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 …

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In 1951 as New York’s regular left fielder, he sparked the Giants the pennant, hitting .312 with 24 home runs and a National League-best 121 RBI, en route to a third-place finish in the National League MVP voting.

Jan 11, 2016 · Signed by the New York Giants, outfielder Monte Irvin was among the first four players to integrate spring training baseball in Arizona, making his major league debut in July of 1949. By the time Monte signed with the Giants he was already a bona fide four- time all-star in the Negro Leagues and two-time Negro National League batting champion.

Jan 12, 2016 · In 1951 as New York’s regular left fielder, he sparked the Giants to win the pennant, hitting .312 with 24 home runs and a National League-best 121 RBI, en route to a third-place finish in the NL Most Valuable Player voting.

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...

Jan 4, 2012 · It is his 1951 season with the New York Giants that defines Irvin’s greatness as a baseball player. He was coming off his first full year in the majors, in which he had established himself as a solid, promising cog in the Giants’ lineup.

Jan 11, 2016 · 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.

Apr 14, 2021 · He emerged as a key catalyst in 1951, hitting .312 with 24 home runs and an NL-high 121 RBIs to help the Giants overtake the Dodgers for the NL pennant. Irvin finished third in NL MVP Award voting and batted .458 in the 1951 World Series, though the Giants lost to the Yankees in six games.

Jan 12, 2016 · Irvin was the second-oldest living Hall of Famer, behind only Bobby Doerr, and the eighth-oldest living former big leaguer overall. The Giants retired his uniform No. 20 in 2010.