1B Bill Irvin #28
Age: 44 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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1B BILL IRVIN #28 - AGE: 44 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/16/1929
Born in:Los Angeles, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 37 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, 103 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1948, 8th Pick in Round 1
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1953 Toronto - FABL 23 29 23 8 2 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 6 0 0 .348 .444 .435 .879 146 169 0.2
1954 Toronto - FABL 24 46 96 30 6 2 3 14 14 11 0 0 17 0 0 .312 .383 .510 .894 141 146 0.6
1955 Toronto - FABL 25 87 80 18 1 0 4 12 8 14 0 0 22 0 0 .225 .340 .388 .728 98 105 0.3
1956 Toronto - FABL 26 85 78 17 3 0 4 16 11 10 0 0 14 0 0 .218 .307 .410 .717 102 114 0.4
1957 Toronto - FABL 27 83 152 36 7 0 9 32 19 18 0 1 32 0 0 .237 .316 .461 .776 121 134 0.6
1958 Toronto - FABL 28 97 243 68 16 1 11 44 38 33 5 4 46 0 0 .280 .372 .490 .862 134 143 1.6
1959 Toronto - FABL 29 121 325 77 13 1 14 47 46 58 3 2 68 0 1 .237 .356 .412 .768 108 120 1.2
1960 Chicago - FABL 30 61 134 31 3 0 4 16 20 26 0 1 32 1 1 .231 .354 .343 .697 87 85 -0.2
1961 Chicago - FABL 31 75 75 22 3 0 5 13 11 18 1 0 18 0 0 .293 .436 .533 .970 159 162 0.9
1962 Chicago - FABL 32 15 14 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 .071 .071 .286 .357 -10 -27 -0.2
1964 Chicago - FABL 34 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 98 97 0.0
Total FABL 702 1223 309 54 4 55 199 171 192 9 8 264 1 2 .253 .356 .438 .794 117 125 5.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1948 Tuscaloosa - R 18 28 71 15 7 0 2 8 9 6 3 0 25 0 0 .211 .300 .394 .694 66 67 -0.1
1949 Camagüey - DL 19 22 55 4 1 0 0 3 1 3 1 2 20 0 0 .073 .131 .091 .222 -43 -67 -1.0
1949 Tuscaloosa - R 19 25 64 21 6 0 1 10 9 5 0 3 22 2 0 .328 .361 .469 .830 92 90 0.1
1949 Vancouver - A 19 69 167 25 10 2 1 8 13 10 0 1 54 1 2 .150 .197 .251 .448 18 7 -1.4
1950 Tuscaloosa - R 20 49 133 30 5 0 6 24 18 30 3 1 44 2 0 .226 .377 .398 .776 93 93 0.1
1951 Tuscaloosa - R 21 27 94 23 7 1 6 25 20 23 0 1 43 0 0 .245 .390 .532 .922 112 96 0.2
1951 Vancouver - A 21 94 302 63 13 0 8 42 28 33 3 0 65 0 1 .209 .293 .331 .624 70 53 -1.1
1952 Tuscaloosa - R 22 33 43 12 3 0 3 6 11 14 0 0 22 0 0 .279 .456 .558 1.014 144 151 0.5
1952 Vancouver - A 22 51 181 40 8 0 3 17 21 41 1 1 55 2 2 .221 .366 .315 .681 80 84 -0.2
1960 Milwaukee - AAA 30 57 193 46 6 0 12 39 41 39 7 2 33 0 0 .238 .382 .456 .838 127 129 1.1
1963 Fort Wayne - AAA 33 103 188 47 9 1 8 32 23 29 6 2 37 0 0 .250 .364 .436 .801 116 122 1.2
1964 Fort Wayne - AAA 34 39 121 28 8 1 3 10 19 21 4 0 22 2 1 .231 .363 .388 .751 104 111 0.4
1965 Vancouver - A 35 26 24 8 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 0 .333 .385 .375 .760 114 103 0.1
1965 Davenport - A 35 22 19 8 0 0 0 1 9 6 0 0 5 0 0 .421 .560 .421 .981 165 194 0.4
1965 Chattanooga - AA 35 7 3 2 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .857 .667 1.524 320 333 0.2
Total DIX 7 3 2 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .857 .667 1.524 320 333
Total HL 22 19 8 0 0 0 1 9 6 0 0 5 0 0 .421 .560 .421 .981 165 194
Total COW 240 674 136 32 2 12 69 64 85 5 2 178 3 5 .202 .295 .309 .604 63 53
Total GSL 162 405 101 28 1 18 73 67 78 6 5 156 4 0 .249 .374 .457 .831 99 96
Total CL 199 502 121 23 2 23 81 83 89 17 4 92 2 1 .241 .371 .432 .803 117 122
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1948 Tuscaloosa - R LF 24 23 27 2 1 30 1 .967 181.0 1.44 -1.9 .903
1949 Camagüey - DL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 +0.0 1.049
1949 Vancouver - A LF 69 67 99 1 0 106 6 .943 483.1 1.86 -1.0 .948
1949 Tuscaloosa - R LF 21 21 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 152.2 1.36 +0.7 1.102
1949 Camagüey - DL LF 19 17 34 1 0 37 2 .946 138.0 2.28 -2.5 .936
1950 Tuscaloosa - R LF 48 46 71 0 0 75 4 .947 364.2 1.75 -1.6 1.025
1951 Vancouver - A LF 93 93 146 2 0 152 4 .974 738.2 1.80 -0.3 1.004
1951 Tuscaloosa - R LF 26 26 21 1 0 22 0 1.000 210.0 0.94 +0.8 1.025
1952 Vancouver - A LF 51 51 71 2 0 78 5 .936 429.2 1.53 -2.2 .960
1952 Tuscaloosa - R LF 11 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 55.2 1.46 +0.3 1.085
1953 Toronto - MLB LF 21 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 42.1 1.70 -1.1 .941
1954 Toronto - MLB LF 38 22 43 2 1 49 4 .918 215.2 1.88 -2.5 .940
1955 Toronto - MLB LF 7 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 25.0 1.80 -0.9 .802
1956 Toronto - MLB LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.1 0.79 -0.2 .958
1957 Toronto - MLB 1B 27 27 233 17 24 259 9 .965 222.2 10.10 -3.3 .895
1957 Toronto - MLB LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 -0.1 .949
