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Steve Mesner

Stephen Mathias Mesner

Position: Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 178 lb.

Born: January 13, 1918 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Riis HS (Los Angeles, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 23, 1938
Teams (by GP): Reds/Cardinals/Cubs 1938-1945

Final Game: September 30, 1945
Died: April 6, 1981 in San Diego, CA
Buried: Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, CA
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Standard Batting

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
1938 20 CHC NL 2 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 80 1 0 0 0 /6
1939 21 CHC NL 17 48 43 7 12 4 0 0 6 0 3 4 .279 .340 .372 .713 90 16 1 1 1 6/45
1941 23 STL NL 24 76 69 8 10 1 0 0 10 0 5 6 .145 .203 .159 .362 -0 11 1 0 2 5
1943 25 CIN NL 137 548 504 53 137 26 1 0 52 6 26 20 .272 .309 .327 .636 85 165 14 1 17 *5
1944 26 CIN NL 121 454 414 31 100 17 4 1 47 1 34 20 .242 .301 .309 .610 75 128 10 1 5 *5
1945 27 CIN NL 150 610 540 52 137 19 1 1 52 4 52 18 .254 .322 .298 .620 74 161 17 2 17 *5/4
6 Yrs 451 1741 1574 153 397 67 6 2 167 11 121 69 .252 .308 .306 .614 75 482 43 5 42
162 Game Avg. 162 625 565 55 143 24 2 1 60 4 43 25 .252 .308 .306 .614 75 173 15 2 15
CIN (3 yrs) 408 1612 1458 136 374 62 6 2 151 11 112 58 .257 .311 .311 .623 78 454 41 4 39
CHC (2 yrs) 19 53 47 9 13 4 0 0 6 0 4 5 .277 .346 .362 .708 89 17 1 1 1
STL (1 yr) 24 76 69 8 10 1 0 0 10 0 5 6 .145 .203 .159 .362 -0 11 1 0 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1938 20 CHC NL 2 5 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /6
1939 21 CHC NL 17 48 -1 0 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 3 0.3 .508 .501 0.2 0.2 2 $ 6/45
1941 23 STL NL 24 76 -9 0 0 1 0 -8 -0.9 3 -5 -0.6 .463 .495 -0.7 0.1 -6 $ 5
1943 25 CIN NL 137 548 -9 -0 0 3 0 -7 -0.8 17 10 0.8 .494 .495 0.5 0.3 7 $ *5
1944 26 CIN NL 121 454 -12 0 0 2 0 -10 -1.1 14 4 0.2 .491 .493 0.1 0.2 2 $ *5
1945 27 CIN NL 150 610 -16 -0 0 7 0 -9 -0.9 18 9 0.9 .494 .494 0.2 0.8 2 $ *5/4
6 Seasons 451 1741 -47 -0 0 14 1 -32 -3.6 53 20 1.6 .492 .496 0.3 1.6 6 $
CIN (3 yrs) 408 1612 -37 -1 0 12 0 -26 -2.9 48 23 1.9 .493 .494 0.8 1.3 11 $
CHC (2 yrs) 19 53 -1 0 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 3 0.3 .507 .500 0.2 0.2 2 $
STL (1 yr) 24 76 -9 0 0 1 0 -8 -0.9 3 -5 -0.6 .463 .495 -0.7 0.1 -6 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1938 20 CHC NL 5 3 0 0.0 101 .333 .250 .278 .400 .343 .250 .396 .650 .739 80 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .667 .250 .000
1939 21 CHC NL 48 33 5 4.0 105 .308 .279 .283 .340 .349 .372 .404 .713 .753 90 .445 -0.5 -0.1 .625 .163 .093
1941 23 STL NL 76 62 2 0.9 100 .159 .145 .274 .203 .345 .159 .386 .362 .731 -0 .053 -9.6 -1.0 .267 .087 .014
1943 25 CIN NL 548 398 51 3.5 89 .283 .272 .264 .309 .332 .327 .358 .636 .690 85 .440 -10.5 -1.1 .520 .119 .056 .0
1944 26 CIN NL 454 329 38 3.1 91 .252 .242 .263 .301 .330 .309 .370 .610 .699 75 .364 -13.6 -1.4 .506 .152 .068 1.0
1945 27 CIN NL 610 437 51 3.1 95 .261 .254 .271 .322 .340 .298 .374 .620 .714 74 .361 -17.6 -1.8 .521 .148 .044 1.6
6 Yrs 1741 1262 147 3.1 92 .263 .252 .267 .308 .335 .306 .369 .614 .704 75 .373 -51.8 -5.4 .507 .138 .054 3.4
162 Game Avg. 625 453 53 3.1 92 .263 .252 .267 .308 .335 .306 .369 .614 .704 75 .373 -51.8 -5.4 .507 .138 .054 1
CIN (3 yrs) 1612 1164 140 3.2 92 .266 .257 .266 .311 .334 .311 .367 .623 .702 78 .388 -41.7 -4.3 .516 .139 .055 3.4
CHC (2 yrs) 53 36 5 3.7 105 .310 .277 .282 .346 .348 .362 .403 .708 .752 89 .408 -0.5 -0.1 .629 .170 .085
STL (1 yr) 76 62 2 0.9 100 .159 .145 .274 .203 .345 .159 .386 .362 .731 -0 .054 -9.6 -1.0 .267 .087 .014

