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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
baseball player
human
AllStarSelection 1952
bats right
brokeColorBarrierWithTeam New York Giants
burialPlace Houston, Texas, United States
colorBarrierPioneer true
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1919-02-25
dateOfDeath 2016-01-11
debutInLeague Negro National League
employer Commissioner of Baseball’s Office
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Irvin
finalMLBTeam Chicago Cubs
finalMLBYear 1956
givenName Monford
HallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
HallOfFameInductionYear 1973
honor Giants Wall of Fame
jerseyNumber 20
jerseyNumberRetiredBy San Francisco Giants
league Major League Baseball
Negro leagues
linked to: Negro Leagues
memberOfSportsTeam Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Newark Eagles
MLBDebutTeam New York Giants
MLBDebutYear 1949
nickname Monte
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
linked to: Haleburg, Alabama
placeOfDeath Houston, Texas, United States
positionPlayed outfielder
role public relations specialist
servedIn United States Army
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
throws right
WorldSeriesChampion 1954

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Monte Irvin nickname Monte
Monte Irvin nickname Monte
subject linked to: Monte