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                      Irv Young-Pitcher(Doves, Pirates, White Sox)

                      Born: July 21, 1877, Columbia Falls, ME.

                      Died: January 14, 1935, Brewer, ME ( Heart Attack, 57 years old)

                      Drafted in the 21st round of the 1910 draft by the Syracuse Sunspots. (Pick #251)

                      Drafted in the 8th round in 1911 by the Gashouse Gorillas. (Pick #81)

              Young was  2nd in the AL with 15 saves in 1910. He was a member of the 1911 SCL Champion Gashouse Gorillas. He recorded a save in the ALCS, and then saved 2 games in the World Series, which included a Series deciding save in game 5. In Post Season play he tossed 4 innings allowing no runs and just 1 hit. His save on 10/27 was his last game pitched in the SCL.

SCL STATS:

Team    Year    ERA   W   L   S   G  GS  CG SHO     INN    H    R   ER   BB    K  HR GDP    BF

SYR     1910   4.06   3   7  15  38   0   0   0    44.1   49   23   20   14   21   2   1   198

GHG     1911   3.43   1   3   1   9   7   1   0    42.0   52   28   16   12   19   0   1   193

               3.75   4  10  16  47   7   1   0    86.1  101   51   36   26   40   2   2   391

  Irving Melrose Young went 20-21 in his 1905 Rookie season while pitching for a very bad Boston Doves’ team. He was 1 of 4 Doves’ pitchers to lose 20 games that season. He also lost 20 games in 1906 and 1907.

MLB Totals: 1905-1911 63-95, 3.11, 1384.2 IP