Harold Irelan (August 5, 1890 – July 16, 1944) was a
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
player. Nicknamed "Grump", Irelan played for
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
in as a
second baseman.
Irelan was born in
Burnettsville, Indiana
Burnettsville is a town in Jackson Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 346 at the 2010 census.
History
Burnettsville was laid out in 1854, and was named after the nearby Burnetts Stream.
A post office was fi ...
, and died in
Carmel, Indiana.
External links
Baseball-Reference.com page
1890 births
1944 deaths
Baseball players from Indiana
Charlotte Hornets (baseball) players
Cleveland Indians scouts
Decatur Commodores players
Hopkinsville Hoppers players
Kingsport Indians players
Major League Baseball second basemen
Montreal Royals players
Minor league baseball managers
New London Planters players
Omaha Rourkes players
Sportspeople from Carmel, Indiana
People from White County, Indiana
Philadelphia Phillies players
Rochester Hustlers players
Sacramento Sacts players
{{US-baseball-infielder-stub