Player

Monte Irvin HOF 1973

Player Info
Full Name
Monford Merrill
Born
February 25, 1919
Haleburg, AL, USA
Died
January 11, 2016
Size
6'1" / 195 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
July 8, 1949
Final Game
September 30, 1956
Career
8 years
Teams
Honors
5 x All-Star
1952, 1948, 1947, 1946, 1941
Career Batting
1,055
G
.306
AVG
1,091
H
140
HR
693
RBI
.882
OPS
144
OPS vs Lg
76% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1956 Chicago Cubs 111 339 92 13 3 15 44 .271
1955 New York Giants 51 150 38 7 1 1 16 .253
1954 New York Giants 135 432 113 13 3 19 62 .262
1953 New York Giants 124 444 146 21 5 21 72 .329
1952 New York Giants 46 126 39 2 1 4 10 .310
1951 New York Giants 151 558 174 19 11 24 94 .312
1950 New York Giants 110 374 112 19 5 15 61 .299
1949 New York Giants 36 76 17 3 2 0 7 .224
1948 Newark Eagles 43 151 41 4 2 5 25 .272
1947 Newark Eagles 57 206 62 6 1 11 41 .301
1946 Newark Eagles 57 217 80 17 2 6 52 .369
1945 Newark Eagles 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 .111
1943 Newark Eagles 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 .250
1942 Newark Eagles 5 22 11 3 1 1 7 .500
1941 Newark Eagles 53 200 77 15 2 11 47 .385
1940 Newark Eagles 40 146 54 11 4 4 32 .370
1939 Newark Eagles 32 115 33 6 3 3 22 .287
1938 Newark Eagles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1956 NL 387 .189 .268 10.6 10.6 122 15.5
1955 NL 173 .080 .272 9.8 8.7 84 1.1
1954 NL 512 .176 .238 13.7 4.5 116 20.0 ✓
1953 NL 502 .212 .321 11.0 6.8 152 21.9 ✓
1952 NL 137 .127 .315 7.3 8.0 129 4.2
1951 NL 657 .203 .306 13.5 6.7 157 24.8 ✓
1950 NL 432 .198 .305 12.0 9.5 141 15.8
1949 NL 93 .092 .262 18.3 11.8 91 0.0
1948 NN2 173 .152 — 11.6 — 132 14.2
1947 NN2 240 .199 .263 13.3 0.4 155 21.2
1946 NN2 248 .180 .352 11.3 0.4 185 15.2 ✓
1945 NN2 9 .000 — 0.0 — -36 0.0
1943 NN2 4 .000 — 0.0 — 37 0.0
1942 NN2 23 .364 — 4.3 — 305 4.6
1941 NN2 228 .260 .353 9.6 0.9 211 48.2 ✓
1940 NN2 166 .212 .360 9.6 1.8 169 15.4 ✓
1939 NN2 131 .183 .278 10.7 3.1 130 8.0
1938 NN2 1 .000 — 0.0 — -100 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
OF 730 1,490 56 30 7 .981
1B 108 872 102 20 115 .980
SS 106 192 259 33 43 .932
3B 41 20 54 10 2 .881
2B 20 47 60 8 8 .930
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1956 Chicago Cubs OF 96 216 6 2 0 .991
1955 New York Giants OF 45 94 4 4 0 .961
1954 New York Giants 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1954 New York Giants 3B 1 0 0 1 0 .000
1954 New York Giants OF 128 274 7 7 0 .976
1953 New York Giants OF 113 244 10 7 4 .973
1952 New York Giants OF 32 44 3 0 1 1.000
1951 New York Giants 1B 39 348 50 8 47 .980
1951 New York Giants OF 112 237 10 1 1 .996
1950 New York Giants 1B 59 459 48 11 62 .979
1950 New York Giants 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
1950 New York Giants OF 49 109 2 1 0 .991
1949 New York Giants 1B 5 40 3 0 5 1.000
1949 New York Giants 3B 5 1 11 1 1 .923
1949 New York Giants OF 10 15 3 0 0 1.000
1948 Newark Eagles 1B 2 18 1 1 1 .950
1948 Newark Eagles 3B 3 4 3 1 0 .875
1948 Newark Eagles OF 39 60 3 2 0 .969
1947 Newark Eagles 2B 16 34 42 6 7 .927
1947 Newark Eagles OF 27 49 1 1 0 .980
1947 Newark Eagles SS 21 32 49 3 7 .964
1946 Newark Eagles OF 27 34 1 3 0 .921
1946 Newark Eagles SS 36 61 86 13 16 .919
1945 Newark Eagles 2B 1 4 3 0 1 1.000
1945 Newark Eagles OF 1 0 2 0 0 1.000
1943 Newark Eagles OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1942 Newark Eagles OF 5 18 1 0 1 1.000
1941 Newark Eagles 3B 3 2 5 1 0 .875
1941 Newark Eagles OF 13 24 1 0 0 1.000
1941 Newark Eagles SS 38 84 99 13 17 .934
1940 Newark Eagles 2B 3 9 15 2 0 .923
1940 Newark Eagles 3B 5 3 8 0 0 1.000
1940 Newark Eagles OF 23 53 0 2 0 .964
1940 Newark Eagles SS 10 15 23 4 3 .905
1939 Newark Eagles 1B 2 5 0 0 0 1.000
1939 Newark Eagles 3B 23 9 26 6 1 .854
1939 Newark Eagles OF 9 17 2 0 0 1.000
1938 Newark Eagles SS 1 0 2 0 0 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 21 71 28 3 13 .394
1954 World Series New York Giants 4 9 2 0 2 .222
1951 World Series New York Giants 6 24 11 0 2 .458
1946 NWS Newark Eagles 7 26 12 3 8 .462
1939 NLP1 Newark Eagles 4 12 3 0 1 .250