#75 Bob Bescher, Leftfield, 34 yrs, New York (A) Highlanders
Sunday, 10/27/1918 |
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| Bob Bescher
2/25/1884
34
USA,OH,LONDON
6"1
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Leftfield
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3.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 6,290,000
1918
9 Year(s), 144 Days (1692 total Days)
172 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 144 Days (1692 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| Talent | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 7 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 6 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 8 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 10
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/26 | @PHA | W 7-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 9/27 | @WAS | W 8-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 9/28 | @WAS | W 5-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 9/29 | CHA | L 3-9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 10/2 | SLA | L 5-11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 10/3 | SLA | L 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
| 10/4 | @PHA | L 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 10/7 | @BOS | W 5-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 10/8 | WAS | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 10/9 | @WAS | L 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 124 | 400 | 104 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 64 | 67 | 41 | .260 | .368 | .313 | .681 | .703 | .052 |
| Projected | 124 | 400 | 104 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 64 | 67 | 41 | .260 | .368 | .313 | .681 | .703 | .052 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 98 | 470 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 15 | 33 | 22 | 60.0 | 60.8 | 5.1 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .222 | .522 |
| vs. RHP | 373 | 98 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 56 | 64 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .263 | .373 | .319 | .692 |
| Close/Late | 50 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .390 | .320 | .710 |
| Scoring Position | 69 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .362 | .304 | .667 |
| Pinch Hitting | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .235 | .133 | .369 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 59 | 182 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 36 | 19 | .286 | .402 | .335 | .737 |
| Road | 65 | 218 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 31 | 22 | .239 | .339 | .294 | .632 |
| March/April | 19 | 63 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 5 | .413 | .532 | .556 | 1.087 |
| May | 21 | 64 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | .234 | .355 | .266 | .621 |
| June | 20 | 60 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 4 | .283 | .419 | .350 | .769 |
| July | 16 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | .204 | .264 | .204 | .468 |
| August | 23 | 77 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | .195 | .295 | .234 | .529 |
| Sept/Oct | 25 | 87 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 9 | .241 | .330 | .276 | .606 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1909 | 85 | 310 | 90 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 52 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 38 | 29 | .290 | .393 | .390 | .783 | NYA |
| 1910 | 113 | 424 | 117 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 55 | 26 | .276 | .371 | .349 | .720 | NYA |
| 1911 | 126 | 472 | 140 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 82 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 52 | 28 | .297 | .383 | .390 | .773 | NYA |
| 1912 | 144 | 542 | 138 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 72 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 54 | 32 | .255 | .342 | .334 | .676 | NYA |
| 1913 | 151 | 547 | 159 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 92 | 94 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 60 | 28 | .291 | .394 | .389 | .783 | NYA |
| 1914 | 139 | 514 | 132 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 70 | 65 | 1 | 3 | 86 | 43 | 38 | .257 | .340 | .348 | .688 | NYA |
| 1915 | 153 | 591 | 168 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 86 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 46 | 39 | .284 | .372 | .349 | .720 | NYA |
| 1916 | 125 | 406 | 107 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 65 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 31 | 25 | .264 | .372 | .355 | .727 | NYA |
| 1917 | 102 | 353 | 108 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 60 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 41 | 17 | .306 | .391 | .414 | .805 | NYA |
| 1918 | 124 | 400 | 104 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 64 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 33 | 22 | .260 | .368 | .313 | .681 | NYA |
| Total | 1262 | 4559 | 1263 | 209 | 68 | 13 | 313 | 723 | 687 | 4 | 14 | 738 | 453 | 284 | .277 | .371 | .361 | .732 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1908, AA | 123 | 397 | 98 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 68 | 132 | 76 | 41 | 9 | .247 | .432 | .388 | .820 |
| 1908, AAA | 15 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .273 | .429 | .382 | .810 |
| 1909, AA | 43 | 134 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 25 | 14 | 4 | .224 | .409 | .306 | .715 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1910 | 10 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | .206 | .341 | .206 | .547 |
| 1911 | 12 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .283 | .400 | .457 | .857 |
| 1912 | 9 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .229 | .357 | .371 | .729 |
| 1913 | 10 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .227 | .333 | .318 | .652 |
| 1917 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .375 | .444 | .375 | .819 |
| Total | 43 | 167 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 17 | 12 | .246 | .364 | .347 | .711 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Leftfield | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 2.00 | | | | |
| Centerfield | 101 | 96 | 241 | 13 | 3 | 255 | 1 | .996 | 861.1 | 2.66 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 0.60 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1908...
Injured on 5/1/1908 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 3 days...
Injured on 6/22/1908 with a Bruised Hand, out for 2 days...
Had first career hit on 5/21/1909, off Cy Swaim (CLE)...
Hit first career homerun on 8/10/1909, off Harley Young (PHA)...
Won World Series with New York (A) in 1910...
Won World Series with New York (A) in 1911...
Won World Series with New York (A) in 1912...
1/31/1913: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration...
Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1913...
1/31/1914: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,278,571 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1915: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,278,571 through salary arbitration...
10/23/1915: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $6,290,000 per year, for 3 years.
Injured on 9/19/1916 with a Strained Thigh Muscle, out for one week...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Philadelphia (A) on 8/16/1917...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP
1911 - .383 - 6th
1913 - .394 - 4th
1915 - .372 - 7th
| OPS
1911 - .773 - 9th
1913 - .783 - 9th
| Hits
1915 - 168 - 9th
| Triples
1912 - 10 - 10th
1917 - 9 - 6th
| Runs
1911 - 82 - 10th
1913 - 92 - 3rd
1915 - 86 - 5th
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BB
1910 - 64 - 10th
1911 - 66 - 9th
1912 - 74 - 5th
1913 - 94 - 1st
1914 - 65 - 8th
1915 - 83 - 4th
1916 - 71 - 3rd
1917 - 50 - 9th
| SB
1910 - 55 - 7th
1911 - 52 - 6th
1912 - 54 - 5th
1913 - 60 - 1st
1914 - 43 - 8th
1915 - 46 - 5th
1917 - 41 - 3rd
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