After the first two men went out, Jesse Williams got a squib single. There was considerable truth to Dismukes' statement, as Pearson and Clarkson were statistically the two best hitters in the 1942 NNL, ranking first and third, respectively in batting average (.347 and .339) and first and second, respectively OPS (1.015 and 1.011), among qualifying batters, while Day led the league in ERA and strikeouts. Satchel Paige pitching to Josh Gibson is as good as it gets and now fans are able to capture the historic matchup in bobblehead form along with several other special Negro Leagues bobbleheads.” Advancing to third on Whatley's ground ball out, Wilson cam in on Jerry Benjamin's grounder to short, making the score 5-4 Monarchs. Matchett, having replaced Paige after the fifth, retired all twelve men he faced, and received credit for the victory in relief. Ted Strong then hit a home run into the right field stands to push the Monarchs into the lead, and Willard Brown followed with a shot to almost exactly the same spot, giving Kansas City a 4-2 lead and effectively all the runs it would need. Satchel Paige pitching to Josh Gibson is as good as it gets and now fans are able to capture the historic matchup in bobblehead form along with several other special Negro Leagues bobbleheads.” We present them here for purely educational purposes. Home plate umpire Billy Donaldson was one of the longest-tenured Negro League umpires and was the first Negro umpire hired by the old NNL in 1923. The second game was in Portsmouth, where the Monarchs prevailed 12-2 before approximately 2,000 spectators. Jerry Benjamin made an effort for the ball, but was only able to trap it. Hilton Smith relieved him, and received credit for the victory. The Grays played an exhibition game on September 22 in Belleville, IL against an Army team that included a few major and minor leaguers, winning 16-2. [3], A second Negro National League was organized in 1933, though this league played predominantly in the East. He was one of the most powerful hitters ever. Josh Gibson made an early exit from the game and was replaced defensively by Robert Gaston at the start of the fourth inning. The Grays scored first. This series featured future Hall of Fame performers Ray Brown, Willard Brown, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, Satchel Paige, Hilton Smith, and Jud Wilson. Tuesday, September 29 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia. The American League and National League both featured ten teams, with each team playing a 162-game schedule.. For Homestead, all the pitchers - Partlow (0-1, 6.00), Brown (0-1, 9.00), Welmaker (0-1, 6.10) and Wright (0-1, 10.29) - were ineffective, giving the team an aggregate 7.50 ERA. Many thanks to him. Among the hitters, Howard Easterling (.313/.421/.500) was the only effective starer, while Buck Leonard (.250/.250/.250), Vic Harris (.125/.222/.125), and Josh Gibson (.077/.200/.077) were almost completely shut down. Greene completed the scoring when he singled Brown home. Bill Simms led off the game with a triple to the left field bullpen and scored on Newt Allen's single. 1942 had that with Satchel Paige versus Josh Gibson. Kansas City took the lead in the seventh. The 1942 Negro Leagues World Series was a baseball dream come true. Paige retired the first 10 men he faced until Sam Bankhead lined a single to center and Howard Easterling grounded a sharp single through second, placing runners on first and second. The second Negro National League (NNL) and the Negro American League (NAL) debuted in 1933 and 1937 respectively. It features both Satchell Paige in his Kansas City Monarchs jersey and Josh Gibson in his Homestead Grays jerseys.It is officially licensed by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and a limited numbered edition of only 1,942 … In the top of the second, Ray Partlow, who reportedly still suffered from a boil under his pitching arm, walked his third and fourth men and was replaced by Johnny Wright, who retired the Monarchs without a score. Negro National League Champion: Negro National League Champion: vs. vs. American Negro League Champion: Negro American League Champion: 1924-1927: 1942-1948 Paige entered the game in relief in the sixth. Both enjoyed tenures of over a decade and played in what was called the Negro World Series from 1942–1948. Do you have a sports website? He put his career on pause to serve in World War II, but he came back in 1946 to no-hit the Philadelphia Stars in … Strong also attempted to score as the ball rolled away from Gibson, but was tagged out at the plate by Leonard, who was backing up Gibson on the play. In the six seasons from 1937 to 1942, the Monarchs won the Negro American League pennant five times. Former pitcher Dizzy Dismukes