Adding another HOF player to the TV room... Monte Irvin, Amazing!
Newark Eagles (1938-42, 46-48), New York Giants (1949-55) and Chicago Cubs (1956).
Irvin was one of the first black players to be signed after baseball's color line was broken by Jackie Robinson in 1947. He fashioned a career of dual excellence both with the Eagles in the Negro leagues, and with the Giants in the National League.
Monte Irvin was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, primarily on the basis of his play in the Negro leagues. Today, he serves on the Veterans Committee of the Hall of Fame and actively campaigns for recognition of deserving Negro league veterans.
On June 26th, 2010, the San Francisco Giants officially retired his number 20 uniform. He was joined by fellow Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry and Orlando Cepeda in the pre-game ceremony. He later joined those same Giants Hall of Famers in throwing out the ceremonial first pitch of Game 1 of 2010 World Series.
Awesome! A great picture of a great player!
ReplyDeleteYou'll have to let me know if you can get some memorabilia from Neale “Bobo” Henderson... Bobo is another legend from the old negro league.