| Baseball's First Colored World Series: The 1924 Meeting of the Hilldale Giants and Kansas City Monarchs Contributor(s): Lester, Larry (Author) |
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ISBN: 078649557X ISBN-13: 9780786495573 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 2006014351 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.91" W x 9.99" (1.01 lbs) 261 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1920's - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Kansas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |