Steve Mesner
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Steve Mesner (Stephen Mathias Mesner) was born on January 13, 1918 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on September 23, 1938 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1943, his rookie year, he hit .272 with 0 home runs and 52 RBI. Mesner played for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Steve Mesner's best season was 1943, when he knocked in 52 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1938
| CHI
| N
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .400
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| CHI
| N
| 17
| 43
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 6
| .279
| .340
| .372
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1941
| STL
| N
| 24
| 69
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 10
| .145
| .203
| .159
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1943
| CIN
| N
| 137
| 504
| 53
| 137
| 0
| 52
| .272
| .309
| .327
| 26
| 1
| 26
| 20
| 1
| 17
| 6
| 0
| 14
|
| 1944
| CIN
| N
| 121
| 414
| 31
| 100
| 1
| 47
| .242
| .301
| .309
| 17
| 4
| 34
| 20
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 10
|
| 1945
| CIN
| N
| 150
| 540
| 52
| 137
| 1
| 52
| .254
| .322
| .298
| 19
| 1
| 52
| 18
| 2
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 17
|
| Total
|
|
| 451
| 1574
| 153
| 397
| 2
| 167
| .252
| .308
| .306
| 67
| 6
| 121
| 69
| 5
| 42
| 11
| 0
| 43
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1938
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1939
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1939
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1939
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 39
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 1941
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 45
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1943
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 132
| 274
| 24
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1944
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 120
| 246
| 19
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1945
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1945
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 170
| 326
| 15
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 41
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 421
| 0
| 0
| 446
| 891
| 61
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Gene Lillard and cash to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Ken Raffensberger (December 27, 1939).
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 2, 1942).
- Claimed on waivers by Brooklyn Dodgers from Cincinnati Reds (February 1, 1943).
- Waiver voided (February 2, 1943).
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