1948 Negro World Series

1948 Negro World Series
Teams12345*Games
Washington Homestead Grays 35314104
Birmingham Black Barons 234161

* indicates extra innings

Location:Kansas City: Blues Stadium (1)
Birmingham: Rickwood Park (2,3,5)
New Orleans: Pelican Stadium (4)
Format:Best-of-seven
Managers:Washington: Sam Bankhead
Birmingham: Piper Davis
Dates:September 26–October 5
Hall of Famers: Washington: Buck Leonard
Birmingham: Willie Mays
 < 1947Negro World Series 

In the 1948 Negro World Series, the Washington Homestead Grays, champions of the Negro National League, beat the Birmingham Black Barons, champions of the Negro American League, four games to one.[1][2][3][4] The Black Barons featured the 17-year-old Willie Mays in his first professional season.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Holway, John B. (2001), The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues: The Other Half of Baseball History, Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, pp. 459–460, ISBN 0803820070
  2. ↑ "Grays Score First Win in World Series", The Afro-American, October 2, 1948, p. 9, retrieved January 5, 2013
  3. ↑ "Grays Hold 3–1 Lead in Series", The Afro-American, October 9, 1948, p. 8, retrieved January 5, 2013
  4. ↑ "Grays Win, 10–6 in World Series", The Afro-American, October 16, 1948, p. 8, retrieved January 5, 2013
  5. ↑ Klima, John (2009), Willie's Boys: The 1948 Birmingham Black Barons, the Last Negro League World Series, and the Making of a Baseball Legend, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 9780470400135
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