{"product_id":"baseballs-first-colored-world-series-larry-lester-9780786495573","title":"Baseball's First Colored World Series: The 1924 Meeting of the Hilldale Giants and Kansas City Monarchs","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Lester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 078649557X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786495573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland and Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.99h x 6.91w x 0.68d","brand":"Larry Lester","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46233335496959,"sku":"9780786495573","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5bac106d-3eeb-4f47-bcf9-0a80cb82344e.jpg?v=1728992726","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baseballs-first-colored-world-series-larry-lester-9780786495573","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}