This card is part of the 2012 Panini Cooperstown 170 card Crystal Collection parallel set. Each card is individually serial numbered to only 299 and were inserted randomly into packs of 2012 Panini Cooperstown Baseball. Each card is a parallel of the regular cards in the set, but with a gold holofoil finish.
- From the 2012 Panini Cooperstown Crystal Collection 170 Card parrallel set
- Individually serial numbered to 299 made
- Randomly inserted into packs of 2012 Paninin Cooperstown
Player Biography
Possibly the greatest high school athlete in New Jersey history, Monte Irvin was a five-tool baseball player who starred in the Negro leagues with the Newark Eagles and in the Mexican League before becoming a National League star. A pioneer in the integration of Major League Baseball, Irvin debuted with the New York Giants in 1949 at age 30. A clutch hitter who particularly excelled in World Series play, Roy Campanella once called the outfielder, “the best all-around player I ever saw.”
This card is part of the 2012 Panini Cooperstown 170 card Crystal Collection parallel set. Each card is individually serial numbered to only 299 and were inserted randomly into packs of 2012 Panini Cooperstown Baseball. Each card is a parallel of the regular cards in the set, but with a gold holofoil finish.
- From the 2012 Panini Cooperstown Crystal Collection 170 Card parrallel set
- Individually serial numbered to 299 made
- Randomly inserted into packs of 2012 Paninin Cooperstown
Player Biography
Possibly the greatest high school athlete in New Jersey history, Monte Irvin was a five-tool baseball player who starred in the Negro leagues with the Newark Eagles and in the Mexican League before becoming a National League star. A pioneer in the integration of Major League Baseball, Irvin debuted with the New York Giants in 1949 at age 30. A clutch hitter who particularly excelled in World Series play, Roy Campanella once called the outfielder, “the best all-around player I ever saw.”
