Black Baseball in Kansas City
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- Larry Lester
 
 
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Publication Date: 
December 1 2000
Author: 
Larry Lester and Sammy J. Miller
Publisher: 
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Details: 
Paperback: 128 pages, 160 photographs
ISBN 10: 
073850842X
ISBN 13: 
978-0738508429
List Price: 
$20.00 [order from author, currently out of print]
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:: Description

Some say that Kansas City has the best black baseball, the best blues and the best “Q” in the nation. It has been called the heart of America, a cultural melting pot and home of the Kansas City Monarchs.

Blackball began in K.C. with the Maroons in 1890. However, it wasn’t until 1921, when the Kansas City Monarchs triumphed over the Kansas City Blues that black players received national attention. The Monarchs produced several championship teams and major league players, and became black baseball’s longest running and most stable franchise.