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Montford Merrill Irvin was born in Haleburg, Alabama, on February 25, 1919. He was the eighth of 13 children of Cupid Alexander Irvin and Mary Eliza Henderson Irvin. His father, like so many blacks in the American South of the early 20th century, earned a living, if it could be rightly called that, as a sharecropper.
Monte Irvin. Monford Merrill Irvin. Born: February 25, 1919 in Haleburg, Alabama, USA. Died: January 11, 2016 (96 years old) College: Lincoln University (PA) Total Cards: 1,277. National Baseball Hall of Fame (1973)
30 de nov. de 2010 · One of the finest African-American players in the years preceding integration, Monte Irvin fashioned a career of dual excellence in both the Negro leagues an...
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11 de ene. de 2016 · Irvin stepped down from his role with the commissioner when Kuhn announced his retirement in 1984. Monte retired to Homosassa, Florida, but he accepted an MLB role involving special projects and appearances. On May 16, 2006, Orange Park in the city of Orange, New Jersey was renamed Monte Irvin Park, in his honor.
Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin (February 25, 1919 – January 11, 2016) was an American left fielder and right-handed batter in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball who played with the Newark Eagles (1938-42, 46-48), New York Giants (1949-55) and Chicago Cubs (1956). Although born in Haleburg, Alabama, Irvin grew up in Orange, New Jersey, one of five players who grew up in the Garden ...
12 de ene. de 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.
9 de ago. de 2023 · Making History. On Thursday, October 4, 1951, Major League Baseball broke a barrier. During Game 1 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium between the New York Yankees and the New York Giants, the Giants started three Black players in the outfield: Hank Thompson in right, Monte Irvin in left, and a rookie by the name of Willie Mays in the center.
