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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 15	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 17 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 17 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,4-12	GS	36	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
5	5	Apr 20	NYG		PHI	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
6	6	Apr 21	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
7	7	Apr 22	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	8	Apr 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 24	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-12	CG	41	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
10	10	Apr 25	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	LF
11	11	Apr 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
12	12	Apr 28	NYG		MLN	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
13	13	Apr 29	NYG		MLN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
14	14	Apr 30	NYG		MLN	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	NYG		STL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
16	16	May 4 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,12-4	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
17	17	May 4 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
18	18	May 6	NYG		CHC	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
19	19	May 9 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
20	20	May 9 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
21	21	May 10 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	22	May 10 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	23	May 12	NYG	@	MLN	L,1-8	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	24	May 13	NYG	@	MLN	L,1-11	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	25	May 15	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-3	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	26	May 16	NYG	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	27	May 17	NYG	@	STL	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
28	28	May 18	NYG	@	STL	W,8-6	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
29	29	May 19	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	45	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	30	May 20	NYG	@	CHC	W,16-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
31	31	May 21	NYG		BRO	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
32	32	May 22	NYG		BRO	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
33	33	May 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
34	34	May 24	NYG	@	PIT	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
35	35	May 25	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-3	GS	25	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
36	38 (2)	May 29	NYG		PHI	L,3-12	GS	33	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	39	Jun 2	NYG		CIN	L,2-4	CG	53	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
38	40	Jun 3	NYG		CIN	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
39	41	Jun 4	NYG		CIN	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	42	Jun 5	NYG		CHC	W,11-1	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	43	Jun 6	NYG		CHC	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	44	Jun 7 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,5-10	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	45	Jun 7 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,2-5	CG	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	46	Jun 8	NYG		MLN	L,8-12	CG	47	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
45	47	Jun 9	NYG		MLN	L,2-4	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	48	Jun 10	NYG		MLN	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	49	Jun 11	NYG		MLN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	50	Jun 12	NYG		STL	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	51	Jun 14 (1)	NYG		STL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	52	Jun 14 (2)	NYG		STL	L,4-9	CG	47	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
51	53	Jun 15	NYG		STL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	54	Jun 16 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
53	55	Jun 16 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-12	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	57 (1)	Jun 18	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-3	GS	33	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
55	59 (1)	Jun 20	NYG	@	MLN	L,3-5	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
56	60	Jun 21 (1)	NYG	@	MLN	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
57	61	Jun 21 (2)	NYG	@	MLN	T,6-6	GS	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	62	Jun 23	NYG	@	STL	L,8-15	CG	46	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
59	63	Jun 24	NYG	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
60	64	Jun 25	NYG	@	STL	W,9-4	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
61	65	Jun 26	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-6	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
62	66	Jun 27	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
63	67	Jun 28	NYG	@	CHC	W,12-2	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	68	Jun 30	NYG		PIT	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	69	Jul 1	NYG		PIT	L,3-5	CG	45	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
66	70	Jul 3	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
67	71	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
68	72	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
69	73	Jul 5	NYG		BRO	W,20-6	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	74	Jul 6	NYG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	75	Jul 7 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
72	76	Jul 7 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,9-1	GS	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	77	Jul 8	NYG	@	PIT	W,10-7	GS	45	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	78	Jul 9	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	79	Jul 10	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
76	80	Jul 11	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
77	81	Jul 12	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	45	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
78	82	Jul 16	NYG		CHC	W,10-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	83	Jul 18	NYG		CHC	W,12-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	84	Jul 19 (1)	NYG		MLN	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
81	85	Jul 19 (2)	NYG		MLN	L,1-2	CG	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
82	86	Jul 21	NYG		STL	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
83	87	Jul 22	NYG		STL	W,6-5	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
84	88	Jul 24	NYG		CIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	89	Jul 25	NYG		CIN	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
86	90	Jul 26 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
87	91	Jul 26 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
88	92	Jul 27	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-13	GS	38	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	93	Jul 28	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
90	94	Jul 29	NYG	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
91	95	Jul 30	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
92	96	Jul 31	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	97	Aug 1	NYG	@	CIN	L,9-10	CG	61	12.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
94	98	Aug 2 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
95	99	Aug 2 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
96	100	Aug 4	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	101	Aug 5 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
98	102	Aug 5 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	47	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	103	Aug 6	NYG	@	CHC	W,12-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
100	104	Aug 7	NYG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
101	105	Aug 8	NYG	@	STL	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
102	106	Aug 9	NYG	@	STL	L,2-6	GS	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	139 (32)	Sep 7 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	140	Sep 9	NYG	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	144 (3)	Sep 13 (1)	NYG	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
106	145	Sep 13 (2)	NYG	@	MLN	W,7-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	146	Sep 15	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
108	147	Sep 16	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
109	148	Sep 19 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	149	Sep 19 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
111	150	Sep 20	NYG		PIT	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	151	Sep 22	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	152	Sep 23	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
							115gm		963.1	242	10	7	259	4