managed the Monarchs during the pre-season, but turned over the reins to veteran catcher Frank Duncan while assuming the duties of business manager and club secretary. Paige arrived at that point in dramatic fashion (claiming to have been delayed by a traffic ticket in Lancaster, PA), entered the game in relief of Matchett, and struck out Gaston, ending the threat and leaving the Grays wanting. Harris walked with one out in the fifth. Find out more. Tuesday, September 8 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC. Ray Brown pitched the entire game for the Grays, giving the rest of its pitching staff a break. With Cooper's illness and death, Newt Allen had been assigned to manage the team in 1941 and had led them to their third straight league title, but decided during the off-season to retire from managing, returning to being a reserve infielder. The 1942 Negro World Series marked the resumption of the Negro World Series after more than a decade, and was the first of seven consecutive official postseason series to crown a champion of the two Negro Leagues. Jud Wilson doubled to right-center, scoring both Bankhead and Brown. Description 1942 Negro League World Series Scorecard. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. After the game, Posey claimed that he had received verbal permission to sign the players from Monarchs co-owner Tom Baird in a meeting in New York, but the details of that meeting were never publicized and the Monarchs other owner, J.L. The three-run lead represented their biggest advantage in the series. These Negro Leagues Special Edition bobbleheads include the 1942 Negro Leagues World Series Bobblehead featuring Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, the first bobblehead of Effa Manley, the only female in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, bobbleheads of the only women to play in the Negro Leagues--Connie Morgan, Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, and Toni Stone, the first Milwaukee Bears … 1942 had that too. Wilkinson, denied knowledge of any such agreement. A duplicate of the Homestead Grays scratchy wool jersey he wore in the 1948 Negro League World Series. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Satchel Paige had been the scheduled starter in this game but was not present at starting time, and so Jack Matchett, who had pitched dependably throughout, was called upon to start. With the two premier Negro League teams winning their respective pennants in 1942, it was an opportune time to schedule a World Series, the first since 1927. Paige would have received credit for the victory under current scoring rules, but all contemporaneous reports listed Matchett as the winner. Gread McKinnis, who had pitched during the regular season for the Birmingham Black Barons and in early September for the Cincinnati Clowns, was recruited by the Monarchs to pitch this game, and threw a three-hit, seven-inning shutout. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. If records of the Negro World Series were considered part of Major League canon, Serrell's mark would have tied the record for a four-game World Series set by Babe Ruth in 1928, while Williams' would have established a new and as of yet unbroken four-game World Series mark. After Day had struck out, Benjamin tripled off the right field wall, scoring Harris, and scored a moment later on Stone's two-base hit. The 1942 Negro League World Series featured seven future Hall of Famers, including Leroy Robert “Satchel” Paige. Josh Gibson hit Paige's second pitch to him 420 feet to deep left-center for a long fly out, moving both runners up 90 feet. World Series: New York Yankees over St. Louis Cardinals (4-1) All-Star Game, July 13 at Shibe Park: American League, 5-3; Other champions. Card #23 1942 Negro Leagues World Series Satchel Paige & Josh Gibson signed by Graig Kreindler $ 9.95 Add to cart 1942 Negro Leagues World Series – Paige & Gibson Do you have a blog? The Monarchs went up two games to none with a victory in the second game. The Monarchs continued their short series with the Cincinnati Clowns, beating them 2-1 in a 13-inning exhibition game. This game ended an embarrassing 8-game losing streak for the Grays, dating back to the last game of the regular season. Ted Strong was hit by a pitch, and Joe Greene hit a home run into the left field stands, narrowing the score to 4-3 Grays. A light drizzle began to fall as the top of the sixth inning began. In the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers swept the New York Yankees in four straight games. All rights reserved. The roster move would come back to haunt them later. He was sent to the hospital for x-rays, which revealed a broken arm. The series was also known as the Colored World