Emil "Irish" & Bob Meusel, New York

Emil Meusel was born in 1893 in Oakland, CA, and died at age 70 years old in 1963. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Emil "Irish" Meusel.

Major League Baseball Player. Born in San Jose, California, he was an outfielder making his debut for the New York Yankees on April 14, 1920. For eleven years he played with the New York Yankees (1920-29), Cincinnati Reds (1930) and in 1925, he led the American League in home runs with 33 and runs batted in with 138. He also hit over .313 seven times and was a member of the New Yankees World Series Championship teams (1923, 1927, 1928). He concluded his career with a record of 1693 hits, 826 runs scored, 156 home runs, 1067 runs batted in and a .309 batting average. He died at 81 in Downey, California.