Irv Young

Full Name: Irving Melrose Young	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/170	First Game: April 14, 1905
Birthdate: July 21, 1877	Final Game: August 25, 1911
Birthplace: Columbia Falls, Maine	MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: January 14, 1935
Deathplace: Brewer, Maine
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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[edit] Biography

Born on July 21, 1877 in Columbia Falls, Maine, Irv Young (Irving Melrose Young) played for the Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 6 year career. Young broke into the bigs on April 14, 1905 with the Boston Beaneaters, and put up a 2.90 ERA in 378 innings pitched in 1905, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Irv Young's best season was 1905, when he posted a 2.90 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 156 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	WP	HBP
1905	BOS	N	43	42	20	21	2.90	156	146	122	41	7	0	378	337	6	71	6	8
1906	BOS	N	43	41	16	25	2.91	151	157	116	37	4	0	358.1	349	7	83	9	6
1907	BOS	N	40	32	10	23	3.96	86	127	108	22	3	1	245.1	287	5	58	3	13
1908	PIT	N	16	7	4	3	2.01	31	31	20	3	1	1	89.2	73	1	21	0	5
1908	BOS	N	16	11	4	9	2.86	32	49	27	7	1	0	85	94	2	19	0	2
1908	TOT	N	32	18	8	12	2.42	63	80	47	10	2	1	174.2	167	3	40	0	7
1910	CHI	A	27	17	4	8	2.72	64	54	41	7	4	0	135.2	122	0	39	2	3
1911	CHI	A	24	11	5	6	4.37	40	61	45	3	1	2	92.2	99	2	25	3	0
Total	NL		158	133	54	81	3.06	456	510	393	110	16	2	1156.1	1140	21	252	18	34
Total	AL		51	28	9	14	3.39	104	115	86	10	5	2	228.1	221	2	64	5	3
Total			209	161	63	95	3.11	560	625	479	120	21	4	1384.2	1361	23	316	23	37

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1905	BOS	N	P	43	33	115	3	1	.980
1906	BOS	N	P	43	27	108	8	5	.944
1907	BOS	N	P	40	20	69	3	4	.967
1908	PIT	N	P	16	4	24	3	0	.903
1908	BOS	N	P	16	6	18	4	2	.857
1908	TOT	N	P	32	10	42	7	2	.881
1910	CHI	A	P	27	11	38	0	1	1.000
1911	CHI	A	P	24	4	28	1	1	.970
Total			P	209	105	400	22	14	.958

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	HBP	SH	SB
1905	BOS	N	43	136	6	14	4	.103	.109	.132	4	0	1	0	1	0
1906	BOS	N	43	125	6	12	6	.096	.137	.104	1	0	6	0	2	0
1907	BOS	N	40	80	2	13	3	.162	.173	.200	1	1	0	1	1	1
1908	PIT	N	16	30	2	6	0	.200	.250	.267	0	1	2	0	0	0
1908	BOS	N	16	32	2	5	2	.156	.156	.156	0	0	0	0	1	0
1908	TOT	N	32	62	4	11	2	.177	.203	.210	0	1	2	0	1	0
1910	CHI	A	27	44	3	5	1	.114	.133	.159	0	1	1	0	3	1
1911	CHI	A	24	28	0	5	2	.179	.207	.250	2	0	1	0	1	0
Total	NL		158	403	18	50	15	.124	.145	.149	6	2	9	1	5	1
Total	AL		51	72	3	10	3	.139	.162	.194	2	1	2	0	4	1
Total			209	475	21	60	18	.126	.148	.156	8	3	11	1	9	2