Monte Irvin

Full Name: Montford Merrill Irvin	Primary Position: OF,LF,1B
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/195	First Game: July 8, 1949
Birthdate: February 25, 1919	Final Game: September 30, 1956
Birthplace: Haleburg, Alabama	MLB Experience: 8 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973

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Monte Irvin (Montford Merrill Irvin) was born on February 25, 1919 in Haleburg, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on July 8, 1949 for the New York Giants. In 1950, his rookie year, he hit .299 with 15 home runs and 66 RBI. Irvin played for the New York Giants and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that Monte Irvin's best season was 1951, when he slugged 24 home runs, hit for a .312 average and knocked in 121 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1949	NY	N	36	76	7	17	0	7	.224	.366	.316	3	2	17	11	0	0	0	0	2
1950	NY	N	110	374	61	112	15	66	.299	.392	.497	19	5	52	41	5	1	3	0	7
1951	NY	N	151	558	94	174	24	121	.312	.415	.514	19	11	89	44	9	1	12	0	15
1952	NY	N	46	126	10	39	4	21	.310	.365	.437	2	1	10	11	1	0	0	0	3
1953	NY	N	124	444	72	146	21	97	.329	.406	.541	21	5	55	34	3	0	2	0	20
1954	NY	N	135	432	62	113	19	64	.262	.363	.438	13	3	70	23	2	3	7	8	18
1955	NY	N	51	150	16	38	1	17	.253	.337	.333	7	1	17	15	3	1	3	0	5
1956	CHI	N	111	339	44	92	15	50	.271	.346	.460	13	3	41	41	0	3	1	5	11
Total			764	2499	366	731	99	443	.293	.383	.475	97	31	351	220	23	9	28	13	81

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1949	NY	N	OF	10	0	0	15	3	0	0	1.000
1949	NY	N	3B	5	0	0	1	11	1	1	.923
1949	NY	N	1B	5	0	0	40	3	0	5	1.000
1950	NY	N	1B	59	0	0	459	48	11	62	.979
1950	NY	N	OF	49	0	0	109	2	1	0	.991
1950	NY	N	3B	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.000
1951	NY	N	OF	112	0	0	237	10	1	1	.996
1951	NY	N	1B	39	0	0	348	50	8	47	.980
1952	NY	N	OF	32	0	0	44	3	0	1	1.000
1953	NY	N	OF	113	0	0	244	10	7	4	.973
1954	NY	N	1B	1	0	1.1	2	0	0	0	1.000
1954	NY	N	3B	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	.000
1954	NY	N	OF	128	118	1069.1	274	7	7	0	.976
1954	NY	N	RF	2	1	9	1	0	0	0	1.000
1954	NY	N	LF	127	117	1060.1	275	7	7	0	.976
1955	NY	N	OF	45	0	0	94	4	4	0	.961
1956	CHI	N	OF	96	0	0	216	6	2	0	.991
Total			1B	104	0	1.1	849	101	19	114	.980
Total			OF	585	118	1069.1	1233	45	22	6	.983
Total			3B	8	0	2	2	12	2	1	.875
Total			RF	2	1	9	1	0	0	0	1.000
Total			LF	127	117	1060.1	275	7	7	0	.976

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Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Giants (1949).
Selected by Chicago Cubs from New York Giants in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 27, 1955).

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