1891
Born June 5, 1891
Key West, FL, USA
Irvin Brooks Notable
b. June 5, 1891 · Brooklyn Royal Giants 1918–1927
Irvin Brooks spent all 10 of his major-league seasons with the Brooklyn Royal Giants as a center fielder, from 1918 to 1927.
Across 206 games he batted .308, with 233 hits and 111 runs. He finished with 19 home runs, 30 doubles and 12 stolen bases. He went 2 and 5 with a 3.23 earned run average, pitching 55.7 innings in 8 games. He struck out 31.
He played 162 games in the outfield, with 248 putouts and 9 errors.
He was born in Key West, FL, USA on June 5, 1891, and died on February 4, 1966. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918* | BRG | 19 | 67 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| 1919* | BRG | 12 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .314 |
| 1920* | BRG | 16 | 60 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| 1921* | BRG | 9 | 39 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .385 |
| 1922* | BRG | 7 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .433 |
| 1923 | BRG | 10 | 44 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| 1924 | BRG | 40 | 150 | 18 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .313 |
| 1925 | BRG | 34 | 119 | 24 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .345 |
| 1926 | BRG | 26 | 88 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | .284 |
| 1927 | BRG | 33 | 124 | 21 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Major leagues | — | 143 | 525 | 80 | 164 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 104 | 54 | 7 | 5 | .312 |
| All seasons | — | 206 | 756 | 111 | 233 | 30 | 9 | 19 | 131 | 66 | 7 | 12 | .308 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918* | BRG | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 37.0 | 36 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 3.65 |
| 1919* | BRG | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18.2 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2.41 |
| Major leagues | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| All seasons | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 55.2 | 51 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 3.23 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Irvin Brooks, that is 1918–1922. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1966