Monte Irvin

Positions: Leftfielder, First Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: February 25, 1919 in Haleburg, AL us

Died: January 11, 2016 in Houston, TX

Buried: Cremated

High School: Orange HS (Orange, NJ)

School: Lincoln University (Lincoln University, PA)

Debut: 1938 (8,330th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: July 8, 1949 (Age 30-133d)
vs. BRO 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1956 (Age 37-218d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1973. (Voted by Negro League Committee)
View Monte Irvin's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1950 season)

Full Name: Monford Merrill Irvin

Nicknames: Mr. Murder

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

32.1

3523

1076

139

.305

580

RBI

684

OBP

.391

SLG

.492

OPS

.883

OPS+

135

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-24 / in Starts: 10-9
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 93 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	60 (33-17-10) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 93 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	62 (32-20-10)

Most Driven In
B Thomson	3
S Gordon	2
W Lockman	1
J Mize	1
W Westrum	0
Self	0

Most Driven In By
R Mueller	2
B Haas	2
A Zabala	1
S Gordon	1
B Rigney	0
Self	0

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	281	75 (74)	Jul 8	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			9	3.44	0.125	7.83	0.17%	0.62	PH
2	282	76	Jul 9	NYG	@	BRO	W,9-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.21	-0.008	.36	-0.01%	-0.77	PH
3	283	80 (3)	Jul 16 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,6-7	0-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						PH
4	284	82 (1)	Jul 18	NYG		STL	W,7-4	CG	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.500	1.000	6	1.14	0.164	.75	0.07%	1.22	3B
5	285	83	Jul 19	NYG		CIN	W,13-3	CG	5	4	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.538	.700	1.238	6	.40	0.052	.23	0.02%	1.75	3B
6	286	84	Jul 20	NYG		CIN	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.471	.538	1.009	6	.43	-0.032	.30	-0.01%	-0.96	3B
7	287	85	Jul 21	NYG		CIN	W,9-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.267	.450	.467	.917	6	.85	0.064	.71	0.03%	0.60	3B
8	288	86	Jul 22	NYG		CHC	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.435	.444	.879	6	.61	-0.042	.55	-0.02%	-0.35	3B
9	289	88 (1)	Jul 24 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.417	.421	.838	9	3.56	-0.092	3.06	-0.05%	-0.44	PH
10	290	91 (2)	Jul 27	NYG	@	PIT	W,8-3	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.423	.400	.823	5	.21	0.006	.09	0.00%	0.10	PH RF
11	291	95 (3)	Jul 31 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,10-0	CG	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.452	.435	.886	6	.09	0.018	.04	0.01%	0.90	RF
12	292	96	Jul 31 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-0	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.472	.423	.895	6	.18	0.033	.12	0.01%	0.30	RF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	293	97	Aug 1	NYG	@	CHC	W,11-3	GS-5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.500	.423	.923	6	.71	0.049	.50	0.02%	0.59	RF
14	294	100 (2)	Aug 4	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	.286	.512	.429	.941	6	1.64	0.180	1.58	0.10%	0.71	RF
15	295	102 (1)	Aug 6	NYG	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.489	.406	.895	6	.82	0.016	.49	0.01%	-0.07	RF
16	296	106 (3)	Aug 10	NYG		BSN	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.449	.361	.810	5	1.07	-0.117	.18	-0.01%	-1.14	RF
17	297	113 (6)	Aug 18	NYG	@	BSN	L,6-10	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.243	.440	.351	.791	9	.37	-0.009	.04	0.00%	-0.29	PH
18	298	116 (2)	Aug 21 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.415	.325	.740	6	.96	-0.071	.03	0.00%	-0.63	RF
19	299	118 (1)	Aug 23	NYG		CHC	L,5-7	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.426	.325	.751	9	.14	0.005	.01	0.00%	0.26	PH
20	300	122 (3)	Aug 27 (1)	NYG		STL	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.418	.317	.735	9	.61	-0.017	.01	0.00%	-0.37	PH
21	301	123	Aug 27 (2)	NYG		STL	L,2-11	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.214	.411	.310	.720	9						PH
22	302	127 (3)	Aug 31	NYG		PIT	W,12-5	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.410	.340	.750	5	.49	0.079	.00	0.00%	0.73	RF
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	303	129 (1)	Sep 2	NYG		BRO	L,0-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.403	.333	.737	9	.20	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.44	PH
24	304	131 (1)	Sep 4	NYG		BRO	L,2-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.397	.327	.723	8	1.91	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
25	305	132	Sep 5 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,7-9	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.403	.327	.730	5	1.03	0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.23	RF
26	306	134 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,2-4	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.397	.321	.718	8	1.21	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
27	307	136 (1)	Sep 8	NYG	@	BRO	L,7-12	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.391	.315	.706	9	.06	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.37	PH
28	308	139 (2)	Sep 11	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-10	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.218	.386	.309	.695	9	.20	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.37	PH
29	309	140	Sep 13	NYG	@	STL	L,0-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.380	.304	.684	8	2.91	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
30	310	141	Sep 14	NYG	@	STL	L,3-9	5-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.389	.304	.692	9	.79	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.14	PH
31	311	143 (1)	Sep 17	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.382	.300	.682	6	1.25	0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.03	1B
32	312	149 (5)	Sep 22 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.219	.375	.297	.672	6	1.96	0.069	.00	0.00%	0.14	1B
33	313	150	Sep 22 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.381	.299	.679	5	.82	0.069	.00	0.00%	0.32	1B
34	314	151	Sep 24	NYG		BSN	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.225	.375	.296	.671	5	1.22	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.55	1B
35	315	154 (2)	Sep 28	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.370	.320	.690	5	1.31	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.28	1B
36	316	155	Oct 1	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.224	.366	.316	.681	8						PH
							12-24		93	76	7	17	3	2	0	7	17	0	11	0	0		1	2	0	1	.224	.366	.316	.681		.90	0.425	.36	0.33%	0.45

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