Series, especially during the 1920s, and as the Negro League World Series, in more recent books, though contemporary black newspapers usually called it simply, the "World Series", without any modification. It lasted the remainder of the game, though it did not delay or interfere with play. Grays owner Cum Posey, faced with several injuries (including Sam Bankhead's broken arm and Roy Partlow developing a painful boil under his pitching arm), signed shortstop Bus Clarkson from the Philadelphia Stars and pitcher Leon Day, outfielder Ed Stone and second baseman Lenny Pearson from the Newark Eagles for the remainder of the series. Paige then walked Josh Gibson, who stole second and scored on Buck Leonard's single, putting the Grays ahead 2-0, and providing them with their first lead in the Series. 1942 Season 1941 / 1943 All Leagues Negro American League (NAL) Negro National League II (NN2) Negro League World Series (WS) Independent Clubs (IND) East-West All Star Games (EWA) Mexican League … Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Monarchs catcher Joe Green hit the only home run of the tour. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. The Monarchs-Grays match followed a regular season game between the Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox. A final game was planned for Monday, October 5, in Newport News, but the game was rained out. He was perhaps the best pitcher in Negro League history. Sunday, September 13 at Yankee Stadium, New York. This page was last edited on 14 January 2021, at 18:17. The first exhibition game after the Series was in Norfolk, VA with the Grays winning 8-5. It was standard practice of the Negro Leagues to make the second game of any double-header a seven-inning game, and both teams agreed that it would be treated as an exhibition game and not counted in the statistics or standings of the CWS. The teams had split two pre-season games and had met three times in inter-league exhibitions during the regular season, the Grays beating the Monarchs in extra innings in each game, 1-0 in 11 innings, 5-4 in 12, and 3-2 in 10, Paige taking one no-decision and two losses in the games, with Roy Partlow claiming two of the Gray's wins. Grays catcher Josh Gibson protested strongly that he had tagged Greene out, but to no avail. Williams then scored on a textbook double steal, Matchett stealing second on the play. The stage was set in 1942 for the Kansas City Monarchs of the NAL to battle the Homestead Grays of the NNL for the Negro League World Series championship. Radio station WWDC provided a play-by-play account of the game, with their announcer Ray Carson. Thursday, September 10 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh. Johnson and McDaniel had both been called up by their draft boards and were then unavailable for the Series, and the pitching burden rested upon the arms of Matchett, Paige, and Smith. The teams scheduled a second game immediately following Game Three. For the duration of the league, a Negro World Series took place seven times, from 1942 through 1948. In the only game in their home park, Kansas City took their lone loss to the Grays, 4-1. Left fielder Bill Simms then dropped Ray Brown's fly ball, scoring Leonard and sending Bankhead to second. On one side you had the powerful Homestead Grays. Most media discussion before the series concentrated on whether Paige would be seeking revenge on the Grays or whether the Grays now held a "jinx" over Paige and the Monarchs, and most prominent black sportswriters installed Homestead as a slight favorite. The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, https://www.baseball-reference.com/bpv/index.php?title=1942_Negro_World_Series&oldid=1166917. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. Playing statistics for 1924-1925, 1939-1942, and 1944-1946 Negro Leagues (not including Cuban League and Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright … The Monarchs were the second tenant in Ruppert Stadium (after the Kansas City Blues), and were forced to wait for an open date, as the Blues, having finished first in the American Association race, were preparing to engage in their league's Shaughnessy Playoffs, and the two teams scheduled a few exhibitions with other opponents in the interim. Friday, September 18, Parkway Field, Louisville. The entire sequence was scored 4-E6 / 6-E2 / 2-3, marking one putout, two errors, three assists, and one run. The Monarchs loaded the bases in the fourth on an error and two singles, and scored on Bill Simms' single and Herb Cyrus' run-scoring fly ball to make the score 6-2. Newt Allen singled to center with one out and took second on Ted Strong's single. The Grays loaded the bases in the seventh on three singles with two outs, but Paige preserved