53	76	Jul 9	STL	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	42	9.2	4	0	0	4	0
54	77	Jul 10 (1)	STL	@	BSN	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	78	Jul 10 (2)	STL	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	79	Jul 12 (1)	STL	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
57	80	Jul 12 (2)	STL	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	43	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
58	81	Jul 13	STL	@	PHI	L,0-8	CG	0	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
59	82	Jul 14	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	83	Jul 15	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	45	9.2	5	0	0	5	0
61	84	Jul 17 (1)	STL	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	67	15.1	0	2	0	2	0
62	85	Jul 17 (2)	STL	@	NYG	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	86	Jul 19	STL	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	87	Jul 20	STL	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
65	88	Jul 22 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	89	Jul 22 (2)	STL	@	BRO	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	90	Jul 23	STL	@	BRO	L,7-9	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	91	Jul 24 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	41	9.2	3	0	0	3	0
69	92	Jul 24 (2)	STL	@	BRO	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	93	Jul 26	STL	@	BRO	L,8-13	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	94	Jul 28	STL		PHI	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
72	95	Jul 29	STL		PHI	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	96	Jul 31 (1)	STL		PHI	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	97	Jul 31 (2)	STL		PHI	L,0-8	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	98	Aug 1 (1)	STL		NYG	W,4-3	CG	0	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
76	99	Aug 1 (2)	STL		NYG	L,1-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
77	100	Aug 4 (1)	STL		NYG	L,9-11	CG	44	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
78	101	Aug 4 (2)	STL		NYG	L,0-7	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
79	102	Aug 5	STL		BRO	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	3	5	0
80	103	Aug 6	STL		BRO	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
81	104	Aug 7	STL		BRO	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	105	Aug 8	STL		BSN	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	106	Aug 9	STL		BSN	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	107	Aug 11 (1)	STL		BSN	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
85	108	Aug 11 (2)	STL		BSN	T,2-2	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
86	109	Aug 12	STL		CHC	L,3-6	CG	0	13.0	5	0	0	5	0
87	110	Aug 14	STL		CHC	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
88	111	Aug 15 (1)	STL		CHC	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
89	112	Aug 15 (2)	STL		CHC	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	113	Aug 18	STL	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
91	114	Aug 19	STL	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	115	Aug 20	STL	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	116	Aug 21	STL	@	NYG	W,5-4	CG	54	13.0	4	0	0	4	0
94	117	Aug 23 (1)	STL	@	NYG	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	118	Aug 23 (2)	STL	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	119	Aug 24	STL	@	NYG	W,12-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
97	120	Aug 25 (1)	STL	@	BRO	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	121	Aug 25 (2)	STL	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	122	Aug 26	STL	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	123	Aug 27	STL	@	BRO	W,11-7	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
101	124	Aug 30	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	42	9.1	8	0	0	8	0
102	125	Aug 31 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
103	126	Aug 31 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	127	Sep 1 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	128	Sep 1 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
106	129	Sep 2	STL	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	130	Sep 3	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
108	131	Sep 4	STL	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	0	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
109	132	Sep 6 (1)	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	40	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
110	133	Sep 6 (2)	STL		CHC	W,10-0	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	134	Sep 7	STL		CHC	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
112	135	Sep 8	STL		CHC	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
113	136	Sep 9 (1)	STL		CIN	L,3-4	CG	0	14.0	0	0	0	0	0
114	137	Sep 9 (2)	STL		CIN	L,0-5	CG	0	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
115	138	Sep 10	STL		CIN	L,1-7	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
116	139	Sep 11	STL		BRO	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
117	140	Sep 12	STL		BRO	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
118	141	Sep 13	STL		BRO	L,3-6	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
119	142	Sep 14	STL		BRO	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
120	143	Sep 17 (1)	STL		BSN	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
121	144	Sep 17 (2)	STL		BSN	T,2-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
122	145	Sep 18 (1)	STL		BSN	L,1-20	GS	0		2	0	0	2	0
123	147 (1)	Sep 19 (1)	STL		PHI	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
124	148	Sep 19 (2)	STL		PHI	W,1-0	CG	31	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
125	149	Sep 21 (1)	STL		PHI	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
126	150	Sep 21 (2)	STL		PHI	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	151	Sep 23	STL		NYG	L,3-7	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
128	152	Sep 25	STL		NYG	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
129	153	Sep 26	STL		NYG	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
							129gm			257	10	8	275	1