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Monte Irvin

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Monte Irvin

Full name Monford Merrill Irvin
Born February 25, 1919, Haleburg, Alabama
Died January 11, 2016, Houston, Texas
Cremated
First Game: July 8, 1949; Final Game: September 30, 1956
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 195
Brother of Cal Irvin
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1973
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1949 NY  N    Daily Splits   36    76    7   17   3   2   0    7   17   0   11   0   0       0   2   2    0   1  .224  .366  .316   0.0 1949 NY  N
1950 NY  N    Daily Splits  110   374   61  112  19   5  15   66   52   3   41   5   1       0   5   7    3   1  .299  .392  .497   2.0 1950 NY  N
1951 NY  N    Daily Splits  151   558   94  174  19  11  24  121   89   5   44   9   1       0   7  15   12   2  .312  .415  .514   4.1 1951 NY  N
1952 NY  N    Daily Splits   46   126   10   39   2   1   4   21   10   2   11   1   0       0   2   3    0   1  .310  .365  .437   0.0 1952 NY  N
1953 NY  N    Daily Splits  124   444   72  146  21   5  21   97   55   3   34   3   0       0   8  20    2   0  .329  .406  .541   2.5 1953 NY  N
1954 NY  N    Daily Splits  135   432   62  113  13   3  19   64   70   8   23   2   3   5   0   7  18    7   4  .262  .363  .438   0.3 1954 NY  N
1955 NY  N    Daily Splits   51   150   16   38   7   1   1   17   17   0   15   3   1   2   0   1   5    3   0  .253  .337  .333  -0.3 1955 NY  N
1956 CHI N    Daily Splits  111   339   44   92  13   3  15   50   41   5   41   0   3   4   0   4  11    1   0  .271  .346  .460   1.3 1956 CHI N
Total    ( 8 Years) Splits  764  2499  366  731  97  31  99  443  351  26  220  23   9  11   0  36  81   28   9  .293  .383  .475   9.9 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1951 NY  N    Daily Splits    6    24    3   11   0   1   0    2    2   0    1   0   0   0   0   1   0    2   1  .458  .500  .542 1951 NY  N
1954 NY  N    Daily Splits    4     9    1    2   1   0   0    2    0   0    3   0   1   0   0   0   1    0   0  .222  .222  .333 1954 NY  N
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits   10    33    4   13   1   1   0    4    2   0    4   0   1   0   0   1   1    2   1  .394  .429  .485 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1949 NY  N Daily Splits  OF   10    9    8    77      15    3    0    0   0 1.000     0    0   10 
1949 NY  N               RF   10    9    8    77      15    3    0    0   0 1.000
1949 NY  N               3B    5    5    3    39       1   11    1    1   0  .923
1949 NY  N               1B    5    5    5    42      40    3    0    5   0 1.000
1950 NY  N Daily Splits  1B   59   58   33   458     459   48   11   62   0  .979
1950 NY  N               OF   49   43   37   391.1   109    2    1    0   0  .991    20    0   30 
1950 NY  N               RF   30   26   21   225      54    0    1    0   0  .982
1950 NY  N               LF   20   17   16   166.1    53    1    0    0   0 1.000
1950 NY  N               3B    1    0    0     6.2     1    1    0    0   0 1.000
1951 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  112  112  107  1005     237   10    1    1   0  .996    90    0   26 
1951 NY  N               LF   90   89   85   787.2   196    8    1    1   0  .995
1951 NY  N               1B   39   38   36   342.2   348   50    8   47   0  .980
1951 NY  N               RF   26   23   22   217.1    49    1    0    0   0 1.000
1952 NY  N Daily Splits  OF   32   31   17   237      44    3    0    1   0 1.000    30    1    1 
1952 NY  N               LF   30   30   17   231      44    3    0    1   0 1.000
1952 NY  N               CF    1    0    0     2       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1952 NY  N               RF    1    1    0     4       0    0    0    0   0     -
1953 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  113  113   97   963.1   244   10    7    4   0  .973    86    0   29 
1953 NY  N               LF   86   84   75   725.1   183    9    6    3   0  .970
1953 NY  N               RF   29   29   22   238      59    1    1    1   0  .984
1954 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  128  118  112  1070.1   274    7    7    0   0  .976   127    0    2 
1954 NY  N               LF  127  117  112  1061.1   275    7    7    0   0  .976
1954 NY  N               3B    2    0    0     2       0    0    1    0   0  .000
1954 NY  N               RF    2    1    0     9       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1954 NY  N               1B    1    0    0     1.1     2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1955 NY  N Daily Splits  OF   45   39   32   362.2    94    4    4    0   0  .961    41    0    7 
1955 NY  N               LF   41   34   28   313.2    78    2    4    0   0  .952
1955 NY  N               RF    7    5    4    49      14    2    0    0   0 1.000
1956 CHI N Daily Splits  OF   96   88   84   776     216    6    2    0   0  .991    96    0    0 
1956 CHI N               LF   96   88   84   776     217    7    2    0   0  .991
Total ( 8 Years) Splits  OF  585  553  494  4882.2  1233   45   22    6   0  .983   490    1  105 
Total ( 7 Years)         LF  490  459  417  4061.1  1046   37   20    5   0  .982
Total ( 7 Years)         RF  105   94   77   819.1   192    7    2    1   0  .990
Total ( 4 Years)         1B  104  101   74   844     849  101   19  114   0  .980
Total ( 3 Years)         3B    8    5    3    47.2     2   12    2    1   0  .875
Total ( 1 Year )         CF    1    0    0     2       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1951 NY  N Daily Splits  OF    6    6    6    52      17    0    1    0   0  .944     6    0    0 
1951 NY  N               LF    6    6    6    52      17    0    1    0   0  .944
1954 NY  N Daily Splits  OF    4    4    2    26       8    0    1    0   0  .889     4    0    0 
1954 NY  N               LF    4    4    2    26       8    0    1    0   0  .889
Total ( 2 Years) Splits  OF   10   10    8    78      25    0    2    0   0  .926    10    0    0 
Total ( 2 Years)         LF   10   10    8    78      25    0    2    0   0  .926
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G


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Signed as a free agent by New York Giants (1949).

Selected by Chicago Cubs from New York Giants in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 27, 1955).

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