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, 6,930th in MLB 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 1943 season

Full Name: Stephen Mathias Mesner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

AB

1574

R

153

H

397

BA

.252

HR

RBI

167

SB

OBP

.308

SLG

.306

OPS

.614

OPS+

Standard Batting

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	Pos	Awards
1934	16	CHC-min	C,AA	140	561	561		200	44	13	6						.357	.357	.513	.870		288					PCY,LOS · WA,PCL
1935	17	CHC-min	AA	151	534	534		177	33	5	13						.331	.331	.485	.816		259					LOS · PCL
1936	18	CHC-min	AA	176	703	703		229	55	9	17						.326	.326	.502	.828		353					LOS · PCL
1937	19	CHC-min	AA	133	505	505		166	38	8	10						.329	.329	.495	.824		250					LOS · PCL
1938	20	INA	AA	127	441	441		146	37	9	7						.331	.331	.503	.834		222					INA · AA
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-min	AA	85	309	309		100	21	4	5						.324	.324	.466	.790		144					MLW · AA
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

1940	22	SDG	AA	179	680	680		232	40	12	0						.341	.341	.435	.776		296					SDG · PCL
1941	23	STL-min	AA	19	70	59	9	16	6	1	0	9	2		10	5	.271	.377	.407	.784		24		0	1		ROC · IL
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

1942	24	STL-min	AA	178	741	680	83	205	24	6	1	74	3		36	31	.301	.338	.359	.697		244		2	23		SAC · PCL
1943	25	CIN	NL	137	549	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	453	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
1946	28	SAC	AAA	188	769	698	88	204	49	2	4	85	5		60	26	.292	.350	.385	.735		269		2	9		SAC · PCL
1947	29	SAC	AAA	176	734	636	84	162	30	5	2	71	0		82	41	.255	.341	.327	.668		208		1	15		SAC · PCL
1948	30	SDG,SAC	AAA	172	661	586	75	174	35	1	8	76	3		66	36	.297	.370	.401	.771		235		2	7		SDG,SAC · PCL
1949	31	CLE-min	AAA	114	426	343	49	102	17	1	0	40	1		77	42	.297	.426	.353	.779		121		0	6		SDG · PCL
1950	32	POR	AAA	69	235	194	24	44	7	1	0	16	0		34	21	.227	.342	.273	.615		53		0	7		POR · PCL
1951	33	SPO	B	132	606	492	97	156	25	5	3	94	16		111	46	.317	.444	.407	.850		200		1	2		SPO · WINT
1952	34	CIN-min	C	132	469	469		161	26	0	0						.343	.343	.399	.742		187					OGD · PION
1953	35	BMT	AA	63	157	128	11	35	4	0	0	16	1	0	27	16	.273	.400	.305	.705		39		0	2		BMT · TL
1954	36	VIC	A	73	243	243		59	11	0	1						.243	.243	.300	.543		73					VIC · WINT
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--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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