1927 Colored World Series

1927 Colored World Series
Teams123456*789Games
Chicago American Giants 611792115115
Bacharach Giants 2101318643
* indicates extra innings
Location:Chicago: Schorling Park (1,2,3,4)
Atlantic City: Bacharach Park (5,6,7,8,9)
Format:Best-of-nine
Managers:Chicago: Dave Malarcher
Atlantic City: Dick Lundy
Dates:October 2–13
Hall of Famers: Chicago: Bill Foster
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In the 1927 Colored World Series, the Chicago American Giants, champions of the Negro National League (1920–1931), beat the Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City, New Jersey, champions of the Eastern Colored League, five games to three. The two teams had faced a year earlier in the 1926 Colored World Series with the same result.[1]

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. 228–230, ISBN 0803820070
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