N.J. county opens community center in park named for baseball Hall of Fame player

Essex County opened its first community center in Orange this week at a park named after a Hall of Fame baseball player. The ...
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Hall Of Famer Monte Irvin Dies

Monte Irvin, one of Major League Baseball’s first black players and the second-oldest living Hall of Famer, died Monday at his home in Houston. He was 96. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ...

Highly Anticipated Community Center Opens At Monte Irvin Orange Park In Essex County

The article Highly Anticipated Community Center Opens At Monte Irvin Orange Park In Essex County appeared first on West ...
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Monte Irvin, Hall of Famer who helped integrate baseball, dies at 96

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, a Negro League star who became one of the first black players in Major League Baseball and a mentor to Willie Mays, died on Monday at his ...
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Baseball Cleats worn by Monte Irvin of the New York Giants

Black leather baseball shoes with metal cleats on the bottom. These were the first shoes to be worn by Monte Irvin in the major leagues as a player for the New York Giants after leaving the Newark ...