Irish Meusel
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Emil Frederick "Irish" Meusel (June 9, 1893 – March 1, 1963) was an American baseball
Early life
Meusel was born in Oakland, California, and he attended Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles.[2] He was of German and French ancestry; he acquired the nickname "Irish" because his pale skin and red hair reminded people of an Irish person.[3]
After playing minor league baseball in the
Career
Meusel's major league career started in earnest when he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1918. He played four years for the Phillies, batting over .300 in three of those years.
Midway through the 1921 season, he was traded to the
He appeared in four consecutive World Series for the Giants: 1921, 1922, 1923, and 1924. He played against his brother Bob in three of those series from 1921 to 1923, making them the first set of brothers to play against each other on opposing teams in a World Series or any Big Four championship series.[1]
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 final year was with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1927.
In 1289 games over 11 seasons, Meusel posted a .310
Later life
After his baseball career, Meusel worked as a bartender and as a security guard in California, and he had a number of small roles in baseball-related movies, including Fast Company. He was married twice, the first marriage ending in divorce. He died of a heart attack in 1963 in Long Beach, where he lived with his second wife.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b McEvoy, Colin (February 9, 2023). "The Ultimate Sibling Rivalry: 8 Sets of Brothers Who Faced Off in Sports Championships". Biography. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ "Irish Meusel Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-5304-7.
- ^ Smiles, Jack (June 21, 2014). "Elmira Colonels' 1914 title was comeback for the ages". Star-Gazette.
- ^ Rice, Stephen. "Irish Meusel – Society for American Baseball Research". Retrieved November 29, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Irish Meusel at Find a Grave