Monte Irvin - Wikipedia
Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin (February 25, 1919 – January 11, 2016) was an American left fielder and right fielder in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball (MLB) who played with the Newark Eagles (1938–1942, 1946–1948), New York …
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Irvin, Monte | Baseball Hall of Fame
Monte Irvin was not the first African-American player in the modern major leagues, but of all the talented players who made the perilous trip from the Negro Leagues to the American and National leagues in the late 1940s, Irvin may have been the best.
Monte Irvin, Star Outfielder Who Lost His Prime to Racism, Dies …
Jan 12, 2016 · Monte Irvin, the New York Giants outfielder who was one of the first outstanding black players in the major leagues and a Hall of Famer for his brilliance in the Negro leagues, where he spent...
Remembering Monte Irvin - Baseball Hall of Fame
Jan 12, 2016 · Monte Irvin was not the first African-American player in the modern major leagues. But of all the talented players who made the perilous trip from the Negro Leagues to the big leagues in the late 1940s, Irvin may have been the best.
An Interview with Monte Irvin | Baseball Hall of Fame
Starring in both the National and Negro National leagues, Hall of Famer Monte Irvin straddled the pre- and post-integration eras. After nine seasons in the NNL, Irvin joined Ford Smith as the first black ballplayers to sign with the New York Giants.
Monte Irvin - Society for American Baseball Research
Jan 4, 2012 · Of all those who proudly wore the uniform of the Newark Eagles of the Negro National League, Monte Irvin was one of the last surviving players. He went on to a Hall of Fame career as a pioneering African American player in the major leagues.
Monte Irvin stories facts and figures to know - MLB.com
Feb 22, 2020 · Irvin, who died at age 96 in 2016, lived a full life -- much of it baseball. He was a four-sport phenom in high school, dominated the competition in the Negro Leagues and in Latin America, had his career interrupted by war, and later became one of the first African-Americans to play in the Majors.
Hall of Fame baseball player Monte Irvin dies at 96 | AP News
Jan 12, 2016 · Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, a power-hitting outfielder who starred for the New York Giants in the 1950s in a career abbreviated by major league baseball's exclusion of black players, has died.
Monte Irvin, Giants Hall of Famer, dies - MLB.com
Jan 12, 2016 · He retired in 1957 and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, the fourth Negro League candidate to be inducted, following Paige, Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard. Irvin was the second-oldest living Hall of Famer, behind only Bobby Doerr, and the eighth-oldest living former big leaguer overall.