:Irv Medlinger
{{short description|American baseball player (1927-1975)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Irv Medlinger
|position=Pitcher
|image=
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|birth_date={{Birth date|1927|6|18}}
|birth_place=Chicago
|death_date={{death date and age|1975|9|3|1927|6|18}}
|death_place=Wheeling, Illinois
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 20
|debutyear=1949
|debutteam= St. Louis Browns
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 28
|finalyear=1951
|finalteam= St. Louis Browns
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Win–loss record
|stat1value=0–0
|stat2label=Earned run average
|stat2value=13.83
|stat3label=Strikeouts
|stat3value=9
|teams=
- St. Louis Browns ({{mlby|1949}}, {{mlby|1951}})
}}
Irving John Medlinger (June 18, 1927 – September 3, 1975) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons (1949, 1951) with the St. Louis Browns. For his career, he did not record a decision, with a 13.83 earned run average, and 9 strikeouts in 13.2 innings pitched.
He was born in Chicago. He was one of two people killed aboard a Piper PA-24 Comanche destroyed on September 3, 1975, while attempting a crash-landing near Wheeling, Illinois, after its engine failed.[http://planecrashinfo.com/famous1970s.htm planecrashinfo.com Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1970s] He died at the age of 48.
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External links
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