Printer Friendly Version- Baseball’s First Colored World Series
- Black Baseball's National Showcase
- Black Baseball in Kansas City
- Black Baseball in Chicago
- Black Baseball in Detroit
- Black Baseball in Pittsburgh
- The Negro Leagues Book
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
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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 to the Kansas City Monarchs.
Blackball began in K.C. with the Maroons in 1890. However, it wasn’t until 1922, when the Kansas City Monarchs triumphed over the Kansas City Blues, of the American Association, 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.
