Irv Medlinger
Irving John Medlinger
Born: June 18, 1927
Chicago, IL US
Deceased: September 3, 1975
Wheeling, IL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Career: 1945-1955
Major League Statistics
Irv Medlinger compiled a career record of 81 wins and 88 losses and a 3.90 ERA in his 278-game pitching career with the Durham Bulls, Oneonta Red Sox, Scranton Red Sox, Birmingham Barons, Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Maple Leafs, San Antonio Missions and Richmond Virginians. He began playing during the 1945 season and last took the field during the 1955 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | C | CARL | Durham Bulls | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.98 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 151.0 | 139 | 84 | 50 | 62 | 116 | 5 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| 1947 | C | CAML | Oneonta Red Sox | 14 | 13 | .519 | 2.04 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 234.0 | 190 | 65 | 53 | 97 | 182 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 1948 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.50 | 17 | 60.0 | 63 | 33 | 30 | 26 | ||||||||||||
| 1948 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3.31 | 20 | 14 | 117.0 | 110 | 51 | 43 | 45 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 5 | 14 | .263 | 6.12 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 122.0 | 134 | 91 | 83 | 62 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.26 | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 167.0 | 143 | 91 | 79 | 97 | 131 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.90 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 143.0 | 157 | 83 | 62 | 62 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3.55 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 33.0 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.86 | 11 | 9 | 77.0 | 86 | 39 | 33 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 6 | 9 | .400 | 4.58 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 161.0 | 164 | 87 | 82 | 19 | 95 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.61 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 82.0 | 94 | 50 | 42 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.35 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 64 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Totals | 81 | 88 | .479 | 3.90 | 278 | 167 | 2 | 71 | 15 | 0 | 1398.0 | 1374 | 728 | 606 | 31 | 660 | 0 | 722 | 21 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | C | CARL | Durham Bulls | 41 | 93 | 74 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 18 | .203 | .359 | .257 | .615 | 19 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1947 | C | CAML | Oneonta Red Sox | 36 | 102 | 96 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .250 | .273 | .312 | .585 | 30 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1948 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 18 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | 25 | 48 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .229 | .417 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 23 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .163 | .217 | .186 | .403 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 34 | 59 | 52 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .192 | .250 | .212 | .462 | 11 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 31 | 54 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .104 | .173 | .104 | .277 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 12 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .321 | .393 | .714 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 46 | 70 | 62 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 18 | .194 | .254 | .258 | .512 | 16 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 31 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .143 | .217 | .143 | .360 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 25 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .333 | .375 | .708 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 329 | 566 | 513 | 39 | 103 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 82 | .201 | .259 | .242 | .500 | 124 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | C | CARL | Durham Bulls | P | 20 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 0 | .867 | 1.300 |
| 1947 | C | CAML | Oneonta Red Sox | P | 32 | 10 | 37 | 3 | 3 | .940 | 1.469 |
| 1948 | A | EL | Scranton Red Sox | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 22 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 0 | .828 | 1.091 |
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 34 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 3 | .872 | 1.000 |
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 28 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .931 | .964 |
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 31 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 4 | .879 | .935 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 31 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .905 | .613 |
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 25 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .909 | .400 |
| Totals | 282 | 43 | 173 | 26 | 13 | .893 | .766 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | C | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | BOS | ||
| 1947 | C | Canadian-American League | Oneonta Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1948 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | BOS | ||
| 1948 | A | Eastern League | Scranton Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1949 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | SLA | ||
| 1950 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | SLA | ||
| 1951 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | SLA | ||
| 1952 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SLA | ||
| 1952 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | SLA | ||
| 1953 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SLA | ||
| 1954 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | BAL | ||
| 1954 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians | |||
| 1955 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians |
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