HOUSTON (AP) Hall of Famer Monte Irvin ... broke the color barrier. Irvin spent seven of his eight big league seasons with the Giants and one year with the Chicago Cubs in 1957.

Monte Irvin, a Negro leagues star who ... In eight major league seasons — he finished with the Chicago Cubs in 1956 — Irvin collected 731 hits for a career batting average of ...

“We play a doubleheader in Newark, start at 1 and finish at 4 or 5,” Monte ... said Irvin, who enjoyed stopovers in big cities and visiting favorite nightclubs, including Chicago’s Chez ...

Monte Irvin, a Hall of Fame baseball ... World Series sweep over the Cleveland Indians. Mr. Irvin finished his career in 1956 with the Chicago Cubs, where he was a teammate of the young Ernie ...

Hall of Famer Monte Irvin ... broke the color barrier. Mr. Irvin spent seven of his eight big league seasons with the Giants and one year with the Chicago Cubs in 1956. A native of Haleburg ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Hall of Famer Monte Irvin ... broke the color barrier. Irvin spent seven of his eight big league seasons with the Giants and one year with the Chicago Cubs in 1956.