Monte Irvin: Outstanding Outfielder

by Hallie Murray

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...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978510586
• ISBN13: 9781978510586
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12