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	26-25 / in Starts: 19-20
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 173 PAs	17
Actual Runners on Base	114 (62-35-17) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 173 PAs	19
Avg. Runners on Base	110 (58-34-17)

Most Driven In
A Dark	8
W Mays	3
D Williams	2
D Mueller	1
D Rhodes	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
A Dark	2
D Mueller	2
W Mays	2
R Katt	1
B Hofman	1
Self	1
H Thompson	1
W Westrum	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	883	1	Apr 13	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	4	.79	-0.047	2.13	-0.08%	1.17	LF
2	884	2	Apr 14	NYG		BRO	L,8-10	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	4	.92	-0.076	2.31	-0.12%	-0.98	LF
3	885	3	Apr 15	NYG		BRO	L,3-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.250	.481	4	1.02	-0.001	2.19	0.00%	-0.38	LF
4	886	4	Apr 16	NYG		PHI	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.235	.200	.435	5	.52	-0.056	1.00	-0.06%	-0.59	LF
5	887	5	Apr 17 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.167	.367	5	1.26	-0.079	2.68	-0.10%	-0.59	LF
6	888	6	Apr 17 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.143	.208	.190	.399	5	1.26	-0.009	2.38	-0.01%	-0.19	LF
7	889	7	Apr 18	NYG		PIT	W,12-3	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.160	.207	.240	.447	5	.41	0.007	.63	0.01%	0.04	LF RF
8	890	8	Apr 22	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.138	.206	.207	.413	4	1.61	-0.172	3.08	-0.20%	-1.51	LF
9	891	9	Apr 23	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.237	.219	.456	5	1.27	-0.009	2.92	-0.01%	-0.04	LF
10	892	10	Apr 24	NYG	@	BRO	W,11-10	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.256	.243	.499	6	1.32	0.107	2.63	0.13%	0.43	LF
11	893	11	Apr 26	NYG		MLN	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.256	.243	.499	4						LF
12	894	13 (1)	Apr 28	NYG		STL	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.195	.255	.244	.499	4	.97	0.009	1.80	0.01%	0.44	LF
13	895	14	Apr 30	NYG		STL	L,2-6	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.231	.217	.448	6	1.03	-0.137	2.11	-0.17%	-1.81	LF
May		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
14	896	15	May 1	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	8-GF(16)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.222	.208	.431	6	2.30	-0.115	3.62	-0.11%	-0.55	LF
15	897	16	May 3	NYG		CHC	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.246	.235	.481	6	.33	0.005	.61	0.01%	0.35	LF
16	898	17	May 4	NYG		CHC	W,4-3	CG(11)	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.200	.258	.236	.494	4	1.84	-0.029	3.07	-0.03%	0.17	LF
17	899	18	May 5	NYG		CHC	W,6-3	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.284	.267	.550	4	.67	0.014	1.22	0.02%	0.97	LF
18	900	19	May 6	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.310	.286	.596	4	1.47	0.185	2.61	0.20%	0.89	LF
19	901	20	May 7	NYG		PIT	W,11-3	CG	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	.246	.329	.277	.606	4						LF
20	902	21	May 8 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.325	.275	.600	4	1.53	-0.039	2.52	-0.04%	0.04	LF
21	903	22	May 8 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,6-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.325	.275	.600	4						LF
22	904	23	May 10	NYG	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.321	.288	.609	4	1.24	0.177	1.96	0.17%	0.64	RF
23	905	24	May 11	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.330	.329	.658	4	.91	0.235	1.46	0.23%	1.44	RF
24	906	25	May 13	NYG	@	STL	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.344	.350	.694	4	1.88	0.157	3.95	0.20%	2.37	RF
25	907	26	May 14	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.253	.340	.337	.678	4	1.00	-0.117	2.18	-0.15%	-1.42	LF
26	908	28 (1)	May 15 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	5	5	2	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.273	.353	.386	.739	4	1.07	0.257	1.86	0.27%	2.49	RF LF
27	909	29	May 17	NYG	@	MLN	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.340	.370	.709	4	.77	-0.078	1.46	-0.09%	-0.96	LF
28	910	30	May 18	NYG	@	MLN	W,4-2	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.354	.688	4	.84	-0.013	1.48	-0.01%	-0.27	LF
29	911	31	May 19	NYG	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.348	.357	.705	7	.87	0.046	1.77	0.06%	0.46	LF
30	912	32	May 20	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.255	.348	.357	.705	6						LF
31	913	33	May 21	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.255	.348	.357	.705	6						LF
32	914	34	May 22 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.265	.353	.373	.725	4						LF
33	915	35	May 22 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.361	.375	.736	4	.83	-0.041	2.23	-0.07%	-0.44	LF
34	916	36	May 24	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-6	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.360	.368	.728	4	1.11	-0.062	3.17	-0.11%	-0.43	LF
35	917	38 (1)	May 25 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.357	.364	.720	6	1.16	-0.044	3.11	-0.07%	-0.45	LF RF
36	918	39	May 26	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.270	.358	.365	.723	4	1.59	0.120	3.80	0.17%	0.65	LF
37	919	40	May 27	NYG		BRO	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.348	.353	.701	6	1.20	-0.123	3.51	-0.22%	-0.96	LF
38	920	41	May 28	NYG		BRO	L,3-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.343	.347	.690	6	1.27	-0.061	4.44	-0.13%	-0.61	LF
39	921	42	May 29	NYG		BRO	L,5-8	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.347	.341	.689	5	1.10	-0.024	3.25	-0.04%	-0.18	LF
40	922	43	May 30 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,6-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.345	.339	.684	6	.30	-0.008	.48	-0.01%	-0.11	PH LF
41	923	44	May 30 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.351	.354	.706	7	.75	0.057	1.29	0.06%	0.52	LF
Jun		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
42	924	46 (1)	Jun 1	NYG		CIN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.349	.351	.700	5	1.24	-0.098	2.04	-0.10%	-0.68	LF
43	925	47	Jun 2	NYG		CIN	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.259	.346	.348	.694	6	.68	-0.019	.96	-0.02%	-0.48	LF
44	926	48	Jun 3	NYG		CHC	L,1-4	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.350	.353	.703	9	.76	0.032	1.29	0.03%	0.27	PH
45	927	49	Jun 4	NYG		CHC	L,8-9	CG(12)	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.344	.345	.689	4	.92	-0.039	1.19	-0.03%	-0.60	LF
46	928	52 (2)	Jun 7	NYG		MLN	L,4-13	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.341	.343	.684	9	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.24	PH
47	929	54 (1)	Jun 10	NYG		STL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.339	.340	.679	4	1.80	-0.145	1.09	-0.05%	-1.33	RF
48	930	58 (3)	Jun 15	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-2	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.343	.340	.683	8	2.81	0.105	2.03	0.05%	0.61	PH
49	931	60 (1)	Jun 17	NYG	@	MLN	L,4-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.341	.338	.679	9	2.09	-0.052	1.67	-0.03%	-0.16	PH
50	932	63 (2)	Jun 20	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.339	.336	.675	9	.81	-0.021	.32	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
51	933	64	Jun 21	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-10	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.337	.333	.671	9	.53	-0.016	.19	0.00%	-0.24	PH
							26-25		173	150	16	38	7	1	1	17	17	0	15	3	1	2	1	5	3	0	.253	.337	.333	.671		1.14	-0.217	2.19	-0.46%	-2.36

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