Monte Irvin and Anthony J. Connor

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Baseball legend Monte Irvin shares highlights from his time playing in the Negro leagues and for the New York Giants, as recounted in Baseball For the Love of It: Hall-of-Famers Tell it Like it Was, edited by Anthony J. Connor. Connor, Monte's daughter Pamela Irvin, and sports fan Jared Kent Miller also join the conversation to share their insights into Irvin's career.


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