Bob Meusel was born on Sunday, July 19, 1896, in San Jose, California. Meusel was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1920, with the New York Yankees. 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 Bob Meusel baseball stats page.
"He's (Bob Meusel) learning to say hello when it's time to say goodbye." - Frank Graham, Jr.
Bob MeuselBob Meusel Autograph on a 2011 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts (#17) |
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Bob MeuselBob Meusel Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Bob MeuselBob Meusel Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1920 | 24 | Yankees | 119 | 460 | 75 | 151 | 40 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 83 | 20 | 0 | 72 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .328 | .359 | .517 |
1921 | 25 | Yankees | 149 | 598 | 104 | 190 | 40 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 135 | 34 | 1 | 88 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .318 | .356 | .559 |
1922 | 26 | Yankees | 121 | 473 | 61 | 151 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 84 | 40 | 2 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .319 | .376 | .522 |
1923 | 27 | Yankees | 132 | 460 | 59 | 144 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 91 | 31 | 4 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .313 | .359 | .478 |
1924 | 28 | Yankees | 143 | 579 | 93 | 188 | 40 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 120 | 32 | 3 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .325 | .365 | .494 |
1925 | 29 | Yankees | 156 | 624 | 101 | 181 | 34 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 138 | 54 | 3 | 55 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .290 | .348 | .542 |
1926 | 30 | Yankees | 108 | 413 | 73 | 130 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 81 | 37 | 0 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .315 | .373 | .470 |
1927 | 31 | Yankees | 135 | 516 | 75 | 174 | 47 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 103 | 45 | 0 | 58 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .337 | .393 | .510 |
1928 | 32 | Yankees | 131 | 518 | 77 | 154 | 45 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 113 | 39 | 0 | 56 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .297 | .349 | .467 |
1929 | 33 | Yankees | 100 | 391 | 46 | 102 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 57 | 17 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .261 | .292 | .391 |
1930 | 34 | Reds | 113 | 443 | 62 | 128 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 62 | 26 | 1 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .289 | .330 | .460 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
11 Years | 1,407 | 5,475 | 826 | 1,693 | 368 | 95 | 156 | 3 | 1,067 | 375 | 14 | 619 | 157 | 0 | 21 | 123 | .309 | .356 | .497 |
Bob MeuselBob Meusel Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1920 Yankees | 1B | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.00 |
1920 Yankees | 3B | 44 | 43 | 1,118 | 122 | 2.8 | 108 | 33 | 75 | 14 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 2.61 |
1920 Yankees | LF | 26 | 25 | 549 | 53 | 2.0 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.51 |
1920 Yankees | RF | 43 | 41 | 990 | 81 | 1.9 | 76 | 71 | 5 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.07 |
1921 Yankees | LF | 12 | 10 | 276 | 27 | 2.3 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 2.45 |
1921 Yankees | RF | 137 | 137 | 3,517 | 274 | 2.0 | 256 | 229 | 27 | 18 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .934 | 1.97 |
1922 Yankees | CF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1922 Yankees | LF | 43 | 43 | 1,170 | 90 | 2.1 | 86 | 79 | 7 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 1.98 |
1922 Yankees | RF | 78 | 78 | 1,985 | 142 | 1.8 | 134 | 122 | 12 | 8 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 1.82 |
1923 Yankees | CF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1923 Yankees | LF | 75 | 75 | 1,922 | 149 | 2.0 | 142 | 133 | 9 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 1.99 |
1923 Yankees | RF | 45 | 37 | 947 | 85 | 1.9 | 81 | 73 | 8 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 2.31 |
1924 Yankees | 3B | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1924 Yankees | CF | 2 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 1.59 |
1924 Yankees | LF | 89 | 87 | 2,256 | 168 | 1.9 | 160 | 153 | 7 | 8 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.91 |
1924 Yankees | RF | 54 | 54 | 1,306 | 104 | 1.9 | 99 | 88 | 11 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.05 |
1925 Yankees | 3B | 27 | 25 | 667 | 66 | 2.4 | 64 | 22 | 42 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.59 |
1925 Yankees | LF | 88 | 88 | 2,284 | 181 | 2.1 | 179 | 171 | 8 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.12 |
1925 Yankees | RF | 44 | 43 | 1,055 | 85 | 1.9 | 83 | 78 | 5 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.12 |
1926 Yankees | CF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1926 Yankees | LF | 68 | 67 | 1,792 | 163 | 2.4 | 156 | 154 | 2 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.35 |
1926 Yankees | RF | 38 | 38 | 967 | 62 | 1.6 | 60 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 1.68 |
1927 Yankees | LF | 83 | 82 | 2,065 | 184 | 2.2 | 175 | 164 | 11 | 9 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 2.29 |
1927 Yankees | RF | 48 | 48 | 1,271 | 94 | 2.0 | 89 | 85 | 4 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 1.89 |
1928 Yankees | LF | 86 | 86 | 2,214 | 184 | 2.1 | 182 | 171 | 11 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.22 |
