Irish Meusel Notable

b. June 9, 1893 · Washington Senators 1914, Philadelphia Phillies 1918–1921, New York Giants 1921–1926, Brooklyn Robins 1927

Irish Meusel played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Washington Senators in 1914 and closing with the Brooklyn Robins in 1927. His longest stay was with the New York Giants, from 1921 to 1926.

He batted .310 with 1,521 hits across 1,289 games, scoring 701 runs. He finished with 106 home runs, 250 doubles, 93 triples and 113 stolen bases.

He led the league in runs batted in once, in 1923, with 125. He played 1,216 games in the outfield, with 2,391 putouts and 107 errors.

He was born in Oakland, CA, USA on June 9, 1893, and died on March 1, 1963. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1914	WSH	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1918	PHI	124	473	48	132	25	6	4	62	30	21	18	.279
1919	PHI	135	521	65	159	26	7	5	59	15	13	24	.305
1920	PHI	138	518	75	160	27	8	14	69	32	27	17	.309
1921	NYG/PHI	146	586	96	201	33	13	14	87	33	29	13	.343
1922	NYG	154	617	100	204	28	17	16	132	35	33	12	.331
1923	NYG	146	595	102	177	22	14	19	125	38	16	8	.297
1924	NYG	139	549	75	170	26	9	6	102	33	18	11	.310
1925	NYG	135	516	82	169	35	8	21	111	26	19	5	.328
1926	NYG	129	449	51	131	25	10	6	65	16	18	5	.292
1927	BRO	42	74	7	18	3	1	1	7	11	5	0	.243
Career	—	1289	4900	701	1521	250	93	106	819	269	199	113	.310

On this day & linked events

1893

Born June 9, 1893

Oakland, CA, USA

1963

Died March 1, 1963

1914

Major-league debut: Irish Meusel

Irish Meusel made a major-league debut on October 1, 1914.

1927

Final major-league game: Irish Meusel

Irish Meusel played a final major-league game on July 22, 1927.

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