"Irv hit the majors with the Senators in 1950. He came into the big time with a string of minor league honors.
He led the California League in his first pro year (1946) with 188 base hits, 33 doubles, 14 triples and 129 runs batted in. Irv was named the Texas League's Most Valuable Player in 1948 and the Pacific Coast League's Most Valuable Player in 1949."
-1950 Bowman No. 247
"Last season was Irv's rookie year in the American League. He batted .295 for 138 games, had 160 hits, good for 249 bases, hit 14 homers and drove in 98 runs.
Irv entered organized baseball in 1946, hitting .363 for Santa Barbara. With Fort Worth in 1947 and 1948, he was Most Valuable Player of the Texas League in '48. With the Hollywood Stars in 1949, hitting .330, Irv was Most Valuable Player of the Pacific Coast League."1951 Bowman No. 241 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)
"Irv hit .279 in 129 games in 1951. He connected for 33 doubles, drove in 86 runs and stole 10 bases.
He began in 1946, with Santa Barbara. Irv spent 1947 and 1948 with Fort Worth, where he was Most Valuable Player of the Texas League in '48, and 1949 with Hollywood, where he was Most Valuable Player of the Pacific Coast League.
Irv was a rookie in the majors in 1950."
-1952 Bowman, No. 63
"Named the Most Valuable Player in the Texas League in 1948 and in the Pacific Coast League in 1949, Irv was brought up to the Senators in 1950. He broke in with a bang, hitting .295. In 1951, he led all American League outfielders in putouts and tied the League record for most putouts by an outfielder in one game with 11.
An Army veteran, Irv had planned to become a baker, but became a Big Leaguer instead."
-1952 Topps No. 40
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