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Munford Merrill "Monte" Irvin

February 25, 1919-

Haleburg, Alabama

Lincoln, PA ‘38

Baseball
Football
Track & Field

Baseball Hall of Fame 1973

Lincoln University Hall of Fame

one of the first black players to be signed by Major League Baseball

2-time batting champion

Five-time Negro League All-Star

All-Star  Newark Eagles  1938 -42, 46-48 New York Giants  1949–55

Chicago Cubs 1956

Third, National League Most Valuable Player Voting

 

 

 

 

 

Oldest Living Black Major Leaguer & World Series Player –Winning Team

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