Monte Irvin Signed Baseball Giants – COA JSA

If Jackie Robinson had not broken the color barrier, Monte Irvin might well have been the one.  An outstanding player in the Negro Leagues, a batting title winner (.297) in the Mexican League, Monte had a short but impressive ML career as a star for the New York Giants.  He was born too soon, but that did not prevent him from being a World Series champion and later being elected to the Hall Of Fame in Cooperstown.  His number 20 was retired by the Giants in 2010 and he threw out the first ball in the World Series.  Obtained from a decades long baseball personage with contacts throough out the bigs.  Monte Irvin signed this (Giamatti) in blue ballpoint signature grades 8-9 . Authentication: JSA Basic Cert & Sticker