Arthur Irwin
[edit] Biography
Arthur Irwin (Arthur Albert Irwin) was born on February 14, 1858 in Toronto, Ontario (Canada). He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1880 for the Worcester Ruby Legs. In 1880, his rookie year, he hit .259 with 1 home run and 35 RBI. Irwin played for the Worcester Ruby Legs, Providence Grays, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators and Boston Reds over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Arthur Irwin's best season was 1887, when he knocked in 56 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1880
| WOR
| N
| 85
| 352
| 53
| 91
| 1
| 35
| .259
| .281
| .344
| 19
| 4
| 11
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| WOR
| N
| 50
| 206
| 27
| 55
| 0
| 24
| .267
| .291
| .325
| 8
| 2
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| WOR
| N
| 84
| 333
| 30
| 73
| 0
| 30
| .219
| .251
| .279
| 12
| 4
| 14
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| PRO
| N
| 98
| 406
| 67
| 116
| 0
| 44
| .286
| .306
| .374
| 22
| 7
| 12
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| PRO
| N
| 102
| 404
| 73
| 97
| 2
| 44
| .240
| .289
| .304
| 14
| 3
| 28
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| PRO
| N
| 59
| 218
| 16
| 39
| 0
| 14
| .179
| .228
| .197
| 2
| 1
| 14
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| PHI
| N
| 101
| 373
| 51
| 87
| 0
| 34
| .233
| .299
| .282
| 6
| 6
| 35
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| PHI
| N
| 100
| 374
| 65
| 95
| 2
| 56
| .254
| .344
| .350
| 14
| 8
| 48
| 26
| 3
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| 125
| 448
| 51
| 98
| 0
| 28
| .219
| .277
| .263
| 12
| 4
| 33
| 56
| 3
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| 85
| 313
| 49
| 73
| 0
| 32
| .233
| .326
| .297
| 10
| 5
| 42
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| PHI
| N
| 18
| 73
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 10
| .219
| .278
| .288
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| TOT
| N
| 103
| 386
| 58
| 89
| 0
| 42
| .231
| .317
| .295
| 15
| 5
| 48
| 43
| 1
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| BOS
| P
| 96
| 354
| 60
| 92
| 0
| 45
| .260
| .364
| .314
| 17
| 1
| 57
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| BOS
| a
| 6
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .118
| .286
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| PHI
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 96
| 354
| 60
| 92
| 0
| 45
| .260
| .364
| .314
| 17
| 1
| 57
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 908
| 3500
| 491
| 840
| 5
| 351
| .240
| .292
| .305
| 124
| 44
| 250
| 348
| 7
| 0
| 77
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 6
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .118
| .286
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1010
| 3871
| 552
| 934
| 5
| 396
| .241
| .299
| .305
| 141
| 45
| 309
| 378
| 10
| 0
| 93
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1880
| WOR
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1880
| WOR
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1880
| WOR
| N
| SS
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 95
| 339
| 51
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1881
| WOR
| N
| SS
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 50
| 155
| 36
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .851
|
| 1882
| WOR
| N
| 3B
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 147
| 45
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .837
|
| 1882
| WOR
| N
| SS
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 123
| 33
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .832
|
| 1883
| PRO
| N
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1883
| PRO
| N
| SS
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 93
| 293
| 65
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .856
|
| 1884
| PRO
| N
| SS
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 99
| 307
| 55
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .881
|
| 1884
| PRO
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| PRO
| N
| SS
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 70
| 209
| 40
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1885
| PRO
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1885
| PRO
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .333
|
| 1886
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 137
| 322
| 56
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .891
|
| 1886
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .333
|
| 1887
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 178
| 301
| 58
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .892
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 204
| 374
| 64
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 165
| 279
| 52
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1889
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 46
| 13
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .845
|
| 1889
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 190
| 325
| 65
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .888
|
| 1890
| BOS
| P
| SS
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 137
| 331
| 65
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .878
|
| 1891
| BOS
| a
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 14
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
| 1894
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 18
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 87
| 156
| 50
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .829
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 947
| 0
| 0
| 1301
| 3093
| 594
| 293
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .881
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1884
| PRO
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.00
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.25
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Worcester Ruby Legs (1880).
- Signed by Providence Grays (September 21, 1882).
- Released by Providence Grays (@September, 1885).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (@October, 1886).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Washington Senators for $3000 (June 8, 1889).
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