the lead by striking out Josh Gibson on three pitches, running the Grays' streak of scoring futility in this series to 16 innings. "The Historical Satchel Paige: True Stories and Tales Truly Told", Negro dailies, weeklies, and semi-weeklies. Kansas City hit .345/.392/.503 vs. Homestead's .206/.276/.250, outscoring them 34-12. The Negro World Series was an interleague championship series between … Monarchs secretary and business manager William "Dizzy" Dismukes stated "We didn't play the Homestead Grays. Simms singled to lead off the ninth, partially atoning for his error in the eighth, and moved to second on Herb Cyrus' bunt. On September 2, 1924, Rube Foster, president of the NNL announced that Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Commissioner of Baseball for the white major leagues, had been asked to arbitrate the differences between the NNL and the ECL and establish an agreement similar to the one used by the American and National Leagues. Paige then retired Buck Leonard, ending the Grays' only threat. The Grays played a 12-inning 5-5 tie against the Philadelphia Stars. Most of the protests were coming from Monarch batters accusing the Grays of scuffing the ball. Are you a Stathead, too? In total, seven Hall of Famers took to the diamond. The Monarchs defeated the Grays 4 games to 1. The Negro American League was organized in 1937 in the West. Rain had fallen in Pittsburgh most of the day, and bad weather threatened throughout the game, and attendance was held down as a result. Paige retired the side in order in the bottom of the ninth, earning the save while Smith got the win, with a final score 8-4. He was perhaps the best pitcher in Negro League history. The champions of these leagues met in a Negro League World Series eleven times, from 1924 - 1927 and from 1942 - 1948. Negro League Championship Series. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Ditto for the Grays in the Negro National League. Buck O'Neil led off the fifth inning with a single to right. Former Negro leagues great Dick Redding was in the crowd to enjoy the game. The Kansas City Monarchs swept the Washington-Homestead Grays in four games, though the series included one exhibition game, and the results of one game were thrown out after a protest. While the team had many big names, many of its key players were past their prime. Just Released-NEW IN BOX Shipped By a Collector For Collector's. Strong forced him at second, but then scored on Brown's triple to deep center, reported in the Baltimore Afro-American at 435 feet. The Kansas City Monarchs won the Negro American League title and then defeated the Homestead Grays (Negro National League champions) in the Negro League World Series. They were two of the biggest stars in the 1942 Negro Leagues World Series. Willard Brown (.310) led the league in home runs; rookie second baseman Bonnie Serrell hit .406 to lead the loop, while third baseman Newt Allen (.318), catcher Joe Greene (.366), outfielder Ted Strong (.322), and shortstop Jesse Williams (.315) all topped .300. However, a committee composed of officers from both leagues and both teams met that afternoon and upheld the Monarchs' protest, and the game was disallowed, leaving the Monarchs still ahead in the series, 3-0. The Negro World Series was a post-season baseball tournament that was held from 1924 to 1927 and from 1942 to 1948 between the champions of the Negro leagues, matching the mid-western winners against their east-coast counterparts. The Grays committed six errors, five of which contributed directly to Monarchs scoring. (Photo by Sporting News via Getty Images) Taken during a Negro League game between the home team Homestead Grays versus the New York Black Yankees at … In 1942, the Grays won the Negro National League II pennant with a league record of 47-19-3 while the Monarchs led the Negro American League with a 27-12 record and a .692 winning percentage. However, all hands were safe when shortstop Bankhead fumbled Carlisle's toss. He did not return to play in the series. The Kansas City Blues had already been eliminated in the AA's playoffs, but the ballpark was already contractually reserved for them during that week. Matchett singled to left and Williams took third when Vic Harris was unable to pick the ball up cleanly. Jack Matchett relieved Paige to begin the bottom of the sixth, and retired the Grays in order. This game was the most widely reported of all of the Series, receiving coverage from The Sporting News, which rarely covered Negro League baseball, and Christian Science Monitor, which rarely covered baseball in any form, as well as more mainstream white dailies and several Negro press weeklies. Williams hit a line drive that Ray Brown was able to knock down, and all hands were safe when