Monte Irvin
Given Name: Monford Merrill
Born: 2/25/1919 in Haleburg, AL US
Died: 1/11/2016 in Houston, TX USA
First Game: Friday July 8, 1949
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973
Voted in by Negro League
Monte Irvin's Batting Statistics
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | Avg | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1939 | NE | 32 | 115 | 22 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | .287 | .374 | .470 | .844 |
| 1940 | NE | 40 | 146 | 32 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | .370 | .439 | .582 | 1.021 |
| 1941 | NE | 53 | 200 | 47 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 129 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 2 | .385 | .448 | .645 | 1.093 |
| 1942 | NE | 5 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .522 | .864 | 1.385 |
| 1943 | NE | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 1945 | NE | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
| 1946 | NE | 57 | 217 | 52 | 80 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 119 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | .369 | .443 | .548 | .991 |
| 1947 | NE | 57 | 206 | 41 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 103 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 | .301 | .397 | .500 | .897 |
| 1948 | NE | 43 | 151 | 25 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 64 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .272 | .360 | .424 | .784 |
| 1949 | NY1 | 36 | 76 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | .224 | .366 | .316 | .681 |
| 1950 | NY1 | 110 | 374 | 61 | 112 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 186 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 41 | .299 | .392 | .497 | .889 |
| 1951 | NY1 | 151 | 558 | 94 | 174 | 19 | 11 | 24 | 287 | 121 | 12 | 2 | 89 | 44 | .312 | .415 | .514 | .929 |
| 1952 | NY1 | 46 | 126 | 10 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | .310 | .365 | .437 | .801 |
| 1953 | NY1 | 124 | 444 | 72 | 146 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 240 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 34 | .329 | .406 | .541 | .947 |
| 1954 | NY1 | 135 | 432 | 62 | 113 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 189 | 64 | 7 | 4 | 70 | 23 | .262 | .363 | .438 | .801 |
| 1955 | NY1 | 51 | 150 | 16 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 15 | .253 | .337 | .333 | .671 |
| 1956 | CHN | 111 | 339 | 44 | 92 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 156 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 41 | .271 | .346 | .460 | .807 |
| Career | 1055 | 3570 | 593 | 1091 | 159 | 46 | 140 | 1762 | 693 | 54 | 7 | 484 | 231 | .306 | .392 | .494 | .886 | |
| Max | 151 | 558 | 94 | 174 | 21 | 11 | 24 | 287 | 121 | 12 | 4 | 89 | 44 | .500 | .522 | .864 | 1.385 | |
Monte Irvin's World Series and Playoffs Batting Statistics
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | IBB | HBP | SH | SF | GIDP | Avg | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NLP1 | NE | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
| 1946 | NWS | NE | 7 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .533 | .885 | 1.418 |
| 1951 | WS | NY1 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .458 | .500 | .542 | 1.042 |
| 1954 | WS | NY1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 |
| 21 | 71 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .394 | .463 | .592 | 1.054 |
Monte Irvin's Fielding Statistics
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | PB |
| 1938 | NE | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NE | 1B | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NE | OF | 9 | 9 | 73.1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NE | 3B | 23 | 22 | 180.0 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1940 | NE | 2B | 3 | 3 | 24.1 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NE | 3B | 5 | 4 | 36.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NE | SS | 10 | 10 | 81.0 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1940 | NE | OF | 23 | 23 | 185.0 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NE | 3B | 3 | 2 | 19.2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NE | OF | 13 | 13 | 104.1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NE | SS | 38 | 38 | 324.2 | 84 | 99 | 13 | 17 | 0 |
| 1942 | NE | OF | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1943 | NE | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | NE | 2B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1945 | NE | OF | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NE | OF | 27 | 23 | 196.0 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NE | SS | 36 | 33 | 293.2 | 61 | 86 | 13 | 16 | 0 |
| 1947 | NE | 2B | 16 | 15 | 127.2 | 34 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 1947 | NE | SS | 21 | 15 | 142.2 | 32 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1947 | NE | OF | 27 | 26 | 208.0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NE | 1B | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1948 | NE | 3B | 3 | 2 | 21.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NE | OF | 39 | 38 | 320.0 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NY1 | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1949 | NY1 | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1949 | NY1 | OF | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NY1 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NY1 | OF | 49 | 0 | 0.0 | 109 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NY1 | 1B | 59 | 0 | 0.0 | 459 | 48 | 11 | 62 | 0 |
| 1951 | NY1 | 1B | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 348 | 50 | 8 | 47 | 0 |
| 1951 | NY1 | OF | 112 | 0 | 0.0 | 237 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1952 | NY1 | OF | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1953 | NY1 | OF | 113 | 0 | 0.0 | 244 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1954 | NY1 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NY1 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NY1 | OF | 128 | 118 | 1069.1 | 274 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | NY1 | OF | 45 | 39 | 363.2 | 94 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | CHN | OF | 96 | 88 | 777.0 | 216 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 1B | 108 | 2 | 23.1 | 872 | 102 | 20 | 115 | 0 | |
| Career | 2B | 20 | 19 | 160.0 | 47 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career | 3B | 41 | 30 | 258.2 | 20 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career | OF | 730 | 384 | 3355.2 | 1490 | 56 | 30 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career | SS | 106 | 96 | 844.0 | 192 | 259 | 33 | 43 | 0 | |