Bob Bescher
1908–1918 · bats B / throws L · Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
1,228G
.258AVG
.353OBP
.351SLG
More career statistics
1,171H
28HR
345RBI
428SB
20Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 4,536 | 4,532 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 31 | 155 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,171 | 1,170 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 48 | 50 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 451 | 545 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,277 | 5,276 |
| Batting · RBI | 345 | 352 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 428 | 426 |
| Batting · Walks | 619 | 620 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,228 | 5,277 | 4,536 | 749 | 1,171 | 190 | 74 | 28 | 345 | 619 | 451 | 428 | 31 | 48 | 0 | 1,593 | .258 | .353 | .351 | .704 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1911-05-07 to 1911-05-29
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1910-05-20 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1912-07-04 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1913-04-19 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 620 | 2616 | 572 | 15 | 166 | 301 | 253 | .255 | .334 | .344 |
| Away | 608 | 2660 | 598 | 13 | 186 | 319 | 292 | .262 | .345 | .358 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 106 | 455 | 94 | 3 | 25 | 75 | 48 | .253 | .371 | .353 |
| May | 176 | 768 | 175 | 5 | 62 | 97 | 78 | .269 | .354 | .375 |
| June | 216 | 927 | 201 | 3 | 42 | 107 | 85 | .251 | .332 | .332 |
| July | 228 | 1009 | 213 | 7 | 66 | 109 | 112 | .245 | .319 | .334 |
| August | 229 | 982 | 237 | 4 | 66 | 104 | 104 | .278 | .347 | .369 |
| September | 251 | 1041 | 233 | 5 | 89 | 116 | 104 | .258 | .335 | .350 |
| October | 22 | 94 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | .212 | .309 | .362 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 177 | 773 | 180 | 4 | 45 | 95 | 82 | .271 | .356 | .353 |
| chicago-cubs | 175 | 750 | 146 | 6 | 56 | 74 | 88 | .222 | .293 | .322 |
| boston-braves | 171 | 737 | 167 | 3 | 62 | 89 | 72 | .266 | .347 | .368 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 167 | 707 | 154 | 3 | 30 | 86 | 73 | .252 | .339 | .344 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 163 | 711 | 151 | 2 | 46 | 75 | 78 | .248 | .318 | .332 |
| new-york-giants | 149 | 636 | 158 | 4 | 47 | 55 | 72 | .276 | .335 | .367 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 130 | 591 | 133 | 4 | 36 | 98 | 54 | .278 | .391 | .395 |
| cincinnati-reds | 71 | 294 | 61 | 2 | 24 | 31 | 21 | .241 | .313 | .312 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 |  Cincinnati Reds | 32 | 114 | 31 | – | 18 | 10 | .272 | – | – |
| 1909 | Cincinnati Reds | 124 | 446 | 107 | 1 | 35 | 56 | .240 | – | – |
| 1910 | Cincinnati Reds | 150 | 588 | 148 | 4 | 41 | 68 | .252 | – | – |
| 1911 | Cincinnati Reds | 153 | 598 | 164 | 1 | 43 | 80 | .274 | – | – |
| 1912 | Cincinnati Reds | 145 | 548 | 154 | 4 | 40 | 67 | .281 | – | – |
| 1913 | Cincinnati Reds | 141 | 510 | 132 | 1 | 39 | 39 | .259 | – | – |
| 1914 |  New York Giants | 135 | 512 | 138 | 6 | 39 | 36 | .270 | – | – |
| 1915 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 130 | 486 | 127 | 4 | 38 | 26 | .261 | – | – |
| 1916 | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 561 | 132 | 6 | 46 | 38 | .235 | – | – |
| 1917 | St. Louis Cardinals | 42 | 110 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 3 | .155 | – | – |
| 1918 |  Cleveland Guardians | 25 | 59 | 20 | – | 6 | 3 | .339 | – | – |