- Irish Meusel
Infobox MLB retired
name=Irish Meusel
position=Outfielder
bgcolor1=#fd5a1e
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=June 9 ,1893
city-state|Oakland|California
deathdate=death date and age|1963|3|1|1893|6|9
city-state|Long Beach|California
debutdate=October 1
debutyear= 1914
debutteam= Washington Senators
finaldate=July 22
finalyear=1927
finalteam=Brooklyn Robins
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.310
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=106
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=819
teams=
* Washington Senators (1914)
*Philadelphia Phillies (1918-1921)
* New York Giants (1921-1926)
* Brooklyn Robins (1927)
highlights=
*World Series champion: 1921, 1922
*National League pennant: 1923, 1924
*National League RBI champion: 1923
*6 seasons with a .300+ batting average
*4 seasons with 100+ RBI
*2 seasons with 100+runs scored Emil Frederick "Irish" Meusel (
June 9 ,1893 -March 1 ,1963 ) was an American baseballoutfielder .He was first signed with the Washington Senators in 1914 and played one game. After a tour in the minor league, he was traded to the
Philadelphia Phillies in 1918. He played four years for the Phillies, averaging over .300 in three of those years.Midway through the 1921 season, he was traded to the New York Giants. His subsequent play helped the Giants erase a 7½-game deficit to edge out the
Pittsburgh Pirates and claim the pennant. The Giants went on to win the1921 World Series over theNew York Yankees . His brother,Bob Meusel , played for the Yankees.He appeared in four consecutive
World Series for the Giants: by|1921, by|1922, by|1923, and by|1924. His final year was with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1927.In 1923, playing for the Giants, he led the National League with 125 RBIs. His career average is .310 with 810 RBIs.
He died on
March 1 ,1963 .ee also
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List of Major League Baseball RBI champions External links
Statistics at [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/meuseir01.shtml Baseball Reference]
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