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