Autographs of Monte Irvin
Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin (February 25, 1919 – January 11, 2016) was an American left fielder and right fielder in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball (MLB) who played with the Newark Eagles (1938–1942, 1946–1948), New York Giants (1949–1955) and Chicago Cubs (1956). He grew up in New Jersey and was a standout football player at Lincoln University. Irvin left Lincoln to spend several seasons in Negro league baseball. His career was interrupted by military service from 1943 to 1945.
When he joined the New York Giants, Irvin became one of the earliest African-American MLB players. He played in two World Series for the Giants. When future Hall of Famer Willie Mays joined the Giants in 1951, Irvin was asked to mentor him. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973. After his playing career, Irvin was a baseball scout and held an administrative role with the MLB commissioner's office.
At the time of his death, Irvin was the oldest living former Negro Leagues player, New York Giant and Chicago Cub. He lived in a retirement community in Houston before his death.
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Current items with a signature of Monte Irvin
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Traded items with a signature of Monte Irvin
The most expensive item with a signature of Monte Irvin (Negro League Baseball Book Signed Autographed by Larry Doby & Monte Irvin 1953) was sold in June 2025 for £978.02 while the cheapest item (GIANTS HOF MONTE IRVIN AUTHENTIC SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 11x14 MLB BASEBALL PHOTO COA) found a new owner for £0.76 in November 2017. The month with the most items sold (52) was September 2025 with an average selling price of £68.81 for an autographed item of Monte Irvin. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2015 with £138.91 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.76 was November 2017. In average, an autographed item from Monte Irvin is worth £34.88.
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