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	23-23 / in Starts: 21-10
Longest Hitting Streak	14 games
Longest On Base Streak	15 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 136 PAs	21
Actual Runners on Base	92 (45-28-19)
Avg. MLBer w/ 136 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	85 (45-27-13)

Most Driven In
A Dark	12
Self	4
D Mueller	3
A Corwin	1
W Lockman	1
H Wilhelm	0
B Thomson	0

Most Driven In By
Self	4
D Rhodes	2
B Thomson	2
W Westrum	1
H Thompson	1

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 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	578	89 (88)	Jul 27	NYG		CIN	L,4-11	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.01	0.001	.04	0.00%	0.38	PH
2	579	92 (2)	Jul 30 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,2-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	2.04	-0.048	9.86	-0.14%	-0.28	PH
3	580	93	Jul 31	NYG		CHC	L,8-11	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	5	.11	0.007	.47	0.02%	0.38	PH CF
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
4	581	94	Aug 1	NYG		PIT	W,7-3	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	5	1.07	0.088	3.87	0.19%	0.19	RF
5	582	98 (3)	Aug 5	NYG		BRO	W,7-6	14-15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	8	2.54	-0.062	16.65	-0.24%	-0.15	PH
6	583	100 (1)	Aug 7 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,5-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	9	1.45	-0.041	12.37	-0.21%	-0.22	PH
7	584	102 (1)	Aug 9	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.48	-0.012	1.61	-0.02%	-0.09	PH
8	585	103	Aug 11 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,10-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	1.34	-0.034	3.16	-0.05%	-0.09	PH
9	586	105 (1)	Aug 13 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-5	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.364	.727	9	2.07	0.081	6.75	0.16%	0.25	PH
10	587	111 (5)	Aug 17 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,4-2	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.308	.615	4	.66	-0.034	1.24	-0.04%	-0.44	LF
11	588	114 (2)	Aug 21 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	6	5.68	-0.142	15.57	-0.23%	-0.75	PH
12	589	115	Aug 21 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,10-5	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.267	.533	9	1.34	-0.037	3.18	-0.05%	-0.22	PH
13	590	116	Aug 22	NYG	@	STL	L,1-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.54	-0.038	4.75	-0.07%	-0.15	PH
14	591	117	Aug 23	NYG	@	STL	L,1-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.235	.471	9	1.09	-0.026	2.79	-0.04%	-0.28	PH
15	592	118	Aug 24 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS-7	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.333	.300	.633	4	1.43	0.093	2.22	0.09%	0.80	LF
16	593	120 (1)	Aug 25	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.360	.333	.693	4	.95	-0.008	1.29	-0.01%	-0.08	LF
17	594	122 (1)	Aug 27	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-4	GS-7	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.357	.379	.464	.844	4	.64	0.086	.41	0.03%	0.60	LF
18	595	123	Aug 28	NYG	@	PIT	W,14-7	GS-5	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.344	.364	.438	.801	4	.33	-0.023	.32	-0.01%	0.27	LF
19	596	124	Aug 30	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.405	.424	.830	4	.86	0.045	1.91	0.06%	0.48	LF
20	597	125	Aug 31	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.297	.366	.378	.744	4	.29	-0.031	.94	-0.06%	-0.82	LF
Sept		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
21	598	126	Sep 1 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-1	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.341	.350	.691	4	1.02	-0.002	.96	0.00%	-0.26	LF
22	599	127	Sep 1 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.364	.697	4	1.00	-0.033	1.26	-0.03%	-0.47	LF
23	600	128	Sep 3	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	GS-10	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.340	.367	.707	4	1.23	0.049	1.81	0.04%	0.57	LF
24	601	129	Sep 4	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG(11)	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.291	.339	.364	.703	4	2.54	0.037	3.69	0.03%	0.24	LF
25	602	130	Sep 5	NYG		PHI	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.288	.333	.356	.689	4	.93	-0.053	1.91	-0.07%	-0.34	LF
26	603	131	Sep 6 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,6-4	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.286	.328	.349	.678	4	1.18	0.054	5.88	0.16%	1.30	LF
27	604	132	Sep 6 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,7-3	GS-9	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.333	.353	.686	4	.63	0.076	4.88	0.35%	-0.17	LF
28	605	133	Sep 7	NYG		BRO	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.296	.342	.366	.708	4	.75	-0.006	7.78	-0.04%	-0.04	LF
29	606	134	Sep 8 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,2-10	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.307	.350	.413	.763	4	.66	0.090	3.90	0.32%	1.22	LF
30	607	135	Sep 8 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.316	.357	.418	.775	4	.98	-0.014	3.34	-0.03%	0.04	LF
31	608	136	Sep 9	NYG		PIT	W,11-6	GS-4	2	2	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.372	.469	.841	4	.76	0.117	2.19	0.20%	2.13	LF
32	609	137	Sep 10	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG(13)	5	5	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.337	.374	.488	.862	4	1.77	0.350	8.05	0.95%	1.17	LF
33	610	138	Sep 11	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.368	.478	.846	4	.44	-0.030	1.50	-0.06%	-0.28	LF
34	611	139	Sep 12 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.351	.384	.521	.905	4	.56	0.119	2.99	0.38%	1.69	LF
35	612	140	Sep 12 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,7-8	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.367	.398	.531	.929	4	1.02	0.158	6.89	0.64%	1.25	LF
36	613	141	Sep 13	NYG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.356	.393	.515	.907	4	1.24	-0.010	5.04	-0.02%	-0.01	LF
37	614	142	Sep 14	NYG		STL	L,4-14	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.346	.382	.500	.882	4	.55	-0.041	3.47	-0.16%	-0.47	LF
38	615	143	Sep 15	NYG		STL	W,12-1	GS-6	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.346	.386	.495	.881	4	1.06	-0.050	6.72	-0.19%	1.29	LF
39	616	144	Sep 16	NYG		CHC	L,0-9	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.349	.393	.495	.889	4	.42	-0.014	2.59	-0.05%	0.27	LF
40	617	146 (1)	Sep 19	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.345	.388	.487	.875	4	1.87	-0.168	11.29	-0.61%	-0.81	LF
41	618	147	Sep 20	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.342	.385	.482	.868	6	2.03	-0.050	4.74	-0.07%	-0.15	PH
42	619	149 (1)	Sep 24 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,11-8	GS-8	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.331	.378	.466	.844	4	.92	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.01	LF
43	620	150	Sep 24 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,8-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.322	.369	.455	.824	4	.80	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.63	LF
44	621	151	Sep 25	NYG		BSN	W,3-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.315	.366	.444	.809	4	1.81	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-1.04	LF
45	622	153 (1)	Sep 27	NYG		PHI	L,3-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.312	.363	.440	.803	9	.29	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
46	623	154	Sep 28	NYG		PHI	L,4-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.360	.437	.797	9	.47	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.28	PH
							23-23		136	126	10	39	2	1	4	21	9	2	11	1	0		2	3	0	0	.310	.360	.437	.797		1.07	0.338	3.48	1.14%	5.89

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