1958 Toronto - MLB 1B 57 56 461 29 43 495 5 .990 487.1 9.05 -2.8 .934
1958 Toronto - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1958 Toronto - MLB LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.0 .941
1959 Toronto - MLB 1B 89 88 734 38 67 780 8 .990 743.1 9.35 -2.6 .954
1959 Toronto - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Chicago - MLB 1B 36 35 315 19 32 338 4 .988 283.0 10.62 -1.4 .921
1960 Milwaukee - AAA 1B 41 41 360 23 32 390 7 .982 347.2 9.91 -1.0 .890
1960 Milwaukee - AAA 2B 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 .667 9.0 2.00 -0.1 .500
1960 Milwaukee - AAA SS 1 1 2 5 0 8 1 .875 8.0 7.88 +0.1 .857
1960 Chicago - MLB LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.1 .937
1960 Milwaukee - AAA LF 12 9 12 0 0 13 1 .923 91.0 1.19 -0.8 .917
1961 Chicago - MLB 1B 12 7 71 5 3 76 0 1.000 67.2 10.11 -0.2 1.028
1961 Chicago - MLB LF 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 18.1 0.49 -0.8 .467
1962 Chicago - MLB LF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 13.0 1.38 +0.1 .964
1963 Fort Wayne - AAA 1B 43 40 362 25 22 388 1 .997 350.2 9.93 +1.8 .974
1963 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 14.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1964 Chicago - MLB 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1964 Fort Wayne - AAA 1B 33 33 235 26 17 263 2 .992 247.2 9.48 +0.0 .912
1964 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 8 2 5 0 0 6 1 .833 31.1 1.44 -0.4 .800
1965 Chattanooga - AA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1965 Davenport - A 1B 1 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 4.0 11.25 +0.1 .000
1965 Davenport - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Vancouver - A LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.047
TOTAL 1B 342 327 2780 182 240 2998 36 .988 2757.0 9.67 -9.4 .932
TOTAL 2B 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 .667 9.0 2.00 -0.1 .500
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 +0.0 1.049
TOTAL SS 2 1 2 5 0 9 2 .778 9.0 7.00 -0.4 .750
TOTAL LF 478 388 583 11 2 622 28 .955 3246.1 1.65 -14.4 .974
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/21/1948 Drafted in the 1948 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Toronto Wolves, out of high school Roosevelt (Roosevelt; Los Angeles, CA).
07/11/1948 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Wolves organization with a signing bonus of $19,500.
10/12/1948 Named the #25 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1949 Named the #32 prospect in the FABL
07/10/1949 Named the #53 prospect in the FABL
09/12/1949 Wins the 1949 Championship with the Tuscaloosa Tomcats!
11/22/1949 Named to the 1949 Cuban Winter League for the Camagüey Coyotes.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1950 Named the #90 prospect in the FABL
08/05/1950 Injured (bruised calf),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/09/1950 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/14/1950 Named the #74 prospect in the FABL
04/16/1951 Named the #35 prospect in the FABL
05/28/1951 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
07/08/1951 Named the #47 prospect in the FABL
08/15/1951 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/12/1951 Wins the 1951 Championship with the Tuscaloosa Tomcats!
03/09/1954 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Toronto Wolves development complex.
04/19/1954 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Toronto Wolves development complex.
07/27/1956 Injured (flu),day-to-day for one week.
04/29/1957 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
05/30/1957 Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Foresters, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R.
04/21/1958 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Toronto Wolves development complex.
01/02/1960 Was traded by the Toronto Wolves to the Chicago Cougars in exchange for SP Red Richards and RP George Ewing.
08/15/1960 Hits three home runs against the Indianapolis Hoosiers, going 3-3 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
08/06/1962 Released by the Chicago Cougars.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 4; Eye: 5.
03/15/1963 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization.
09/17/1963 Wins the 1963 Championship with the Fort Wayne Warriors!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
08/05/1964 Released by the Chicago Chiefs.
11/11/1964 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Wolves organization.
09/12/1965 Wins the 1965 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Davenport Dusters!
09/20/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1949 2 8
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