Publisher: Enslow Publishers

Copyright Date: 2020

Edition Date: 2020 Release Date: 08/15/19

Pages: 104 pages

ISBN: 1-9785105-8-6

ISBN 13: 978-1-9785105-8-6

Dewey: 921

LCCN: 2018059803

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
Irvin, Monte,. 1919-2016. Juvenile literature.
Irvin, Monte,. 1919-2016.
African American baseball players. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Baseball players. United States. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Negro leagues. History. Juvenile literature.
African American baseball players.
Baseball players. United States. Biography.
Negro leagues. History.

Language: English

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reading Level: 7.0

Interest Level: 7-12

Guided Reading Level: Z

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.