Negro World Series
From BR Bullpen
The Negro World Series was first played in 1924 between the Kansas City Monarchs (champions of the Negro National League) and the Hilldale Daisies (champions of the Eastern Colored League). The teams met in a re-match the next year, with Hilldale getting revenge after dropping the 1924 series. After two more years, the ECL folded. The Negro World Series was revived on an annual basis in 1942 with the top teams of the revived NNL facing the champion of the Negro American League. The Negro World Series was often not the premier event in the Negro Leagues - that was frequently the East-West Game.
[edit] Champions
- Homestead Grays: 3 (1943, 1944, 1948)
- Chicago American Giants: 2 (1926, 1927)
- Kansas City Monarchs: 2 (1924, 1942)
- Cleveland Buckeyes: 1 (1945)
- Hilldale Daisies: 1 (1925)
- New York Cubans: 1 (1947)
- Newark Eagles: 1 (1946)
[edit] Results
| Year | Winner (League) | Results | Loser (League) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Kansas City Monarchs (NNL) | 5-4 | Hilldale Daisies (ECL) |
| 1925 | Hilldale Daisies (ECL) | 5-1 | Kansas City Monarchs (NNL) |
| 1926 | Chicago American Giants (NNL) | 5-3 | Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (ECL) |
| 1927 | Chicago American Giants (NNL) | 5-3 | Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (ECL) |
| No Negro World Series were played from 1928 to 1931. | |||
| 1932 | Pittsburgh Crawfords (n/a) | 5-1 | Monroe Monarchs (NSL) |
| No Negro World Series were played from 1933 to 1941. | |||
| 1942 | Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) | 4-0 | Homestead Grays (NNL) |
| 1943 | Homestead Grays (NNL) | 4-3 | Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) |
| 1944 | Homestead Grays (NNL) | 4-1 | Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) |
| 1945 | Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) | 4-0 | Homestead Grays (NNL) |
| 1946 | Newark Eagles (NNL) | 4-3 | Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) |
| 1947 | New York Cubans (NNL) | 4-1 | Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL) |
| 1948 | Homestead Grays (NNL) | 4-1 | Birmingham Black Barons (NAL) |
[edit] Further Reading
- Larry Lester: Baseball's First Colored World Series: The 1924 Meeting of the Hilldale Giants and the Kansas City Monarchs, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2006.
