Monford Merrill Irvin
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Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin was an American Hall of Fame baseball player and pioneering African American star in both the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Negro league baseball player
ⓘ
baseball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allStarSelection | 1952 ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| battingAverageMLB | .293 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-02-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-01-11 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| finalMLBDate | 1956-09-30 ⓘ |
| finalMLBTeam | Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Monford Merrill Irvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HallOfFame | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HallOfFameInductionMethod | Negro Leagues Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HallOfFameInductionYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| homeRunsMLB | 99 ⓘ |
| isAfricanAmerican | true ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 20 ⓘ |
| league |
National League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Negro National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Chicago Cubs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ Newark Eagles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| MLBDebutDate | 1949-07-08 ⓘ |
| MLBDebutLeague | MLB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLBDebutTeam | New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Monte Irvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering African American star in Major League Baseball
ⓘ
starring with the Newark Eagles in the Negro Leagues ⓘ |
| occupation | professional baseball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Haleburg, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedInLeague | Mexican League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
left fielder
ⓘ
outfielder ⓘ |
| residence | Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsBattedInMLB | 443 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| teamRetiredNumber | 20 ⓘ |
| teamRetiredNumberBy | San Francisco Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| worldSeriesChampion | 1954 ⓘ |
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