Bob Meusel

Robert William Meusel (July 19, 1896 – November 28, 1977) was an American baseball player who played left and right field in Major League Baseball for eleven seasons from 1920 through 1930. He spent all but his final season with the New York Yankees, becoming best known as a member of the championship teams of the 1920s known as "Murderers' Row," during which the Yankees won their first six American League pennants and first three World Series titles. Batting fifth behind Hall of Famers Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, Meusel was noted for his strong outfield throwing arm. In 1925, he became the second Yankee, after Ruth, to lead the American League in home runs (33), runs batted in (138), and extra base hits (79). Nicknamed "Long Bob" for his 6-foot-3 stature, he batted .313 or better in seven of his first eight seasons and finished with a .309 career average. His 1,009 RBI during the 1920s were the fourth most by any major leaguer and trailed only Harry Heilmann's total of 1,131 among American League right-handed hitters. Meusel hit for the cycle three times, becoming the second of six major leaguers to accomplish the feat. He ended his career in 1930 with the Cincinnati Reds.