Arthur Albert Irwin (February 14, 1858 – July 16, 1921) was an infielder and manager in American Major League Baseball during the late 19th century. The fame earned by Irwin during a 13-year (1880-1891; 1894) playing career and eight years as a manager would be eclipsed by the circumstances of his death – an apparent suicide – more than two decades after his last major league game. Jump to: navigation, search February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... An infielder is a baseball player who plays on the infield, the dirt portion of a baseball diamond between first base and third base. ... Jump to: navigation, search In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager; this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. ... Jump to: navigation, search MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ...

Born in Toronto, Ontario, and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, Irwin played for Worcester, Providence, Philadelphia, and Washington of the National League and for Boston entries in the Players League and the American Association. A lefthanded-hitting shortstop, Irwin appeared in 1,010 games and hit .241. Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... Jump to: navigation, search City nickname: Beantown, The Hub (of the Solar System), Athens of America Location Location in Massachusetts Government Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (Dem) Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 89. ... Nickname: The Heart of the Commonwealth, The City of the Seven Hills, Wormtown, Woo-town, Wortown (war-town) Founded Incorporated 1673 1722  County Worcester County Mayor Timothy P. Murray (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 99. ... Motto: What Cheer Nickname: Beehive of Industry Location in Rhode Island Founded Incorporated 1636 1832  County Providence County Mayor David N. Cicilline (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 53. ... * Division notes: In 1981, the Phillies finished with the best record in the Eastern Division prior to stoppage of play in the middle of the season due to the players strike, which forced the season to be split into two halves. ... The Washington Senators can refer to: The Washington Senators (officially named the Washington Nationals during the 1905–1956 seasons), an American League baseball team based in Washington, D.C. from 1901 to 1960. ... This article refers to the American baseball league. ... The Players League, also known as The Brotherhood, was an attempt to establish a third major baseball league in 1890. ... The American Association (AA) was a professional baseball league from 1882 to 1891. ... The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ...

He managed Washington (1889; 1892; 1898-99), the Phillies (1894-95), and the New York Giants (1896) of the National League, and Boston of the American Association in 1891. He led Boston to the 1891 AA pennant – the last year the Association was classified as a major league – and compiled a winning record (149-110) with the Phillies. But in his other five seasons as a pilot, his clubs posted losing records and over his managing career he won 416 and lost 427 (.493). The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. ...

Aftr serving as a scout for the New York Highlanders in the early years of the American League, Irwin left baseball entirely due to ill health. In July 1921, he was a passenger on the Calvin Austin as it steamed from New York to Boston when he mysteriously disappeared. Irwin, 63, was presumed drowned. Within days of his apparent suicide, it was discovered that Irwin had led a “double life” for 30 years, with a wife and child in Boston and a common-law wife and three offspring in New York. He was apparently successful in keeping these arrangements secret; they only came to light after his death. Professional sports scouts are trained talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports and determining whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scouts organization. ... Jump to: navigation, search The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. ... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search The common-law forms a major part of the law of many countries, especially those with a history as British territories or colonies. ...

According to one report, Irwin had learned that he had an incurable disease just before his ill-fated steamer trip. Said his legal wife, in Boston, upon hearing of Irwin's double life: “I feel confident and happy in the belief that, although he had this other woman in New York, he was on his way to me when he died … He turned to me as the woman he loved at the last. He wanted to die in my arms.”

References

• http://www.thedeadballera.com
• The Baseball Encyclopedia