John Irwin Notable

b. July 21, 1861 · Worcester Ruby Legs 1882, Boston Reds 1884, Philadelphia Athletics 1886, Washington Nationals 1887–1889, Buffalo Bisons 1890, Boston Reds 1891, Louisville Colonels 1891

John Irwin played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Worcester Ruby Legs in 1882 and closing with the Louisville Colonels in 1891.

Across 322 games he batted .246, with 312 hits and 222 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 55 doubles and 56 stolen bases.

He played 258 games at third base, with 507 assists and 169 errors. He turned 36 double plays.

He was born in Toronto, ON, CAN on July 21, 1861, and died on February 28, 1934. 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
1882	WOR	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
1884	BOS	105	432	81	101	22	6	1	0	15	0	0	.234
1886	PHA	3	13	4	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.231
1887	WHS	8	31	6	11	2	0	2	3	3	6	6	.355
1888	WHS	37	126	14	28	5	2	0	8	5	18	15	.222
1889	WHS	58	228	42	66	11	4	0	25	25	14	10	.289
1890	BUF	77	308	62	72	11	4	0	34	43	19	18	.234
1891	BOS/LOU	33	127	13	31	3	3	0	22	11	15	7	.244
Career	—	322	1269	222	312	55	19	3	93	102	74	56	.246

On this day & linked events

1861

Born July 21, 1861

Toronto, ON, CAN

1934

Died February 28, 1934

1882

Major-league debut: John Irwin

John Irwin made a major-league debut on May 31, 1882.

1896

Final major-league game: John Irwin

John Irwin played a final major-league game on August 8, 1896.