Irv Noren Notable

b. November 29, 1924 · Washington Senators 1950–1952, New York Yankees 1952–1956, Kansas City Athletics 1957, St. Louis Cardinals 1957–1959, Chicago Cubs 1959–1960, Los Angeles Dodgers 1960

Irv Noren played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Washington Senators in 1950 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1960. His longest stay was with the New York Yankees, from 1952 to 1956.

Across 1,093 games he batted .275, with 857 hits and 443 runs. He finished with 65 home runs, 157 doubles and 34 stolen bases.

He played 801 games in the outfield, with 1,778 putouts and 31 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1954.

He was born in Jamestown, NY, USA on November 29, 1924, and died on November 15, 2019. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1954

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1950	WSH	138	542	80	160	27	10	14	98	67	77	5	.295
1951	WSH	129	509	82	142	33	5	8	86	51	35	10	.279
1952	NYY/WSH	105	321	40	76	16	3	5	23	32	37	5	.237
1953	NYY	109	345	55	92	12	6	6	46	42	39	3	.267
1954	NYY	125	426	70	136	21	6	12	66	43	38	4	.319
1955	NYY	132	371	49	94	19	1	8	59	43	33	5	.253
1956	NYY	29	37	4	8	1	0	0	6	12	7	0	.216
1957	KCA/STL	98	190	11	45	12	1	3	26	15	25	0	.237
1958	STL	117	178	24	47	9	1	4	22	13	21	0	.264
1959	CHC/STL	73	164	27	51	7	2	4	19	13	26	2	.311
1960	CHC/LAD	38	36	1	6	0	0	1	2	4	12	0	.167
Career	—	1093	3119	443	857	157	35	65	453	335	350	34	.275

On this day & linked events

1924

Born November 29, 1924

Jamestown, NY, USA

2019

Died November 15, 2019

1950

Major-league debut: Irv Noren

Irv Noren made a major-league debut on April 18, 1950.

1960

Final major-league game: Irv Noren

Irv Noren played a final major-league game on October 1, 1960.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain