Steve Mesner Stats

Steve Mesner was born on Sunday, January 13, 1918, in Los Angeles, California. Mesner was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 23, 1938, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Steve Mesner baseball stats page.

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Steve Mesner

Steve Mesner Autograph on a 1976 TCMA (#n/a)

Steve Mesner Autograph on a 1976 TCMA (#n/a)
 

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Birth Name:   Stephan Mathias Mesner
Nickname:   Steve
Born On:   01-13-1918  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Los Angeles, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-06-1981 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   San Diego, California
Cemetery:   Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, California
High School:   Riis High School (Los Angeles, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   178
First Game:   09-23-1938 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-30-1945
Draft:   Not Applicable
Steve Mesner

Steve Mesner Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Steve Mesner

Steve Mesner Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1938 20 Cubs 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 .250 .400 .250
1939 21 Cubs 17 43 7 12 4 0 0 0 6 3 - 4 1 - 1 1 .279 .340 .372
1941 23 Cardinals 24 69 8 10 1 0 0 0 10 5 - 6 2 - 0 1 .145 .203 .159
1943 25 Reds 137 504 53 137 26 1 0 0 52 26 - 20 17 - 1 14 .272 .309 .327
1944 26 Reds 121 414 31 100 17 4 1 1 47 34 - 20 5 - 1 10 .242 .301 .309
1945 27 Reds 150 540 52 137 19 1 1 0 52 52 - 18 17 - 2 17 .254 .322 .298
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 451 1,574 153 397 67 6 2 1 167 121 - 69 42 - 5 43 .252 .308 .306
Steve Mesner

Steve Mesner Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1938 Cubs SS 1 1 24 3 3.0 2 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 2.25
1939 Cubs 2B 1 1 - 7 7.0 7 3 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1939 Cubs 3B 1 0 - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1939 Cubs SS 12 9 234 55 4.6 51 12 39 4 7 n/a n/a n/a .927 5.88
1941 Cardinals 3B 22 17 408 71 3.2 68 23 45 3 8 n/a n/a n/a .958 4.50
1943 Reds 3B 130 129 3,402 430 3.3 406 132 274 24 29 n/a n/a n/a .944 3.22
1944 Reds 3B 120 116 2,865 385 3.2 366 120 246 19 21 n/a n/a n/a .951 3.45
1945 Reds 2B 3 2 54 6 2.0 6 3 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1945 Reds 3B 148 148 432 511 3.5 496 170 326 15 35 n/a n/a n/a .971 31.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
3B Totals 421 410 7,107 1,398 3.3 1,337 446 891 61 93 n/a n/a n/a .956 5.08
SS Totals 13 10 258 58 4.5 53 12 41 5 7 n/a n/a n/a .914 5.55
2B Totals 4 3 54 13 3.3 13 6 7 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.50
6 Years 438 423 7,419 1,469 3.4 1,403 464 939 66 102 n/a n/a n/a .955 5.11
Steve Mesner

Steve Mesner Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1938 Cubs 0 - - 1 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 - - -
1939 Cubs 0 - - 3 0 n/a 0.0 10.8 7.2 - - -
1941 Cardinals 0 - - 2 0 n/a 0.0 11.5 6.9 - - -
1943 Reds 6 - - 7 0 n/a 0.0 25.2 9.7 - - -
1944 Reds 1 - - 1 0 n/a 414.0 20.7 8.8 - - -
1945 Reds 4 - - 0 0 n/a 540.0 30.0 10.4 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 11 - - 14 0 n/a 787.0 22.8 9.4 - - -
Steve Mesner

Steve Mesner Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1938 Chicago Cubs 21 Undetermined - -
1939 Chicago Cubs 15 Undetermined - -
1941 St. Louis Cardinals 5 Undetermined - -
1943 Cincinnati Reds 16 Undetermined - -
1944 Cincinnati Reds 16 Undetermined - -
1945 Cincinnati Reds 16 Undetermined n/a -


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