Friday, May 11, 2012

1924 Colored World Series


Wikipedia - "The 1924 Colored World Series was a best-of-nine match-up between the Negro National League champion Kansas City Monarchs and the Eastern Colored League champion Hilldale. In a ten-game series, the Monarchs narrowly defeated Hilldale 5 games to 4, with one tie game. It was the first World Series between the respective champions of the NNL and ECL. It was the second year of existence for the ECL, but no agreement could be reached in 1923 for a post-season series, owing primarily to unresolved disputes between the leagues. Five members of the Baseball Hall of Fame participated in the series: Biz Mackey, Judy Johnson, and Louis Santop played for Hilldale, while Bullet Rogan and José Méndez played for the Monarchs. In addition, Monarchs owner J.L. Wilkinson was also inducted into the Hall."
Wikipedia
Baseball Reference
The First Negro League World Series
Monarchs were Kansas City's first champions
amazon: Baseball's First Colored World Series: The 1924 Meeting of the Hilldale Giants And Kansas City Monarchs

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