Steve Mesner
1937–1945 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, WHK, WPS
451G
.253AVG
.307OBP
.307SLG
398H
2HR
168RBI
11SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | 1,741 | 1,575 | 153 | 398 | 67 | 6 | 2 | 168 | 119 | 69 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 483 | .253 | .307 | .307 | .614 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1943-05-31 to 1943-06-18
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1945-07-04 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1945-04-22 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1944-09-27 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 228 | 853 | 189 | 0 | 78 | 65 | 23 | .248 | .298 | .295 |
| Away | 223 | 888 | 209 | 2 | 90 | 54 | 46 | .257 | .296 | .317 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 17 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .222 | .333 | .289 |
| May | 80 | 288 | 71 | 0 | 45 | 22 | 15 | .275 | .323 | .345 |
| June | 90 | 345 | 74 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 15 | .234 | .275 | .282 |
| July | 89 | 359 | 84 | 0 | 31 | 27 | 9 | .259 | .309 | .309 |
| August | 75 | 300 | 68 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 10 | .246 | .283 | .283 |
| September | 95 | 371 | 84 | 1 | 34 | 21 | 18 | .248 | .283 | .310 |
| October | 5 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .412 | .429 | .529 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 71 | 276 | 75 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 16 | .295 | .326 | .378 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 66 | 248 | 69 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 6 | .312 | .339 | .380 |
| boston-braves | 65 | 260 | 59 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 6 | .258 | .312 | .310 |
| chicago-cubs | 65 | 250 | 49 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | .210 | .252 | .227 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 64 | 257 | 52 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 7 | .220 | .265 | .280 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 57 | 212 | 47 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 12 | .245 | .302 | .292 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 56 | 217 | 43 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 8 | .226 | .286 | .279 |
| cincinnati-reds | 7 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .238 | .200 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 |  Chicago Cubs | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1939 | Chicago Cubs | 17 | 43 | 12 | – | 6 | – | .279 | – | – |
| 1941 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 69 | 10 | – | 10 | – | .145 | – | – |
| 1943 |  Cincinnati Reds | 137 | 505 | 137 | – | 53 | 6 | .271 | – | – |
| 1944 | Cincinnati Reds | 121 | 414 | 101 | 1 | 47 | 1 | .244 | – | – |
| 1945 | Cincinnati Reds | 150 | 540 | 137 | 1 | 52 | 4 | .254 | – | – |