| Bob Bescher | ||
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| Outfielder | ||
| Born: February 25, 1884 London, Ohio | ||
| Died: November 29, 1942 (aged 58) London, Ohio | ||
| Batted: Both | Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 5, 1908 for the Cincinnati Reds | ||
| Final game | ||
| September 1, 1918 for the Cleveland Indians | ||
| Career statistics | ||
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| Stolen bases | 428 | |
| Runs batted in | 345 | |
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Robert Henry "Bob" Bescher (February 25, 1884-November 29, 1942) was a former baseball outfielder who played 11 seasons in the major leagues. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Born in London, Ohio, he played his best seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, and was one of the National League's best base stealers during his time. London is a city in Madison County, Ohio, United States. It was established in 1810 to serve as the County seat of Madison County The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate
Bescher originally attended the University of Notre Dame and played college football at Wittenberg University before signing his first minor league contract in 1906. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies Wittenberg University, located in Springfield Ohio, is a private four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North In September 1908, he joined the Reds for the first time and became the team's regular left fielder in 1909. A left fielder (LF is an Outfielder in the sport of Baseball who plays defense in left field.
The switch-hitting Bescher played 5 seasons with Cincy, and established himself as a dangerous player on the basepaths with the Reds. In Baseball, a switch-hitter is a batter who is able to hit from both the right and left sides of the plate He lead the NL in stolen bases for four consecutive years from 1909 to 1912, and his 81 stolen bases in 1911 set a league record which was not broken for over 50 years.
Outside of stolen bases, he was the NL leader in runs in 1912, and was the NL leader in walks in 1913. A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire Also in 1912, he hit a career-best . 282 and finished 5th in voting for the Chalmers Award, a forerunner to the modern MVP award. The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball.
He played for the New York Giants in 1914, after being traded there in exchange for Buck Herzog, and hit . The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Charles Lincoln "Buck" Herzog ( July 9 1885 - September 4 1953) was an American Infielder and manager 270 in his lone year in the Big Apple. The Big Apple is a nickname or Moniker for New York City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J Three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals followed, which ended after he was traded to the minor league Milwaukee Brewers, the trade coming at a time before minor league teams were affiliated with major league clubs. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The Milwaukee Brewers were a Minor League Baseball team based in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Bescher eventually returned to the majors in 1918 to play 25 games for the Cleveland Indians to end his big league career, although he continued to play in the minor leagues into his 40s. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
He settled back down in London after his major league career to run a local lodge. He later died at the age of 58 in a car accident after being hit by an oncoming train.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
- List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 stolen bases
- Major League Baseball titles leaders
References
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Baseball Library
- Retrosheet
External links
- The Baseball Biography Project - SABR article by Stephen Constantelos
- Deadball Era - Obituary from the Cincinnati Enquirer
| Preceded by Honus Wagner | National League Stolen Base Champion 1909-1912 | Succeeded by Max Carey |
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