| Monte Irvin Montford Merrill Irvin (Mr. Murder) Positions: Leftfielder and First Baseman
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Born: February 25, 1919 in Haleburg, AL
High School: East Orange HS (East Orange, NJ)
Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants in 1949.
(All Transactions)
Debut: July 8, 1949 (Age 30)
vs. BRO 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Giants/Cubs 1949-1956
Final Game: September 30, 1956 (Age 37)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Negro League Committee as Player in 1973.
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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 (92) | Jul 31 | NYG | CHC | L,8-11 | GF | 9 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | PH CF | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 2 | 94 | Aug 1 | NYG | PIT | W,7-3 | GS | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | RF | |
| 3 | 111 (16) | Aug 17 (2) | NYG | BSN | W,4-2 | GS | 11 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF | |
| 4 | 118 (6) | Aug 24 (1) | NYG | @ | CIN | L,4-5 | GS | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 120 (1) | Aug 25 | NYG | @ | CIN | L,0-3 | CG | 33 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF |
| 6 | 122 (1) | Aug 27 | NYG | @ | PIT | W,5-4 | GS | 22 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF |
| 7 | 123 | Aug 28 | NYG | @ | PIT | W,14-7 | GS | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 124 | Aug 30 | NYG | @ | BRO | W,4-3 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF |
| 9 | 125 | Aug 31 | NYG | @ | BRO | L,1-9 | CG | 44 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 10 | 126 | Sep 1 (1) | NYG | @ | BSN | W,3-1 | GS | 19 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF |
| 11 | 127 | Sep 1 (2) | NYG | @ | BSN | L,1-5 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF |
| 12 | 128 | Sep 3 | NYG | PHI | W,4-3 | CG | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF | |
| 13 | 129 | Sep 4 | NYG | PHI | W,4-3 | CG | 45 | 11.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | LF | |
| 14 | 130 | Sep 5 | NYG | PHI | W,5-4 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | LF | |
| 15 | 131 | Sep 6 (1) | NYG | BRO | W,6-4 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | LF | |
| 16 | 132 | Sep 6 (2) | NYG | BRO | W,7-3 | GS | 31 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF | |
| 17 | 133 | Sep 7 | NYG | BRO | L,1-4 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | LF | |
| 18 | 134 | Sep 8 (1) | NYG | BRO | L,2-10 | CG | 48 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF | |
| 19 | 135 | Sep 8 (2) | NYG | BRO | W,3-2 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF | |
| 20 | 136 | Sep 9 | NYG | PIT | W,11-6 | GS | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF | |
| 21 | 137 | Sep 10 | NYG | PIT | W,3-2 | CG | 46 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF | |
| 22 | 138 | Sep 11 | NYG | PIT | W,5-4 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF | |
| 23 | 139 | Sep 12 (1) | NYG | CIN | W,4-2 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF | |
| 24 | 140 | Sep 12 (2) | NYG | CIN | L,7-8 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF | |
| 25 | 141 | Sep 13 | NYG | CIN | W,3-2 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | LF | |
| 26 | 142 | Sep 14 | NYG | STL | L,4-14 | GS | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF | |
| 27 | 143 | Sep 15 | NYG | STL | W,12-1 | GS | 21 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | LF | |
| 28 | 144 | Sep 16 | NYG | CHC | L,0-9 | GS | 30 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | LF | |
| 29 | 146 (1) | Sep 19 | NYG | @ | PHI | L,0-1 | CG | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 149 (2) | Sep 24 (1) | NYG | BSN | W,11-8 | GS | 38 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | LF | |
| 31 | 150 | Sep 24 (2) | NYG | BSN | W,8-2 | GS | 25 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | LF | |
| 32 | 151 | Sep 25 | NYG | BSN | W,3-2 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | LF | |
| 32gm | 238.1 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111 | Aug 17 (2) | NYG | BSN | W,4-2 | GS | 11 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 118 (6) | Aug 24 (1) | NYG | @ | CIN | L,4-5 | GS | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 120 (1) | Aug 25 | NYG | @ | CIN | L,0-3 | CG | 33 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 122 (1) | Aug 27 | NYG | @ | PIT | W,5-4 | GS | 22 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 123 | Aug 28 | NYG | @ | PIT | W,14-7 | GS | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 124 | Aug 30 | NYG | @ | BRO | W,4-3 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 125 | Aug 31 | NYG | @ | BRO | L,1-9 | CG | 44 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 8 | 126 | Sep 1 (1) | NYG | @ | BSN | W,3-1 | GS | 19 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 127 | Sep 1 (2) | NYG | @ | BSN | L,1-5 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 128 | Sep 3 | NYG | PHI | W,4-3 | CG | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 129 | Sep 4 | NYG | PHI | W,4-3 | CG | 45 | 11.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | 130 | Sep 5 | NYG | PHI | W,5-4 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 13 | 131 | Sep 6 (1) | NYG | BRO | W,6-4 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14 | 132 | Sep 6 (2) | NYG | BRO | W,7-3 | GS | 31 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | 133 | Sep 7 | NYG | BRO | L,1-4 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 16 | 134 | Sep 8 (1) | NYG | BRO | L,2-10 | CG | 48 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | 135 | Sep 8 (2) | NYG | BRO | W,3-2 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18 | 136 | Sep 9 | NYG | PIT | W,11-6 | GS | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | 137 | Sep 10 | NYG | PIT | W,3-2 | CG | 46 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | 138 | Sep 11 | NYG | PIT | W,5-4 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 139 | Sep 12 (1) | NYG | CIN | W,4-2 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | 140 | Sep 12 (2) | NYG | CIN | L,7-8 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 23 | 141 | Sep 13 | NYG | CIN | W,3-2 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 24 | 142 | Sep 14 | NYG | STL | L,4-14 | GS | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | 143 | Sep 15 | NYG | STL | W,12-1 | GS | 21 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 26 | 144 | Sep 16 | NYG | CHC | L,0-9 | GS | 30 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 27 | 146 (1) | Sep 19 | NYG | @ | PHI | L,0-1 | CG | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 149 (2) | Sep 24 (1) | NYG | BSN | W,11-8 | GS | 38 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 29 | 150 | Sep 24 (2) | NYG | BSN | W,8-2 | GS | 25 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 30 | 151 | Sep 25 | NYG | BSN | W,3-2 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 30gm | 232.1 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||||||||
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