Monte
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Monte was the nickname of Monte Irvin, a Hall of Fame American baseball player renowned as one of the early Black stars to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monte Irvin | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
ⓘ
baseball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| AllStarSelection | 1952 ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| brokeColorBarrierWithTeam | New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorBarrierPioneer | true ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-02-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-01-11 ⓘ |
| debutInLeague | Negro National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Commissioner of Baseball’s Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Irvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMLBTeam | Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMLBYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| givenName | Monford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HallOfFame | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HallOfFameInductionYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| honor | Giants Wall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 20 ⓘ |
| jerseyNumberRetiredBy | San Francisco Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league |
Major League Baseball
ⓘ
Negro leagues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Chicago Cubs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ Newark Eagles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLBDebutTeam | New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLBDebutYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| nickname | Monte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first Black stars to integrate Major League Baseball
ⓘ
starring in both the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball executive
ⓘ
professional baseball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Haleburg, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | outfielder ⓘ |
| role | public relations specialist ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Army ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesChampion | 1954 ⓘ |
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