Charlie Irwin Notable

b. February 15, 1869 · Chicago Colts 1893–1895, Cincinnati Reds 1896–1901, Brooklyn Superbas 1901–1902

Charlie Irwin played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Chicago Colts in 1893 and closing with the Brooklyn Superbas in 1902. His longest stay was with the Cincinnati Reds, from 1896 to 1901.

Across 991 games he batted .268, with 986 hits and 556 runs. He finished with 16 home runs, 145 doubles and 180 stolen bases.

He played 866 games at third base, with 1,685 assists and 251 errors. He turned 134 double plays. He also played 109 games at shortstop.

He was born in Sheffield, IL, USA on February 15, 1869, and died on September 21, 1925. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1893	CHC	21	82	14	25	6	2	0	13	10	1	4	.305
1894	CHC	130	504	85	149	25	9	8	100	64	23	35	.296
1895	CHC	3	10	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	.200
1896	CIN	127	476	77	141	16	6	1	67	26	17	31	.296
1897	CIN	134	505	89	146	26	6	0	74	47	29	27	.289
1898	CIN	136	501	77	120	14	5	3	55	31	13	18	.240
1899	CIN	90	314	42	73	4	8	1	52	26	13	26	.232
1900	CIN	87	333	59	91	15	6	1	44	14	15	9	.273
1901	BRO/CIN	132	502	50	114	25	4	0	45	28	29	17	.227
1902	BRO	131	458	59	125	14	0	2	43	39	32	13	.273
Career	—	991	3685	556	986	145	46	16	493	287	173	180	.268

On this day & linked events

1869

Born February 15, 1869

Sheffield, IL, USA

1925

Died September 21, 1925

1893

Major-league debut: Charlie Irwin

Charlie Irwin made a major-league debut on September 3, 1893.

1902

Final major-league game: Charlie Irwin

Charlie Irwin played a final major-league game on October 3, 1902.