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Baseball's First Colored World Series: The 1924 Meeting of the Hilldale Giants and Kansas City Monarchs
Larry Lester
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.
261 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 22, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9780786495573 |
| Publishers | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Pages | 261 |
| Dimensions | 178 × 254 × 13 mm · 454 g |
| Language | English |
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