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	6-4 / in Starts: 6-4
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1951	WS g1	Oct 4	NYG	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	5	5	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.800	.800	1.200	2.000	4	.70	0.187	36.43	6.20%	1.56	LF
2	1951	WS g2	Oct 5	NYG	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.778	.778	1.000	1.778	4	1.23	0.181	62.98	5.15%	1.23	LF
3	1951	WS g3	Oct 6	NYG		NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.583	.615	.750	1.365	4	.77	0.036	48.49	1.25%	0.48	LF
4	1951	WS g4	Oct 8	NYG		NYY	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	.563	.588	.688	1.276	4	1.05	0.010	67.67	0.02%	0.57	LF
5	1951	WS g5	Oct 9	NYG		NYY	L,1-13	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.550	.571	.650	1.221	4	.30	0.102	25.05	4.60%	0.82	LF
6	1951	WS g6	Oct 10	NYG	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.458	.500	.542	1.042	4	2.03	-0.098	155.82	-4.14%	-0.54	LF
1954 Postseason			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
7	1954	WS g1	Sep 29	NYG		CLE	W,5-2	GS-10	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.56	-0.133	81.58	-3.95%	-1.25	LF
8	1954	WS g2	Sep 30	NYG		CLE	W,3-1	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.46	-0.012	24.42	-0.41%	-0.11	LF
9	1954	WS g3	Oct 1	NYG	@	CLE	W,6-2	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.48	-0.038	61.66	-1.01%	-0.42	LF
10	1954	WS g4	Oct 2	NYG	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	6	.94	0.081	17.75	1.01%	0.96	LF
									81	71	14	28	3	1	3	13	9	0	4	0	1	0		1	3	1	.394	.463	.592	1.054

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