Irish Meusel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1893
Place of Birth: Oakland, California, United States
Date of Death: 01-Mar-1963
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Irish Meusel
- Emil Frederick "Irish" Meusel (June 9, 1893 – March 1, 1963) was an American baseball left fielder. 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.
- He finished the year with a career-best .343 batting average.
- The Giants went on to win the 1921 World Series over the New York Yankees.
- His brother, Bob Meusel, played for the Yankees. He appeared in four consecutive World Series for the Giants: 1921, 1922, 1923, and 1924.
- In 1922, Meusel compiled 204 hits and was second in the league with 132 RBIs, both career highs.
- In 1923, he led the National League with 125 RBIs while scoring a career-high 102 runs.
- In 1925 he batted .328 with 111 RBIs and 21 home runs, a personal best.
- His career average is .310 with 819 RBIs.
- His final year was with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1927. In 1289 games over 11 seasons, Meusel posted a .310 batting average (1521-for-4900) with 701 runs, 250 doubles, 93 triples, 106 home runs, 819 RBI, 113 stolen bases, 269 bases on balls, .348 on-base percentage and .464 slugging percentage.
- He finished his career with a .959 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions and first and second base.
- In 23 World Series games from 1921-'24, Meusel hit .276 (24-for-87) with 10 runs, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs, 17 RBI and 4 walks. He died on March 1, 1963.
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