Baseball's First Colored World Series

<p> 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.</p><p> 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.</p>