Baseball's First Colored World Series: The 1924 Meeting of the Hilldale Giants and Kansas City Monarchs

by Lester, Larry
ISBN: 9780786495573
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In 1924, after the Hilldale Giants captured the league crown in the new Eastern Colored League and the Kansas City Monarchs won out in the four-year-old Negro National League, the two teams met in a best-of-nine series for the world championship. But a 13-inning tie in Game 4 and alternating wins throughout would force a tenth and deciding game, making it the longest World Series--black or white--in the modern era. This heavily illustrated volume provides a comprehensive account of the first championship series played between teams from two all-black professional leagues. It provides commentary, records, and full statistics for each club's regular season performance, along with biographical profiles of the players. Coverage also includes position-by-position comparisons of the Series combatants; a breakdown of the attendance, gate receipts, and team shares; game-by-game summaries; comments from the players; and complete statistics--including pitcher-batter matchups--for both teams.
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Lester, Larry
  • ISBN: 9780786495573
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.99 x 0.68
  • Number Of Pages: 261
  • Publication Year: 2014
Language: English