1928 Yankees | RF | 45 | 45 | 1,162 | 98 | 2.2 | 93 | 88 | 5 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 2.16 |
1929 Yankees | LF | 56 | 53 | 1,390 | 134 | 2.4 | 129 | 126 | 3 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.51 |
1929 Yankees | RF | 40 | 40 | 1,031 | 86 | 2.2 | 84 | 78 | 6 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.20 |
1930 Reds | CF | 39 | 39 | 961 | 105 | 2.7 | 102 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.87 |
1930 Reds | LF | 70 | 68 | 1,701 | 128 | 1.8 | 123 | 119 | 4 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 1.95 |
1930 Reds | RF | 3 | 2 | 42 | 7 | 2.3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 3.86 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 696 | 684 | 17,619 | 1,461 | 2.1 | 1,408 | 1,340 | 68 | 53 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.16 | |
RF Totals | 575 | 563 | 14,273 | 1,118 | 1.9 | 1,061 | 975 | 86 | 57 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 2.01 | |
3B Totals | 73 | 68 | 1,799 | 188 | 2.6 | 172 | 55 | 117 | 16 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .915 | 2.58 | |
CF Totals | 44 | 42 | 1,047 | 109 | 2.5 | 105 | 102 | 3 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.71 | |
1B Totals | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.00 | |
11 Years | 1,390 | 1,358 | 34,765 | 2,888 | 2.1 | 2,758 | 2,484 | 274 | 130 | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.14 |
Bob MeuselBob Meusel Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1920 Yankees | 4 | 4 | .500 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 41.8 | 6.4 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1921 Yankees | 17 | 6 | .739 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 24.9 | 6.8 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
1922 Yankees | 13 | 8 | .619 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 29.6 | 8.2 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1923 Yankees | 13 | 15 | .464 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 51.1 | 8.8 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1924 Yankees | 26 | 14 | .650 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 48.3 | 13.5 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
1925 Yankees | 13 | 14 | .481 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 18.9 | 11.3 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
1926 Yankees | 16 | 17 | .485 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 34.4 | 12.9 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1927 Yankees | 24 | 10 | .706 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 64.5 | 8.9 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1928 Yankees | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 47.1 | 9.3 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
1929 Yankees | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 39.1 | 9.3 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1930 Reds | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 44.3 | 7.0 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
11 Years | 142 | 105 | .575 | 31 | 1 | n/a | 35.1 | 8.8 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
Bob MeuselBob Meusel Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1920 New York Yankees | n/a | $3,200.00 | n/a | - |
1921 New York Yankees | n/a | $4,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1922 New York Yankees | n/a | $8,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1923 New York Yankees | n/a | $9,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1924 New York Yankees | n/a | $10,500.00 | n/a | - |
1925 New York Yankees | n/a | $11,500.00 | n/a | - |
1926 New York Yankees | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1927 New York Yankees | n/a | $13,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1928 New York Yankees | n/a | $13,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1929 New York Yankees | 5 | $13,000.00 | n/a | - |
1930 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $4,000.00 | n/a | - |
Bob Meusel Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Robert William Meusel was a Major League Baseball player with the New York Yankees (1920-1929) and Cincinnati Reds (1930). Did you know that when Bob, his nickname, hit thirty-three home runs in 1925, he became the first New York Yankees right-handed hitter to lead the American League in home runs? The two Bronx Bombers who came before Long Bob were Wally Pipp (1916, 1917) and Babe Ruth (1920 , 1921, 1923, 1924), both league leading lefties. [Home Run Champions]
There have been over 350 sets of brothers who have played Major League Baseball, but only six tandems in which each brother hit at least 100 home runs:
Brothers With 100+ Career Home Runs Each |
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Rank | Quantity | Brother Duo |
#1 | 486 | Joe DiMaggio (361 HRs) & Vince DiMaggio (125 HRs) |
#2 | 462 | Justin Upton (298 HRs) & B.J. Upton (164 HRs) |
#3 | 444 | Ken Boyer (282 HRs) & Clete Boyer (162 HRs) |
#4 | 378 | Bret Boone (252 HRs) & Aaron Boone (126 HRs) |
#5 | 322 | Roberto Alomar (210 HRs) & Sandy Alomar, Jr. (112 HRs) |
#6 | 262 | Bob Meusel (156 HRs) & Irish Meusel (106 HRs) |
Bob Meusel Cycle | The Washington Herald | May 8, 1921 | Page 8Baseball Almanac Research Library
Bob Meusel hit for the cycle on May 7, 1921. Bob Meusel hit for the cycle a second time on July 3, 1922! Bob Meusel hit for the cycle a third time on July 26, 1928 — the only New York Yankees with three cycles and the first American League (AL) player with three career cycles, since duplicated in the AL by Adrian Beltre. [Hitting For The Cycle Records]