Charles Edwin Irwin (February 15, 1869 – September 21, 1925) was an American
professional baseball
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third baseman
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. He played ten seasons in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) between 1893 and 1902 for the
Chicago Colts,
Cincinnati Reds,
Brooklyn Superbas
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.
["Charlie Irwin Statistics and History"](_blank)
"baseball-reference.com. Accessed May 24, 2017.
In 991 games over 10 seasons, Irwin posted a .268
batting average
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Cricket
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(986-for-3685) with 556
runs, 16
home runs, 493
RBI, 180
stolen bases and 287
bases on balls.
See also
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List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
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1869 births
1925 deaths
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