Monte Irvin - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Monte Irvin



Monford Merrill Irvin
(Mr. Murder)

Born: February 25, 1919 in Haleburg, AL
Died: January 11, 2016 in Houston, TX
          (96 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 6'1"
Wt: 195
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Notes:


• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973
• High School: Orange HS (Orange, NJ)
• College: Lincoln University (Chester County, PA)
• Buried: Cremated
• Relatives: Cal Irvin (Brother)
• Played in the Major Leagues
• Played in the Minor Leagues


Compared to Contemporary Shortstops (Top 50)

Compare With:



Glossary
# Players Pos Yrs Career HoF
1
SS
25
1924-1948
61.8
47.9
5.8
0.1
8.3
2
SS
17
1932-1948
26.6
16.5
6.2
0.6
3.3
3
SS
9
1936-1947
21.8
17.9
0.8
0.2
2.8
4
SS
10
1938-1948
16.5
16.9
-1.1
0.0
0.7
5
SS
11
1938-1948
12.3
3.0
5.7
0.0
3.6
6
SS
7
1939-1945
11.6
6.1
3.9
0.0
1.6
7
SS
6
1938-1946
10.9
10.5
-0.6
0.0
1.1
8
SS
13
1932-1944
5.2
4.9
-1.2
0.0
1.5
9
SS
4
1942-1945
3.9
3.4
-1.6
0.0
2.1
10
SS
11
1930-1943
3.9
3.9
-1.0
0.0
1.1
11
SS
3
1943-1945
3.3
1.6
0.8
0.0
0.9
12
SS
6
1941-1946
2.2
1.2
0.2
0.0
0.8
13
SS
6
1940-1945
1.4
-0.2
-1.2
0.0
2.8
14
SS
19
1929-1948
0.6
-2.6
1.1
0.2
1.9
15
SS
8
1937-1944
0.5
0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.6
16
SS
8
1932-1943
0.5
1.2
-1.0
0.0
0.3
17
SS
9
1939-1948
0.2
0.2
-0.9
0.0
0.9
18
SS
3
1939-1948
0.0
0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.1
19
SS
4
1932-1943
0.0
-0.3
0.1
0.0
0.3
20
SS
1
1943
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
21
SS
4
1937-1945
0.0
0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.3
22
SS
2
1942-1945
-0.1
-0.5
0.1
0.0
0.3
23
SS
1
1943
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
24
SS
2
1937-1944
-0.2
0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.1
25
SS
4
1936-1946
-0.2
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.3
26
SS
4
1935-1944
-0.5
0.0
-0.4
-0.1
0.1
27
SS
4
1940-1947
-0.7
-1.0
0.1
0.0
0.2
28
SS
10
1935-1947
-0.7
-2.1
-0.2
0.0
1.6
29
SS
8
1936-1946
-0.8
-0.1
-0.9
0.0
0.2
30
SS
6
1940-1945
-1.5
-0.5
-1.3
0.0
0.2
31
SS
6
1943-1948
-1.9
-1.7
-0.5
0.1
0.3
32
SS
3
1942-1944
-2.0
-2.7
0.2
0.0
0.5
33
SS
5
1930-1945
-3.1
-4.0
-0.5
0.0
1.4
34
SS
9
1934-1945
-4.2
-6.1
0.1
0.0
1.9

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