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MONFORD (MONTE) IRVIN NEGRO LEAGUES 1937-1948 NEW YORK N.L., CHICAGO N.L., 1949-1956 REGARDED AS ONE OF NEGRO LEAGUES' BEST HITTERS. STAR SLUGGER OF NEWARK EAGLES WON 1946 NEGRO LEAGUE BATTING TITLE. LED N.L. IN RUNS BATTED IN AND PACED "MIRACLE" GIANTS IN HITTING IN 1951 DRIVE TO PENNANT. BATTED .458 AND STOLE HOME IN 1951 WORLD SERIES. |
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1951 World Series obtained from: http://www.stadiumpage.com/stadiumgraveyard/polo.html |