Monte Irvin

Positions: Leftfielder, Shortstop and Rightfielder

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)

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

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1938	19	-10.2	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0
1939	20	-9.7	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	27	106	97	15	25	3	1	3	18	1		8		.258	.314	.402	.716	39
1940	21	-7.9	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	39	161	142	32	54	11	4	4	36	3		15		.380	.447	.599	1.045	85	0	2	2		0
1941	22	-7.2	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	49	209	181	41	70	14	1	10	48	7		20		.387	.451	.641	1.091	116	0	1	7		0
1942	23	-5.6	Veracruz	MEX	Ind		63	287	237	74	94	17	6	20	79	11		50	19	.397	.502	.772	1.274	183
1942	23	-7.3	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	4	18	18	7	11	3	1	1	11	0		0		.611	.611	1.056	1.667	19			0
1943	24	-7.5	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	1	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	1		0	0	0

1945	26	-5.8	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	2	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		.111	.111	.111	.222	1		0	0		0
1946	27	-3.1	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	57	248	217	52	80	17	2	6	54	2		28		.369	.443	.548	.992	119		1	2		0
1947	28	-1.2	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	57	240	204	41	62	6	1	11	47	6		32		.304	.401	.505	.906	103		1	3
1948	29	0.2	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	43	173	151	25	41	4	2	5	27	5		20		.272	.361	.424	.784	64		1	1
1949	30	2.4	Jersey City	IL	AAA	NYG	63	266	204	55	76	18	5	9	52	14		59	22	.373	.519	.642	1.161	131		3	0
1949	30	1.9	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	36	93	76	7	17	3	2	0	7	0	1	17	11	.224	.366	.316	.681	24	2	0	0		0
1950	31	3.6	Jersey City	IL	AAA	NYG	18	81	51	28	26	4	1	10	33	2		29	6	.510	.691	1.216	1.907	62		1	0
1950	31	3.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	110	432	374	61	112	19	5	15	66	3	1	52	41	.300	.392	.497	.889	186	7	5	1		3
1951	32	3.5	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	151	657	558	94	174	19	11	24	121	12	2	89	44	.312	.415	.514	.929	287	15	9	1		5
1952	33	4.7	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	46	137	126	10	39	2	1	4	21	0	1	10	11	.310	.365	.437	.802	55	3	1	0		2
1953	34	5.9	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	124	502	444	72	146	21	5	21	97	2	0	55	34	.329	.406	.541	.947	240	20	3	0		3
1954	35	7.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	135	512	432	62	113	13	3	19	64	7	4	70	23	.262	.364	.438	.801	189	18	2	3	5	8
1955	36	9.6	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	75	305	250	57	88	21	1	14	52	2		46	23	.352	.457	.612	1.069	153	7	4	3	2
1955	36	7.9	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	51	173	150	16	38	7	1	1	17	3	0	17	15	.253	.337	.333	.671	50	5	3	1	2	0
1956	37	8.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	111	387	339	44	92	13	3	15	50	1	0	41	41	.271	.346	.460	.807	156	11	0	3	4	5
1957	38	9.5	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	BRO	4		10		3									.300
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (18 seasons)					Majors		1044	4062	3523	580	1076	155	43	139	684	52	9	474	220	.305	.391	.492	.883	1734		29	24	11	26
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		160	662	515	140	193	43	7	33	137	18		134	51	.375				346		8	3	2
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		63	287	237	74	94	17	6	20	79	11		50	19	.397	.502	.772	1.274	183
All Levels (19 Seasons)							1267	5011	4275	794	1363	215	56	192	900	81	9	658	290	.319				2263		37	27	13	26

Opn (1 season)					Minors		4	10	10		3									.300
AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		156	652	505	140	190	43	7	33	137	18		134	51	.376	.512	.685	1.197	346		8	3	2