Irv Hall

Irvin Gladstone Hall

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10½", Weight 160 lb.

• Debut April 20, 1943
• Final Game September 26, 1946
• Born October 7, 1918 in Alberton, MD USA
• Died December 12, 2006 in Baltimore, MD USA

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Biographical Information

Infielder Irv Hall began his professional baseball career in 1937 and joined the Philadelphia Athletics in 1943. After two and a half seasons as a regular with the Athletics, he was ordered to report for induction to the Army on July 21, 1945. The evening before, he stayed up all night with teammates celebrating his last night as a civilian. However, the draft board classified him medically unfit for service, and he returned to the club in time for that day's game despite having no sleep the night before. Ironically, the contest that day against the Detroit Tigers went 24 innings.

After his baseball career, Hall was an engineer. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1974, nearly 30 years after beginning his college studies. Hall died in his sleep in 2006 at age 88.

Notable Achievements

• AL Singles Leader (1945)

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1948	Springfield Browns	Three-I League	27-33	6th	St. Louis Browns		replaced Hank Helf (29-34) on July 7
1949	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	71-54	2nd	St. Louis Browns	League Champs
1950	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	62-57	5th	St. Louis Browns
1951	Corning Athletics	PONY League	45-81	8th	Philadelphia Athletics

Records Held

• Most at bats, extra inning game, 11, 7/21/45 (tied)