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

di Larry Lester (Autore)

McFarland & Co Inc, 2014

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.

• Autore: Larry Lester
• Editore: McFarland & Co Inc
• Anno: 2014
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 261 p.
• Dimensioni: 254 x 178 mm
• Peso: 454 gr.
• EAN: 9780786495573

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