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Monte Irvin: Outstanding Outfielder

Monte Irvin: Outstanding Outfielder

Murray, Hallie

Paperback

Series: Stars of the Negro Leagues

Young Adult Nonfiction

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ISBN10: 1978510802
ISBN13: 9781978510807
Publisher: Enslow Publishing
Published: Jul 30 2019
Pages: 104
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
Inspire your readers with this biography. The exceptionally athletic Monte Irvin was an outfielder who started in the Negro leagues and eventually became one of the earliest black Major League Baseball players after joining the New York Giants in 1949. He played in two World Series with the Giants and after retiring worked as a baseball scout and served in an administrative role in the MLB commissioner's office. Readers will learn that as a mentor to Willie Mays, Irvin helped pave the way for other black players in the major leagues despite encountering racism on and off the field, and he was honored greatly later in life for his achievements.

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