Brown could not recover the ball in time. The Monarchs were not yet done, however. Colored World Series: Negro National League vs Eastern Colored League, Negro World Series: Negro American League vs Negro National League, Atlanta Black Crackers/Indianapolis ABCs (IV), Indianapolis ABCs (II)/New Orleans–St. Each had consistently dominated their league during recent years. The team's stars were catcher Josh Gibson (.328/.609/.473) with a league-leading 14 homers), and pitchers Ray Brown (12-3 in league play, 18-6 overall), Roy Partlow (5-2 NNL, 10-2 overall, with a 7-inning no-hitter to his credit this season), Roy Welmaker (5-2 NNL, 10-2 overall), and Johnny Wright (5-2 and 7-4). In 1942, the two leagues agreed to resume playing a championship series between the two leagues; the first series was played between the Kansas City Monarchs of the NAL and the Homestead Grays of the NNL.[4]. “The 1942 Negro Leagues World Series is one of the most famous matchups in history, primarily because of the star power on both sides. A double by Joe Greene tallied Brown with the Monarchs' fifth unearned run, while Buck O'Neil's triple scored Greene with their first earned run. A true battle of the titans, the 1942 Colored World Series pitted Satchel Paige's Kansas City Monarchs against Josh Gibson's Homestead Grays, a series swept by the former with victories as Griffith Stadium, Forbes Field, Yankee Stadium and Shibe Park over a three week period. When the game began in earnest, manager Frank Duncan pitched Hilton Smith and Jack Matchett for three innings each, then inserted Connie Johnson, on temporary furlough from the Army, to pitch the seventh. [2] In 1928, the ECL folded, with their teams returning to independent play, and the series entered a 15-year hiatus. Third baseman Jud Wilson let Simm's roller get past him for an error, allowing Matchett to score. The Grays also scheduled an exhibition game against the Baltimore Elite Giants before heading west, losing 2-1 in 10 innings. Paige started for the Monarchs but left after four innings, with a 2-1 lead. Allen made his third single of the day with one out in the ninth. Gibson was committed to a sanitarium the following January, and the Grays reported that he had been "ailing" since August. Sunday, September 13 at Yankee Stadium, New York (second game). The Monarchs fell behind early, but behind Satchel Paige's hitless long relief won 9 to 5, sweeping the Negro World Series in four straight games. But Ohio State University already has a … Paige, after facing only nine batters in the first two innings, retired from the game, yielding to Jack Matchett to start the bottom of the third. The Grays responded in their half of the first with three runs. “The 1942 Negro Leagues World Series is one of the most famous matchups in history, primarily because of the star power on both sides. Josh Gibson sat out the game, though Roy Partlow went the distance against the Stars' Barney Brown. Vic Harris gave the Monarchs one last run when he fumbled O'Neil's hit, with Greene coming in to score. O'Neil singled leading off, went to third on Serrell's single and scored on Williams force out, making the score 3-1. After a 16-day gap between officially sanctioned games, the World Series resumed. Veteran Satchel Paige (2-2 NAL, 7-6 overall) was by appearance a second-tier pitcher, though one of the league leaders in ERA, appeared as a gate attaction for marquee games, rarely throwing more then five innings in his starts. Strong singled with one out and stole second. It appeared that the Grays would again return fire when Jerry Benjamin and Vic Harris hit back-to-back singles with one out in the bottom of the fourth, but Easterling was unable to advance the runners. The Monarchs treated the game as strictly exhibition. Satchel Paige and Roy Welmaker matched each other zero for zero for the first five innings, Paige allowing three baserunners to Welmaker's seven. The Monarchs also won a seven-inning exhibition game that same night. The Monarchs scored an unearned run in the sixth. The two teams that met in this series were two of the most storied teams in Negro Leagues history. Day used a deceptive side-armed delivery to rival Satchel Paige as the Negro Leagues’ greatest ace, even outdueling Paige in the 1942 Negro League World Series. Sam Bankhead singled, with Leonard taking second. Hilton Smith (1-0, 0.00), Satchel Paige (1-0, 2.20) and Jack Matchett (2-0, 1.23) shut down the vaunted Homestead hitters, with a team ERA of 1.50. Paige was born in Mobile, Al, and Gibson hails from Buena Vista, Ga. Easterling scored on Buck Leonard's hard smash that Buck O'Neil could only knock down, Leonard taking first and Gibson second. The umpiring crew for this game stood as reminders of the early days of the