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A Dodger farmhand in the late 1940s who never made the talent-rich Brooklyn team, Noren played for the Yankees in the 1952, 1953, and 1955 World Series against the Dodgers. A lefthanded contact hitter and an excellent fielder, he was named to the All-Star team in 1954 when hit .319 as the Yankees' left fielder. He hit his career-high 14 home runs as a Senator rookie in 1950, and tied a since-broken AL record for most putouts in a game by an outfielder with 11 (9/25/51). Noren often played in pain from chronic knee problems. He played for the Chicago Gears of the NBA. (EW)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » July 1, 1951: Elmer Valo belts three homers to help the A's sweep the Senators, 10–7 and 3–2. Two of his homers come in the first game, when teammate Gus Zernial hits his 18th homer. Irv Noren has a pair of doubles and a homer for the Nats. » September 22, 1951: OF Irv Noren of the Senators records 11 putouts in CF in a 9-inning, 9–1 win over the A's, tying the American League record. » May 3, 1952: The New York Yankees send promising reserve outfielder Jackie Jensen, along with OF Archie Wilson, P Spec Shea, and SS Jerry Snyder to the Senators for slick-fielding OF Irv Noren and infielder Tom Upton. Shea will have two fine seasons on the hill before going over it, while Jensen, the former heir to Joe DiMaggio's spot, will eventually emerge as a star with the Red Sox. Noren will have his best year in 1954, when the left fielder will be an All-Star. » May 22, 1953: Yanks OF Irv Noren ends the game by lining back to P Bob Porterfield, who starts a triple play, as the Senators beat the Yankees 12–4. The Nats score five in the 1st inning off Allie Reynolds. Washington tallies 18 hits including a 3-run homer and 2-run double by Clyde Vollmer. Johnny Mize hits pinch single in the 9th, his 5th pinch single in a row, breaking a mark set by Cleveland's Les Fleming in 1947. Mize has had a walk and been hit by a pitch in his last seven pinch appearances. » May 15, 1955: New York's Irv Noren hits an inside-the-park grand slam in an 8–4 victory over the A's. New York wins the nitecap to sweep the A's. Mickey Mantle is 4-for-9 for the afternoon and is hitting .311. » February 19, 1957: The Kansas City Athletics ship pitchers Art Ditmar, Bobby Shantz, and Jack McMahan, and infielders Clete Boyer, Curt Roberts and Wayne Belardi to the Yankees. In return they receive pitchers Maury McDermott, Tom Morgan, Gary Coleman, and Jack Urban, OF Irv Noren, plus infielders Billy Hunter and Milt Graff. Roberts didn't go to NYC till May 4, while Boyer went a month later. Hunter and Urban don't switch until April 5. The veteran Shantz and Boyer will be valuable pickups for New York, with Shantz leading the American League in ERA this year, and Boyer a tough defensive 3B for eight years in pinstripes. The A's will eventually admit that when they signed Boyer for a $40,000 bonus in 1955, it was on behalf of the Yankees, with the understanding that they'd later ship him to NY. » August 28, 1960: In Los Angeles, the Reds drop nine runs—6 unearned—on the Dodgers in the 1st inning, then get shut out the rest of the way. The Reds win, 9–3, behind Bob Purkey. Roseboro's two run home run in the 5th followed by Irv Noren pinch solo are all the Dodger scoring.