Ival Goodman

American baseball player (1908–1984)

Baseball player

Ival Goodman

Right fielder
Born: (1908-07-23)July 23, 1908
Northview, Missouri, U.S.
Died: November 25, 1984(1984-11-25) (aged 76)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

MLB debut
April 16, 1935, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
August 23, 1944, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average| .281
Home runs| 95
Runs batted in| 525
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

* Cincinnati Reds (1935–1942)
* Chicago Cubs (1943–1944)

Career highlights and awards

* 2× All-Star (1938, 1939)
* World Series champion (1940)
* Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame

Ival Richard Goodman (July 23, 1908 – November 25, 1984) was an American All-Star right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1935–1942) and Chicago Cubs (1943–1944). Goodman, who batted left-handed and threw right-handed, helped lead the Reds to a National League pennant in 1939 and a World Series title in 1940, and he was elected to the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1959.

## Cincinnati Reds years

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The Cincinnati Reds purchased Goodman from the St. Louis Cardinals on November 3, 1934, for $25,000. The decision paid immediate dividends. In his first season in the majors, Goodman appeared in 148 games, hitting .269 with 12 home runs and 72 runs batted in. Goodman also scored 86 runs and led the league with 18 triples. He led the league again the following season with 14 triples.

Goodman remained a fixture in the Reds lineup in the following years. In 1938 he set a since-broken Reds record with 30 home runs, which was second only to Mel Ott's 36 that season, while scoring 103 runs (fourth in the NL) and driving in 92 (eighth in the NL). He was named to the NL All-Star team that season.

In the Reds' pennant-winning 1939 season, Goodman hit a career-high .323 (sixth best in the NL) and was again named to the NL All-Star team. He also hit .333 in the World Series that year, but the Reds lost to the New York Yankees in an eventual four-game sweep.

The Reds rebounded in 1940, posting 100 wins for the first time in club history and winning their first World Series title since 1919, in what would be Goodman's final season as an everyday player. He hit .258 that year with 12 home runs and 78 runs scored. He also drove in five runs in the World Series that season.

## Chicago Cubs years

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Goodman appeared in just 42 games in 1941 and 87 games in 1942, and on November 14, 1942, the Chicago Cubs purchased him from the Reds. He hit .320 in 80 games for the Cubs in 1943, but appeared in just 62 games the following season, which would be his last in the majors.

Goodman died on November 25, 1984, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

## League leader

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* Triples: 1935 (18) and 1936 (14)
* Hit by pitch: 1936 (9), 1938 (15) and 1939 (7)

## Honors and awards

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* NL All-Star: 1938 and 1939
* Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Inductee: 1959

## Career statistics

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Years  | Games  | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | FLD%

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10  | 1107  | 4441  | 3928  | 609  | 1104  | 188  | 85  | 95  | 525  | 49  | 382  | 380  | .281  | .352  | .445  | .975

In the 1939 and 1940 World Series, Goodman posted a .295 batting average (13-for-44) with 8 runs scored and 6 RBI.

## See also

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* List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders

## External links

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* Career statistics from MLB  · Baseball Reference · Retrosheet
* Ival Goodman at Find a Grave

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Cincinnati Reds 1940 World Series champions

3 Jimmie Wilson
4 Ernie Lombardi
6 Bill Baker
10 Frank McCormick (NL MVP)
11 Lonny Frey
12 Billy Myers
15 Lew Riggs
17 Eddie Joost
18 Billy Werber
19 Lefty Guise
20 Mike McCormick
21 Morrie Arnovich
22 Jimmy Ripple
23 Harry Craft
24 Ival Goodman
30 Paul Derringer
31 Bucky Walters
33 Johnny Vander Meer
34 Jim Turner
35 Whitey Moore
37 Milt Shoffner
39 Junior Thompson
40 Johnny Hutchings
41 Elmer Riddle
43 Joe Beggs

Manager
1 Bill McKechnie

Coaches
2 Hank Gowdy
3 Jimmie Wilson

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Members of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame

* Sparky Anderson
* Bronson Arroyo
* Jake Beckley
* Gus Bell
* Johnny Bench
* Jack Billingham
* Ewell Blackwell
* Pedro Borbón
* Rube Bressler
* Dave Bristol
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* Leo Cárdenas
* Clay Carroll
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* Dave Concepción
* Harry Craft
* Sam Crawford
* Hughie Critz
* Jake Daubert
* Eric Davis
* Paul Derringer
* Pete Donohue
* Dan Driessen
* Adam Dunn
* Bob Ewing
* George Foster
* Lonny Frey
* César Gerónimo
* Warren Giles
* Ival Goodman
* Wayne Granger
* Danny Graves
* Ken Griffey Jr.
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* Heinie Groh
* Don Gullett
* Noodles Hahn
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* Tommy Helms
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* Ernie Lombardi
* Red Lucas
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* Jerry Lynch
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* Lee May
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* Mike McCormick
* Bill McKechnie
* Roy McMillan
* Bid McPhee
* Joe Morgan
* Tony Mullane
* Billy Myers
* Gary Nolan
* Fred Norman
* Joe Nuxhall
* Jim O'Toole
* Ron Oester
* Dave Parker
* Gabe Paul
* Tony Pérez
* Vada Pinson
* Wally Post
* Bob Purkey
* John Reilly
* José Rijo
* Eppa Rixey
* Frank Robinson
* Pete Rose
* Edd Roush
* Chris Sabo
* Tom Seaver
* Cy Seymour
* Mario Soto
* Johnny Temple
* Johnny Vander Meer
* Bucky Walters
* Billy Werber
* Will White
* George Wright
* Harry Wright

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