About Irv Young
Lived 1877 – 1935 (aged 57). Irv Young was an American baseball player.
Irving Melrose Young (July 21, 1877 – January 14, 1935) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played six seasons in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1911 for the Boston Beaneaters/Doves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago White Sox. He was sometimes nicknamed "Young Cy" as a nod to his older contemporary Cy Young.
Young is one of only two pitchers in modern (post–1900) baseball history to win 20 games for a team that lost 100 games, going 20–21 for the 51–103 Beaneaters of 1905. (The other pitcher to do it was Ned Garver for the 1951 St. Louis Browns, who went 20–12).
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Who was Irv Young?
Major League Baseball pitcher (1877-1935)
When was Irv Young born?
Irv Young was born on 21 July 1877 in Columbia Falls.
When did Irv Young die?
Irv Young died on 14 January 1935 in Brewer.
What was Irv Young's occupation?
Irv Young was a baseball player.
What nationality was Irv Young?
Irv Young was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Irv Young. https://biography.guide/irv-young/
MLA: "Irv Young." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/irv-young/.
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