organized Negro Leagues. First baseman Buck O'Neil hit .269, being more prized for his running and defensive games. You want a great match-up between a pitcher and hitter? Welmaker had escaped two earlier jams with double plays, and it seemed he would do so again when Willard Brown chopped a made-to-order grounder to second baseman Matthew "Lick" Carlisle. Wednesday, September 16 at Bugle Field, Baltimore. Paige appeared … With one out, Willard Brown hit two consecutive pitches into the right field stands, both of them just foul, before striking out on the third pitch. Satchel Paige made an on-field appearance during warmups and engaged in a pepper game, playing second and then third bases. Outfielder Dave ("Speed") Whatley (.302/.371/.373) led the team in batting average through the first half, but was reduced to part-time play in the second half due to injuries. The Monarchs also hold the distinction of having won the first World Series ever played between opposing leagues, both in the initial World Series in 1924 between the Negro National League and the Eastern Colored League, and again in the reinstated World Series in 1942 between the Negro National League and the Negro American League. They again took the Negro American League crown this year, holding off an early challenge from the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes. Games were played in five different cities (including one game that was thrown out) and the series was notable for the appearance of Paige in every single venue. The Monarchs wasted a number of chances, but finally got on the board in the eighth. According to reports, the game at Chicago was scheduled to be played even if the Monarchs had won the originally scheduled Game 4, but this game could not be played due to what was described as "football-season weather", and so the series returned east. Sammy Bankhead (.270/.349/.367) was one of the few players other than Gibson to hit well, while Howard Easterling (.228/.355/.315) hit with power but not consistency, meaning the team was entering the Series relying heavily on two bats and two arms. These Negro Leagues Special Edition bobbleheads include the 1942 Negro Leagues World Series Bobblehead featuring Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, the first bobblehead of Effa Manley, the only female in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, bobbleheads of the only women to play in the Negro Leagues--Connie Morgan, Mamie "Peanut" … Matchett struck out, but Simms hit what was described as a "low line drive" to right center. After the organization of first Negro National League (NNL) in 1920 and of the Eastern Colored League (ECL) in 1923, many Negro league fans hoped that the two leagues would compete in a post-season championship similar to the World Series held by the white leagues. The most enduring was the Buckeyes, which lasted from 1942 to 1950 and won the Negro League World Series in 1947. There were two major Negro leagues in operation from 1923 through 1929 and from 1937 through 1948. According to some biographers, Paige had insisted that Smith start the game, as he deserved some more notice and glory. Or write about sports? The Monarchs vocally objected to the use of "ringers" before the start of the game, but played the game under official protest for the fans who showed up. With two out in Homestead's first inning, Howard Easterling homered into the right field stands. Sunday, October 4 at City Stadium, Portsmouth, VA. You want controversy? Some defensive statistics Copyright © Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2020. The setting was Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, which hosted Game 2 of the 1942 Negro Leagues World Series, featuring slugger Josh Gibson of the … Welmaker toughened a bit at that point, striking out Serrell and Williams, and then retiring Matchett to leave O'Neil stranded on third. Bill Simms singled and Cyrus forced Paige at third. Rookie Jim LaMarque (2-0 NAL, 4-1 overall), Frank Bradley (0-0 NAL, 1-2 overall) and Norris "Playboy" Phillips (1-0 NAL, 2-1 overall) filled out the reminder of the staff. Matchett allowed the Grays an unearned run in the sixth, Ray Brown's ground rule double into the left field stands scoring Chet Williams, who had reached on an error, for the final tally. Another error allowed Willard Brown to reach leading off the eighth. The Grays again responded, Easterling and Leonard each scoring on Chet Williams' bases-loaded, two-out single. This series featured future Hall of Fame performers Ray Brown, Willard Brown, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, Satchel Paige, Hilton Smith, and Jud Wilson. Friday, October 2 at High Rock Park, Norfolk, VA.
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