On this date in 1924, the first “Colored World Series” of baseball began.
The Kansas City Monarchs played the Philadelphia Hilldales. The Monarchs finished at 55-22, ahead of the Chicago American Giants, and the Hilldales were at 47-22, ahead of the Baltimore Black Sox.
A nine-game series went the entire length. The deciding game was a three-hit shutout by Jose Mendez of the Monarchs, with the final score of K. C. at five and Philly at 0.
The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History,
By Phil Dixon with Patrick J. Hannigan
Copyright 1992, Jed Clauss and Joanna Paulsen
Ameron House Publishing
ISBN 0-88488-0425-2
