Here’s the photo again: Hank Thompson and Monte Irvin, who debuted for the Giants on the same day in 1949, were the Giants’ first Black players. Thompson hit 129 home runs in eight years with ...

Retired numbers: 3 (Bill Terry), 4 (Mel Ott), 11 (Carl Hubbell), 20 (Monte Irvin), 22 (Will Clark), 24 ... World Series titles should matter and the Giants won them in 2010, 2012 and 2014.

Thompson, age 21, played only 27 games with St. Louis and was picked up by the Giants. In July of 1949, Thompson and Monte Irvin were brought up from the Giants farm team in Jersey City.

1) Monte Irvin (1919) Before baseball’s color barrier was broken ... Though Jackie Robinson was the one to make history, Irvin joined the New York Giants in 1949 and was a star in his own right for ...

Black baseball, however, traces its roots to 1885 with the Cuban Black Giants, considered the first ... Don Newcombe, Monte Irvin, and Willie Mays. The Monarchs were not immune.

The Giants brought back two of their own just two days before the start of NFL free agency. Punter Jamie Gillan and tight end Chris Manhertz — who have spent a combined 15 seasons in the NFL ...

Dallas Cowboys legend Michael Irvin, who turned 59 on Wednesday, is enjoying time on the beach this NFL offseason - but he still can't escape the limelight. The Hall of Fame receiver is known for ...

Dallas Cowboys legend Michael Irvin, who turned 59 on Wednesday, is enjoying time on the beach this NFL offseason - but he still can't escape the limelight. The Hall of Fame receiver is known for ...

As the New York Giants continue their quest for a quarterback, they also can’t ignore some of the other glaring and less glaring needs on the roster. One of the less glaring needs that has been ...