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1938 20 CHC NL 5 0.0% 20.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0% 1.00 4.0 60%
1939 21 CHC NL 48 0.0% 8.3% 6.3% 8.3% 33% 1.33 10.8 7.2 81%
1941 23 STL NL 76 0.0% 7.9% 6.6% 1.3% 10% 1.20 11.5 6.9 83%
1943 25 CIN NL 548 0.0% 3.7% 4.7% 4.9% 20% 0.77 25.2 9.7 88%
1944 26 CIN NL 454 0.2% 4.4% 7.5% 4.9% 22% 0.59 20.7 414.0 8.8 87%
1945 27 CIN NL 610 0.2% 3.0% 8.5% 3.4% 15% 0.35 30.0 540.0 10.4 85%
6 Yrs 1741 0.1% 4.0% 7.0% 4.3% 19% 0.57 22.8 787.0 9.4 86%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.9% 8.8% 6.1% 26% 1.01 10.0 69.1 8.4 79%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1938 20 2 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 80 1 0 0 0
1939 21 19 53 47 9 13 4 0 0 6 0 4 5 .277 .346 .362 .708 89 17 1 1 1
1940 22 19 53 47 9 13 4 0 0 6 0 4 5 .277 .346 .362 .708 89 17 1 1 1
1941 23 43 129 116 17 23 5 0 0 16 0 9 11 .198 .262 .241 .503 37 28 2 1 3
1942 24 43 129 116 17 23 5 0 0 16 0 9 11 .198 .262 .241 .503 37 28 2 1 3
1943 25 180 677 620 70 160 31 1 0 68 6 35 31 .258 .300 .311 .611 75 193 16 2 20
1944 26 301 1131 1034 101 260 48 5 1 115 7 69 51 .251 .300 .310 .611 75 321 26 3 25
1945 27 451 1741 1574 153 397 67 6 2 167 11 121 69 .252 .308 .306 .614 75 482 43 5 42

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1938 20 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 2
1939 21 18 50 45 7 12 4 0 0 6 0 3 4 .267 .327 .356 .682 5 17
1941 23 25 78 71 7 10 1 0 0 9 0 5 6 .141 .197 .155 .352 2 24
1943 25 143 585 537 62 153 29 1 0 61 7 29 21 .285 .323 .343 .665 60 137
1944 26 126 477 434 34 108 18 4 1 52 1 37 21 .249 .309 .316 .625 43 121
1945 27 157 640 565 55 144 20 1 1 55 4 55 19 .255 .323 .299 .622 54 150
6 Yrs 471 1835 1656 165 427 72 6 2 183 12 130 72 .258 .314 .312 .626 164 451
162 Game Avg. 162 631 570 57 147 25 2 1 63 4 45 25 .258 .314 .312 .626 56 451

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1943 NL  17 (3rd)
1945 NL  17 (5th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1943 NL  14 (10th)
1945 NL  17 (3rd)

AB per SO s c a p y
1943 NL  25.2 (7th)
1945 NL  30.0 (6th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1945 NL  437 (7th)

Youngest s c a p y
1938 NL  born 1918-01-13 (3rd)
1939 NL  born 1918-01-13 (10th)

                                         

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