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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 Giants (1949–1955) and Chicago Cubs (1956).
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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.
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...
Monte Irvin Bio. Fullname: Monford Merrill Irvin; Born: 2/25/1919 in Haleburg, AL; College: Lincoln University (PA) Debut: 7/08/1949; Hall of Fame: 1973; Died: 1/11/2016
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.
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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.
Jan 13, 2016 · Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Monte Irvin died January 11 at the age of 96. Irvin was regarded as one of the best hitters and all-around players in the Negro League, making five All-Star...
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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.
Jan 12, 2016 · He was a member of the NL All-Star team in 1952. Before the Giants acquired his contract in 1949, Irvin played parts of eight seasons for the Negro Leagues' Newark Eagles. He was a batting champion, a five-time Negro League All-Star and a Negro League World Series winner.
