#6 Irish Meusel, Centerfield, 36 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Friday, 10/20/1929 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Irish Meusel
6/9/1893 36 USA,CA,OAKLAND 5"10 183
Centerfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,040,000 1929 13 Year(s), 36 Days (2272 total Days) 172 Day(s) 14 Year(s), 118 Days (2526 total Days) 14 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 3 1 4 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 2 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 2 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @DET | W 8-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/24 | @DET | L 3-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/26 | SLA | W 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/27 | SLA | L 4-7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/28 | BOS | L 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/29 | @CLE | W 5-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/30 | @WAS | W 6-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/1 | PHA | L 4-6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/2 | DET | L 3-10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/4 | @CHA | L 0-11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 147 | 571 | 153 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 79 | 63 | 28 | 37 | .268 | .301 | .380 | .681 | .561 | .112 |
Projected | 147 | 571 | 153 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 79 | 63 | 28 | 37 | .268 | .301 | .380 | .681 | .561 | .112 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 143 | 606 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 217 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 62.3 | 3.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 155 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .323 | .344 | .490 | .834 |
vs. RHP | 416 | 103 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 35 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .284 | .339 | .623 |
Close/Late | 46 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .391 | .451 | .587 | 1.038 |
Scoring Position | 144 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .340 | .465 | .805 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 74 | 287 | 74 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 17 | .258 | .295 | .362 | .657 |
Road | 73 | 284 | 79 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 12 | 20 | .278 | .306 | .398 | .704 |
March/April | 22 | 86 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | .302 | .340 | .477 | .817 |
May | 25 | 100 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | .260 | .295 | .360 | .655 |
June | 24 | 97 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 7 | .299 | .320 | .412 | .733 |
July | 24 | 95 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 8 | .232 | .275 | .326 | .601 |
August | 24 | 96 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 5 | .260 | .280 | .375 | .655 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 97 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 10 | .258 | .294 | .340 | .634 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1914 | 107 | 408 | 127 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 68 | 58 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | .311 | .348 | .468 | .816 | WS1 |
1918 | 150 | 577 | 159 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 81 | 82 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8 | 9 | .276 | .312 | .416 | .728 | CHC |
1919 | 153 | 558 | 181 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 82 | 82 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 17 | .324 | .365 | .466 | .831 | CHC,NL |
1920 | 148 | 558 | 157 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 84 | 77 | 42 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 19 | .281 | .327 | .412 | .739 | CHC |
1921 | 156 | 608 | 179 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 97 | 94 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 11 | 20 | .294 | .337 | .456 | .792 | CHC PHI |
1922 | 154 | 604 | 182 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 89 | 89 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 12 | .301 | .343 | .445 | .788 | PHI |
1923 | 152 | 573 | 142 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 78 | 73 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 9 | 14 | .248 | .289 | .368 | .657 | PHI |
1924 | 153 | 561 | 162 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 73 | 90 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 8 | .289 | .326 | .433 | .759 | PHI |
1925 | 151 | 555 | 185 | 37 | 6 | 10 | 92 | 81 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 14 | .333 | .359 | .476 | .834 | PHI,NL |
1926 | 126 | 375 | 111 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 59 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 | .296 | .322 | .421 | .744 | PHI CHC |
1927 | 130 | 467 | 147 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 77 | 70 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 14 | .315 | .344 | .452 | .795 | CHC NYY |
1928 | 157 | 616 | 163 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 71 | 61 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 5 | .265 | .305 | .381 | .686 | NYY |
1929 | 147 | 571 | 153 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 79 | 63 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 5 | .268 | .301 | .380 | .681 | NYY |
Total | 1884 | 7031 | 2048 | 369 | 110 | 123 | 1016 | 979 | 404 | 10 | 55 | 243 | 127 | 158 | .291 | .328 | .428 | .756 | |
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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 |
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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 |
1924 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .250 | .450 |
1925 | 11 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .256 | .333 | .589 |
1926 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .357 | .462 | .819 |
Total | 23 | 75 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .260 | .333 | .593 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 122 | 122 | 303 | 318 | 101 | 645 | 24 | .963 | 1038.1 | 5.59 | | | | |
Shortstop | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 5.63 | | | | |
Leftfield | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 1.20 | | | | |
Centerfield | 18 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 8 | .818 | 154.2 | 2.56 | | | | |
Rightfield | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 2.14 | | | | |
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Drafted in 5th round, 73rd overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1918... Was selected to the 1919 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1919, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 12 RBI... 1/31/1920: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,542,857 through salary arbitration... Injured on 5/22/1920 with a Bruised Heel, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1920, hitting .615 with 0 HR, 11 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1920, hitting .426 with 4 HR, 27 RBI... 1/31/1921: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,542,857 through salary arbitration... Traded from Chicago (N) to Philadelphia (N) on 3/2/1921 (Going to PHI: RF Irish Meusel, 2B Lee Magee, C Ginger Shinault. Going to CHC: C Luke Sewell, RF Louis Santop)... 1/31/1922: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,542,857 through salary arbitration... 9/25/1922: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (N), $5,500,000 per year, for 5 years. Injured on 3/4/1923 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1925, hitting .545 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Was selected to the 1925 Allstar game... Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 9/12/1925... Drove in 7 runs against Chicago (N) on 4/16/1926... Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Chicago (N) on 7/6/1926 (Going to PHI: P Pete Rambo, P Rufe Clarke, P George Milstead, CF Eddie Brown. Going to CHC: LF Irish Meusel)... Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1926... 5/19/1927: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $1,040,000 per year, for 2 years. Traded from Chicago (N) to New York (A) on 7/29/1927 (Going to NYY: RF Irish Meusel. Going to CHC: P Connie Rector)... Had 6 hits with 5 RBI against St. Louis (A) on 8/28/1927... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1927, hitting .607 with 1 HR, 10 RBI... Had 2000th career hit on 8/4/1929, off Lewis Wolfolk (CHA)...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1919 - .324 - 4th 1925 - .333 - 10th
| SLG 1919 - .466 - 5th
| OPS 1919 - .831 - 7th
| Hits 1919 - 181 - 5th
| Doubles 1918 - 28 - 10th 1921 - 36 - 8th
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Triples 1918 - 13 - 3rd 1919 - 11 - 9th 1921 - 13 - 6th 1922 - 11 - 3rd 1924 - 10 - 7th
| Homeruns 1919 - 10 - 9th
| RBI 1925 - 92 - 9th
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