Alex Irwin

Alex Irwin
Alex Irwin
	Shortstop / Manager
	Born: August 4, 1881; South Carolina, US
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	1903, for the Algona Brownies
Last appearance
	1908, for the Minneapolis Keystones
Teams
	Algona Brownies (1903); Chicago Union Giants (1905); Leland Giants (1906); Minneapolis Keystones (1908);

Alexander Charles Irwin (born August 4, 1881) was an American Negro leagues pitcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.

Irwin grew up in Evanston, Illinois and played second base for the high school baseball team.^[1] During the seasons he played professional baseball, he also coached for Northwestern Academy,^[1] a white team.

He was given a job at Howard University in 1904, coaching the track, football, and baseball teams.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "A Good Coach" Iowa State Bystander, Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, April 29, Page 1, Column 4

External links[edit]

Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)

[irwin1904-1] "A Good Coach" Iowa State Bystander, Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, April 29, Page 1, Column 4

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