Irv Young Notable

b. July 21, 1877 · Boston Beaneaters 1905–1906, Boston Doves 1907–1908, Pittsburgh Pirates 1908, Chicago White Sox 1910–1911

Irv Young played for four clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Beaneaters in 1905 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1911.

He went 63 and 95 with a 3.11 earned run average, pitching 1,384.7 innings in 209 games. He struck out 560, completed 120 of his 161 starts and threw 21 shutouts. Across 209 games he batted .126, with 60 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 8 doubles and 2 stolen bases.

He was born in Columbia Falls, ME, USA on July 21, 1877, and died on January 14, 1935. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1905	BSN	43	136	6	14	4	0	4	1	46	0	.103
1906	BSN	43	125	6	12	1	0	6	6	53	0	.096
1907	BSN	40	80	2	13	1	1	3	0	30	1	.163
1908	BSN/PIT	32	62	4	11	0	1	2	2	23	0	.177
1910	CHW	27	44	3	5	0	1	1	1	17	1	.114
1911	CHW	24	28	0	5	2	0	2	1	10	0	.179
Career	—	209	475	21	60	8	3	18	11	179	2	.126

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1905	BSN	20	21	43	42	0	378.0	337	122	71	156	2.90
1906	BSN	16	25	43	41	0	358.1	349	116	83	151	2.91
1907	BSN	10	23	40	32	1	245.1	287	108	58	86	3.96
1908	BSN/PIT	8	12	32	18	1	174.2	167	47	40	63	2.42
1910	CHW	4	8	27	17	0	135.2	122	41	39	64	2.72
1911	CHW	5	6	24	11	2	92.2	99	45	25	40	4.37
Career	—	63	95	209	161	4	1384.2	1361	479	316	560	3.11

On this day & linked events

1877

Born July 21, 1877

Columbia Falls, ME, USA

1935

Died January 14, 1935

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