{"product_id":"baseballs-first-colored-world-series-the-1924-meeting-of-the-hilldale-giants-and-kansas-city-monarchs-9780786495573","title":"Baseball's First Colored World Series: The 1924 Meeting of the Hilldale Giants and Kansas City Monarchs","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Larry Lester\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Baseball - History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46488644616343,"sku":"9780786495573","price":3730.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786495573.jpg?v=1766338894","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/baseballs-first-colored-world-series-the-1924-meeting-of-the-hilldale-giants-and-kansas-city-monarchs-9780786495573","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}