Irish Meusel

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 178lb (180cm, 80kg)

Born: June 9, 1893 in Oakland, CA us

Died: March 1, 1963 in Long Beach, CA

Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA

High School: Manual Arts HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: October 1, 1914 (Age 21-114d, 4,267th in MLB history)
vs. PHA 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 22, 1927 (Age 34-043d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1918 season

Full Name: Emil Frederick Meusel

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Relatives: Brother of Bob Meusel

2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.7

AB

4900

R

701

H

1521

BA

.310

HR

106

RBI

819

SB

113

OBP

.348

SLG

.464

OPS

.813

OPS+

118

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Games by Position

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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	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1913	20	FRE,LOS	D,AA	138	517	517		157	27	11	6						.304	.304	.433	.737		224				FRE,LOS · CASL,PCL
1914	21	ELM	B	126	483	483		156	27	12	11						.323	.323	.497	.820		240				ELM · NYSL
1914	21	WSH	AL	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	/7

1915	22	ELM,LOS	B,AA	128	501	501		164	32	9	12						.327	.327	.499	.826		250				ELM,LOS · NYSL,PCL
1916	23	BIR	A	113	414	414		129	17	12	2						.312	.312	.425	.737		176				BIR · SOUA
1917	24	LOS	AA	210	811	811		252	46	9	7						.311	.311	.416	.726		337				LOS · PCL
1918	25	PHI	NL	124	512	473	48	132	25	6	4	62	18		30	21	.279	.323	.383	.706	109	181	1	7	*78/4
1919	26	PHI	NL	135	548	521	65	159	26	7	5	59	24		15	13	.305	.327	.411	.738	115	214	2	11	*798
1920	27	PHI	NL	138	563	518	75	160	27	8	14	69	17	11	32	27	.309	.349	.473	.822	132	245	0	13	*79/3
1921	28	TOT	NL	146	629	586	96	201	33	13	14	87	13	13	33	29	.343	.380	.515	.895	130	302	2	8	*79
1921	28	PHI	NL	84	365	343	59	121	21	7	12	51	8	4	18	17	.353	.385	.560	.945	140	192	0	4	97
1921	28	NYG	NL	62	264	243	37	80	12	6	2	36	5	9	15	12	.329	.373	.453	.826	116	110	2	4	7/9
1922	29	NYG	NL	154	676	617	100	204	28	17	16	132	12	10	35	33	.331	.369	.509	.877	122	314	2	22	*7
1923	30	NYG	NL	146	648	595	102	177	22	14	19	125	8	8	38	16	.297	.341	.477	.818	114	284	1	15	*7
1924	31	NYG	NL	139	603	549	75	170	26	9	6	102	11	7	33	18	.310	.351	.423	.774	108	232	2	19	*7
1925	32	NYG	NL	135	558	516	82	169	35	8	21	111	5	4	26	19	.328	.363	.548	.912	133	283	3	12	*7/9	MVP-12
1926	33	NYG	NL	129	483	449	51	131	25	10	6	65	5		16	18	.292	.322	.432	.754	103	194	4	14	*7
1927	34	TOL	AA	47	158	158		56	12	2	3						.354	.354	.513	.867		81				TOL · AA
1927	34	BRO	NL	42	87	74	7	18	3	1	1	7	0		11	5	.243	.341	.351	.693	86	26	0	2	7/9
1928	35	OLD	AA	108	374	374		100	25	5	11						.267	.267	.449	.717		168				OLD · PCL
1929	36	SAC	AA	44	153	153		50	6	3	2						.327	.327	.444	.771		68				SAC · PCL
1931	38	OMA	A	7	20	20		3	2	0	0						.150	.150	.250	.400		5				OMA · WL
11 Yrs				1289	5309	4900	701	1521	250	93	106	819	113	53	269	199	.310	.348	.464	.813	118	2275	17	123
162 Game Avg.				162	667	616	88	191	31	12	13	103	14		34	25	.310	.348	.464	.813	118	286	2	15

NYG (6 yrs)				765	3232	2969	447	931	148	64	70	571	46	38	163	116	.314	.352	.477	.829	117	1417	14	86
PHI (4 yrs)				481	1988	1855	247	572	99	28	35	241	67	15	95	78	.308	.343	.449	.792	123	832	3	35
WSH (1 yr)				1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0
BRO (1 yr)				42	87	74	7	18	3	1	1	7	0		11	5	.243	.341	.351	.693	86	26	0	2

NL (10 yrs)				1288	5307	4898	701	1521	250	93	106	819	113	53	269	199	.311	.349	.464	.813	119	2275	17	123
AL (1 yr)				1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0

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

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Irish Meusel

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WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

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