Batting average .293 Name Monte Irvin Inducted 1973 Weight 88 kg | Runs batted in 443 Height 1.85 m Home runs 99 Role Baseball player | |
Election Method Negro Leagues Committee Number 20 (San Francisco Giants / Outfielder) Books Few and Chosen Negro Leagues: Defining Negro Leagues Greatness | ||
Monte irvin baseball hall of fame biographies
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 (1938–42, 46–48), New York Giants (1949–55) and Chicago Cubs (1956). He grew up in New Jersey and was a standout football player at Lincoln University. Irvin left Lincoln to spend several seasons in Negro league baseball. His career was interrupted by military service from 1943 to 1945.
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- Monte irvin baseball hall of fame biographies
- Remembering Monte Irvin
- Early life
- Negro league and Mexican League career
- MLB career
- Later life
- Negro leagues
- Mexican League
- References
When he joined the New York Giants, Irvin became one of the earliest African-American MLB players. He played in two World Series for the Giants. When future Hall of Famer