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Steve Mesner
Stephan Mathias Mesner
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: January 13, 1918 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Riis (Los Angeles, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 23, 1938
Final Game: September 30, 1945
Died: April 6, 1981 in San Diego, CA
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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
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 150 611 540 52 137 19 1 1 52 4 52 18 .254 .322 .298 .620 74 161 17 2 17 *5/4
6 Seasons 451 1742 1574 153 397 67 6 2 167 11 121 69 .252 .308 .306 .614 75 482 43 5 42
162 Game Avg. 162 626 565 55 143 24 2 1 60 4 43 25 .252 .308 .306 .614 75 173 15 2 15
CIN (3 yrs) 408 1613 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

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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 Awards
1938 CHC NL 20 SS 1 3 0 2 1 0 .667 2.00 .967 4.90
1939 CHC NL 21 SS 12 55 12 39 4 7 .927 4.25 .955 5.09
1939 CHC NL 21 2B 1 7 3 4 0 1 1.000 7.00 .971 5.40
1939 CHC NL 21 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 2.80
1941 STL NL 23 3B 22 71 23 45 3 8 .958 3.09 .948 3.16
1943 CIN NL 25 3B 130 430 132 274 24 29 .944 3.12 .948 2.97
1944 CIN NL 26 3B 120 385 120 246 19 21 .951 3.05 .948 3.00
1945 CIN NL 27 3B 148 511 170 326 15 35 .971 3.35 .939 2.97
1945 CIN NL 27 2B 3 6 3 3 0 1 1.000 2.00 .967 5.07
5 Seasons 3B 421 1398 446 891 61 93 .956 3.18 .945 2.99
2 Seasons SS 13 58 12 41 5 7 .914 4.08 .955 5.08
2 Seasons 2B 4 13 6 7 0 2 1.000 3.25 .969 5.15
6 Seasons TOT 438 1469 464 939 66 102 .955 3.20 .900 3.07

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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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

December 27, 1939: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Gene Lillard and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Raffensberger.

November 2, 1942: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1942 rule 5 draft.

February 1, 1943: Selected off waivers by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Cincinnati Reds.

February 2, 1943: Previous waiver selection by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Cincinnati Reds voided and player returned.

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