Bob Bescher

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: February 25, 1884 in London, OH us

Died: November 29, 1942 in London, OH

Buried: Kirkwood Cemetery, London, OH

High School: Notre Dame Prep (South Bend, IN)

School: Wittenberg University (Springfield, OH)

Debut: September 5, 1908 (Age 24-193d, 3,096th in major league history)
vs. STL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 SB

Last Game: September 1, 1918 (Age 34-188d)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1908 season

Full Name: Robert Henry Bescher

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.2

4536

1171

.258

749

RBI

345

428

OBP

.353

SLG

.351

OPS

.704

OPS+

108

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1908	24	CIN	NL	32	129	114	16	31	5	5	0	17	10		9	22	.272	.336	.404	.740	139	46	2	2	7
1909	25	CIN	NL	124	513	446	73	107	17	6	1	34	54		56	76	.240	.335	.312	.647	102	139	8	3	*7/H9
1910	26	CIN	NL	150	682	589	95	147	20	10	4	48	70		81	75	.250	.344	.338	.682	103	199	4	8	*7/8
1911	27	CIN	NL	153	*716*	599	106	165	32	10	1	45	81		102	78	.275	.385	.367	.753	114	220	5	10	*7	MVP-17
1912	28	CIN	NL	145	646	548	120	154	29	11	4	38	67		83	61	.281	.381	.396	.777	115	217	6	9	*7/H	MVP-5
1913	29	CIN	NL	141	615	511	86	132	22	11	1	37	38	23	94	68	.258	.377	.350	.727	108	179	3	7	*7/H
1914	30	NYG	NL	135	571	512	82	138	23	4	6	35	36		45	48	.270	.336	.365	.701	112	187	6	8	*87H
1915	31	STL	NL	130	560	486	71	128	15	7	4	34	27	19	52	53	.263	.342	.348	.690	108	169	6	15	*7/H9
1916	32	STL	NL	151	636	561	78	132	24	8	6	43	39	12	60	50	.235	.316	.339	.654	103	190	6	9	*7/89
1917	33	STL	NL	42	134	110	10	17	1	1	1	8	3		20	13	.155	.290	.209	.499	56	23	1	3	7H/8
1918	34	CLE	AL	25	78	60	12	20	2	1	0	6	3		17	5	.333	.487	.400	.887	157	24	1	0	9H/8
1921	37	PIT-min	A	70	256	256		92	23	3	2						.359	.359	.496	.855		127				WFL · TL
1922	38	CHC-min	A	113	411	411		140	36	7	1						.341	.341	.470	.810		193				WFL · TL
1923	39	CHC-min	A	128	491	491		142	29	6	9						.289	.289	.428	.717		210				WFL · TL
1924	40	DET-min	A	57	147	147		29	7	0	1						.197	.197	.265	.463		39				FTW · TL
11 Yrs				1228	5280	4536	749	1171	190	74	28	345	428	54	619	549	.258	.353	.351	.704	108	1593	48	74
162 Game Avg.				162	697	598	99	154	25	10	4	46	56		82	72	.258	.353	.351	.704	108	210	6	10

CIN (6 yrs)				745	3301	2807	496	736	125	53	11	219	320	23	425	380	.262	.365	.356	.721	110	1000	28	39
STL (3 yrs)				323	1330	1157	159	277	40	16	11	85	69	31	132	116	.239	.324	.330	.654	100	382	13	27
CLE (1 yr)				25	78	60	12	20	2	1	0	6	3		17	5	.333	.487	.400	.887	157	24	1	0
NYG (1 yr)				135	571	512	82	138	23	4	6	35	36		45	48	.270	.336	.365	.701	112	187	6	8

NL (10 yrs)				1203	5202	4476	737	1151	188	73	28	339	425	54	602	544	.257	.351	.351	.702	108	1569	47	74
AL (1 yr)				25	78	60	12	20	2	1	0	6	3		17	5	.333	.487	.400	.887	157	24	1	0

Player Value--Batting

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

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