8x10" thin board w/fully painted art which is signed at lower left "Jorge S." Monte wears Almendares Scorpions uniform and stands in the batter's box. Visible at left is catcher's hand and glove, spectators shown in the bkg. Top right has title "Monte Irven Outfielder" and below this is a Scorpions pennant. Exc. Irvin was a five-time Negro League All-Star before joining the New York Giants whom he played for from 1949 to 1955 in addition to the Chicago Cubs in 1956. He was inducted into the National Baseball HOF in 1973 and the San Francisco Giants retired his #20 uniform in 2010. From the Richard Merkin Collection and comes with Hake's COA.