Irv Noren
[edit] Biography
Irv Noren (Irving Arnold Noren) was born on November 29, 1924 in Jamestown, New York. He made his Major League debut on April 18, 1950 for the Washington Senators. In 1950, his rookie year, he hit .295 with 14 home runs and 98 RBI. Noren played for the Washington Senators, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Athletics and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Irv Noren's best season was 1950, when he hit for a .295 average and knocked in 98 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1950
| WAS
| A
| 138
| 542
| 80
| 160
| 14
| 98
| .295
| .375
| .459
| 27
| 10
| 67
| 77
| 2
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 10
|
| 1951
| WAS
| A
| 129
| 509
| 82
| 142
| 8
| 86
| .279
| .345
| .411
| 33
| 5
| 51
| 35
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 14
|
| 1952
| WAS
| A
| 12
| 49
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 2
| .245
| .327
| .347
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1952
| NY
| A
| 93
| 272
| 36
| 64
| 5
| 21
| .235
| .316
| .353
| 13
| 2
| 26
| 34
| 6
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| 105
| 321
| 40
| 76
| 5
| 23
| .237
| .318
| .352
| 16
| 3
| 32
| 37
| 6
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
|
| 1953
| NY
| A
| 109
| 345
| 55
| 92
| 6
| 46
| .267
| .350
| .388
| 12
| 6
| 42
| 39
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| 1954
| NY
| A
| 125
| 426
| 70
| 136
| 12
| 66
| .319
| .377
| .481
| 21
| 6
| 43
| 38
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 4
|
| 1955
| NY
| A
| 132
| 371
| 49
| 94
| 8
| 59
| .253
| .331
| .375
| 19
| 1
| 43
| 33
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 6
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| 29
| 37
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 6
| .216
| .408
| .243
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| 17
| 30
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 10
| .367
| .429
| .667
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| 81
| 160
| 8
| 34
| 2
| 16
| .213
| .267
| .300
| 8
| 0
| 11
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| 1957
| Total
|
| 98
| 190
| 11
| 45
| 3
| 26
| .237
| .295
| .358
| 12
| 1
| 15
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| 117
| 178
| 24
| 47
| 4
| 22
| .264
| .327
| .393
| 9
| 1
| 13
| 21
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1959
| STL
| N
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| 65
| 156
| 27
| 50
| 4
| 19
| .321
| .384
| .462
| 6
| 2
| 13
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1959
| TOT
| N
| 73
| 164
| 27
| 51
| 4
| 19
| .311
| .372
| .451
| 7
| 2
| 13
| 26
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| 26
| 25
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 1
| .200
| .231
| .320
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| CHI
| N
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .091
| .286
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| 38
| 36
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 2
| .167
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 245
| 408
| 55
| 115
| 10
| 53
| .282
| .346
| .424
| 20
| 4
| 34
| 65
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 8
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 848
| 2711
| 388
| 742
| 55
| 400
| .274
| .348
| .408
| 137
| 31
| 301
| 285
| 15
| 16
| 32
| 9
| 48
|
| Total
|
|
| 1093
| 3119
| 443
| 857
| 65
| 453
| .275
| .348
| .410
| 157
| 35
| 335
| 350
| 22
| 16
| 34
| 14
| 56
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1950
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 121
| 0
| 0
| 357
| 20
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1950
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 143
| 14
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1951
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 420
| 15
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1952
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 42
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| NY
| A
| OF
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 95
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 135
| 10
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 137
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| NY
| A
| OF
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 208
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1954
| NY
| A
| OF
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 242
| 9
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1954
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| NY
| A
| OF
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 238
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| OF
| 8
| 5
| 50.2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| RF
| 7
| 4
| 43.2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| OF
| 6
| 6
| 53
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 25
| 25
| 189
| 191
| 12
| 2
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| RF
| 6
| 6
| 53
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| Total
|
| RF
| 13
| 10
| 96.2
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| Total
|
| OF
| 14
| 11
| 103.2
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| CF
| 13
| 8
| 66.2
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| OF
| 77
| 28
| 343
| 75
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| RF
| 11
| 1
| 26.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| LF
| 60
| 19
| 250
| 60
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1959
| STL
| N
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1959
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| STL
| N
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 17
| 16
| 133
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 17
| 13
| 108.1
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 40
| 35
| 287.1
| 81
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 6
| 6
| 46
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 19
| 14
| 112.1
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 42
| 36
| 291.1
| 81
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1960
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 80
| 34
| 369.1
| 89
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 66
| 26
| 201
| 483
| 38
| 12
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 801
| 75
| 739
| 1778
| 76
| 31
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 19
| 14
| 112.2
| 27
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 42
| 27
| 257
| 53
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1946).
- Sold by Brooklyn Dodgers to Washington Senators for $50000 (September 30, 1949).
- Traded by Washington Senators with Tom Upton to New York Yankees in exchange for Jackie Jensen, Spec Shea, Jerry Snyder and Archie Wilson (May 3, 1952).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Milt Graff, Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan, Rip Coleman, Billy Hunter and a player to be named later to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Art Ditmar, Bobby Shantz, Jack McMahan, Wayne Belardi and 2 players to be named later (February 19, 1957); New York Yankees received Curt Roberts (April 4, 1957) and Kansas City Athletics received Jack Urban (April 5, 1957) and New York Yankees received Clete Boyer (June 4, 1957).
- Claimed on waivers by St. Louis Cardinals from Kansas City Athletics (August 31, 1957).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Chick King (May 19, 1959).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (June 4, 1960).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (June 7, 1960).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (October 21, 1960).
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