1948 Negro World Series
The 1948 Negro World Series was the final Negro World Series.[1] 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.[2][3][4][5] The Black Barons featured the 17-year-old Willie Mays in his first professional season.[1]
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| Format | Best-of-seven | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | September 26–October 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Washington: Buck Leonard Birmingham: Willie Mays | |||||||||||||||||||||
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b 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
- ^ 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
- ^ "Grays Score First Win in World Series", The Afro-American, p. 9, October 2, 1948, retrieved January 5, 2013 CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Grays Hold 3–1 Lead in Series", The Afro-American, p. 8, October 9, 1948, retrieved January 5, 2013 CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Grays Win, 10–6 in World Series", The Afro-American, p. 8, October 16, 1948, retrieved January 5, 2013 CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)