Bob Meusel
| Birthdate | 7/19/1896 |
| Death Date | 11/28/1977 |
| Debut Year | 1920 |
| Year of Induction | |
| Teams | Reds, Yankees |
| Positions | Left Field, Right Field |
One of only four players to hit for the cycle thrice, Bob Meusel had the second most RBI among American League right-handers in the 1920s.
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In his decade with the Yankees, Bob Meusel hit .309 and averaged more than 100 RBI per season
In his decade with the Yankees, Bob Meusel hit .309 and averaged more than 100 RBI per season
Bob Meusel had an outstanding 11-year Major League career. He burst onto the scene in 1920, hitting .328 with 11 homers and 83 RBI in just 119 games.
Meusel spent the entire decade of the 1920s with the New York Yankees. Hitting behind Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, Muesel averaged more than 100 runs batted in during the decade. The outfielder’s 1,009 RBI during the ’20s trails only Hall of Famer Harry Heilmann among American League righties.
The Yankees of his era were a homer-happy bunch. Babe Ruth led the league in 12 of 14 years from 1918-1931. Meusel’s 33 bombs led the league in 1925. Only he and baseball’s first 30-steal, 30-homer man Ken Williams interrupted the Bambino’s run.
Meusel had six seasons in which he was in the top 10 of American League home run hitters.
In July, 1928 Meusel hit for the cycle for the third time in his career. He joined 19th century first baseman John Reilly as the only two to accomplish the feat. Since then Brooklyn star Babe Herman and third baseman Adrian Beltre have joined the club.
Meusel played in six World Series and earned three rings.
In the collection is this government postcard signed by the Yankee great in 1948.
Bob Muesel appeared as himself in Pride of the Yankees and The Babe Ruth Story
Bob Muesel appeared as himself in Pride of the Yankees and The Babe Ruth Story
Being a member of the great Yankee teams of the 1920s brought opportunity and fame to Bob Meusel. He appeared on the silver screen in three baseball movies.
In the 1927 production Slide Kelly Slide, Meusel portrayed himself. It was a family affair as his brother Irish Meusel also appeared. Other baseball men in the film included, Yankee teammate Tony Lazzeri, and 1929 batting champion Lew Fonseca.
Lou Gehrig biopic Pride of the Yankees was filmed in 1942. In one scene, Meusel walks into the Yankee locker room smoking a cigartette and wearing a fedora. Meusel can also be seen in the 1948 film The Babe Ruth Story.
In his 40s, Meusel moved to Redondo Beach, California where he worked as a security guard. After retirement, Meusel lived out his days in in Downey, California.
Shown here is the reverse of the government postcard that Meusel signed. Note the postmark of December 30, 1948 from his hometown of Redondo Beach.
The markings on the meat of the bat is just amazing! Too me
Anyone know Bob’s home address(es) when he lived in California?2