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Monte Irvin
Montford Merrill Irvin

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.

MLB Debut July 8, 1949
Final Game September 30, 1956
Born February 25, 1919 in Columbia, AL
Died January 11, 2016 (age 96)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1949 30 NYN NL   36   74   11   19   3   1   0    5   0   0   27   13  .257  .456  .324  .781   108    24   1   1   0   1   0  
 1950 31 NYN NL  118  399   72  128  24   5  20   61   1   0   50   38  .321  .402  .556  .958   127   222   0   0   6   4   7  
 1951 32 NYN NL  152  609  122  187  22  12  21  100  26   4   95   67  .307  .399  .486  .885   116   296   0   8  11   3  16  MVP-10
 1952 33 NYN NL   55  112    8   23   1   0   1    6   0   0   10   12  .205  .276  .241  .517    74    27   0   0   1   1   5  
 1953 34 NYN NL  131  452   85  163  15   6  21   80   3   4   57   38  .361  .430  .560  .990   126   253   1   4   6   1  13  
 1954 35 NYN NL  127  458   50  108  10   4  17   65   7   1   51   32  .236  .311  .386  .697    93   177   0   5   0   1  13  
 1955 36 NYN NL   14   12    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .167  .312  .167  .479    66     2   0   1   0   1   0  
 1956 37 NYN NL   32   62    9   13   2   0   0    4   0   0   15   10  .210  .364  .242  .606    83    15   0   0   1   0   4  
         CHN NL   48  121   16   32   6   2   2   12   1   0   15   16  .264  .346  .397  .742   101    48   0   0   1   0   5  
         TOT      80  183   25   45   8   2   2   16   1   0   30   26  .246  .352  .344  .696          63   0   0   2   0   9 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      713 2299  373  675  83  30  82  334  38   9  322  227  .294  .380  .463  .843        1064   2  19  26  12  63
 Per 600 PA           520   84  153  19   7  19   76   9   2   73   51                                 241   0   4   6   3  14
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NY2      665 2178  357  643  77  28  80  322  37   9  307  211  .295  .382  .466  .849        1016   2  19  25  12  58
   With CHN       48  121   16   32   6   2   2   12   1   0   15   16  .264  .346  .397  .742          48   0   0   1   0   5
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      764 2499  366  731  97  31  99  443  28   7  351  220  .293  .383  .475  .858        1187   9  11   5  23  81
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1949 30 NYN NL  78   14   6.9  11   4   0  .364   1    5    2  .400    0    0  .000  1B   4e13       99   
 1950 31 NYN NL  29   90   8.8  21  11   2  .524  10   33   15  .455    0    0  .000  UT              69   
 1951 32 NYN NL  35  124   7.5   0   0   0  .000  18   50   26  .520    0    0  .000  UT             -44   
 1952 33 NYN NL  64    6   2.0  30   3   0  .100   1    8    4  .500    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e7   -284   
 1953 34 NYN NL  26  107   9.3  16   9   1  .562   3   26   16  .615    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e9     43   
 1954 35 NYN NL  17   55   4.1   5   1   0  .200   8   35   16  .457    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e9   -104   
 1955 36 NYN NL  50    1   2.5   6   1   0  .167   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e14  -191   
 1956 37 NYN NL  55    5   3.0  12   3   0  .250   1    5    3  .600    0    0  .000  1B   4e25     -201   
         CHN NL  66   16   4.6  16   2   0  .125   1    9    6  .667    0    0  .000  1B   4e25      -64   
         TOT                    28   5   0  .179   2   14    9  .643    0    0  .000
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          422   6.7 117  34   3  .291  43  171   88  .515    0    0  .000                 -31   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 20.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 23.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1949 30 NYN NL  1B    22   150    14    1   18   .994    20   170.0   8.68
                 3B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1950 31 NYN NL  LF    49    69     9    1    1   .987    47   413.2   1.70
                 1B    49   381    34    9   36   .979    44   395.1   9.45
                 RF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   1.80
 1951 32 NYN NL  1B    77   700    49   18   77   .977    77   686.2   9.82
                 RF    76   166     3    0    1  1.000    75   680.0   2.24
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1952 33 NYN NL  LF    21    43     2    1    1   .978    16   149.1   2.71
                 RF     4     7     0    0    0  1.000     2    22.0   2.86
                 CF     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   3.60
 1953 34 NYN NL  RF   110   206     5    3    0   .986   110   955.1   1.99
                 LF     3     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
                 CF     2     1     1    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   6.00
 1954 35 NYN NL  RF   110   180     6    6    0   .969   110   954.1   1.75
                 LF    18    18     0    1    0   .947    10   104.0   1.56
                 2B     1     1     1    1    1   .667     0     5.0   3.60
 1955 36 NYN NL  LF     7     6     0    0    0  1.000     0    17.0   3.18
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.1   6.75
 1956 37 NYN NL  1B    14   109     7    1   14   .991    12    98.2  10.58
                 LF     4     3     1    0    0  1.000     2    19.0   1.89
         CHN NL  1B    25   212    14    1   19   .996    25   213.0   9.55
                 LF     6     4     0    0    0  1.000     2    23.0   1.57
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   303   561    14    9    1   .985   297  2618.0   1.98
                 1B   187  1552   118   30  164   .982   178  1563.2   9.61
                 LF   110   145    12    3    2   .981    77   731.0   1.93
                 CF     5     3     1    0    0  1.000     0     8.0   4.50
                 2B     1     1     1    1    1   .667     0     5.0   3.60
                 3B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1956 WS    NYN NYA   L    5  14  3  4  1  0  1   2  0  0  .286  .286  .571  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1949  NYN   78-76   Rick Field
 1950  NYN   72-82   Rick Field
 1951  NYN   88-66   Rick Field
 1952  NYN   69-85   Rick Field
 1953  NYN   82-72   Rick Field
 1954  NYN   93-61   Larry Reeves
 1955  NYN   68-86   Larry Reeves
 1956  NYN   96-58   Larry Reeves
 1956  CHN   78-76   Alan Boodman

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