I've been working on revising the book for the upcoming 5th edition (which will be out on Opening Day). Thought I'd share a few of these EveryCubEver entries with you while I worked...
Monte Irvin 1919--2016 (Cubs 1956)
Irvin was a star in the Negro Leagues and didn’t make his debut in the majors
until at the age of 30. But even though he only played a few big league seasons
and hit only 99 career homers, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1973.
He had a few great seasons with the Giants, leading them to the National League
pennant in 1951 and the World Series championship in 1954. When the Cubs got
him in 1956, he was already 37 years old. His power stroke was diminished, but
he was still the best left fielder in the league. In his last big league season
he led the National League in fielding percentage and range. When he died in
2016 he was the oldest living major leaguer.
