100 years of baseball history: Remembering the Negro Leagues' inaugural World Series
Briefly

"The event was supposed to be a nine-game series spread over venues in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Kansas City and Chicago. It was so loaded with dramatic play and stellar pitching that, because of a tie score in Game 3 and the game being called on account of darkness, an unexpected 10th game was added to decide a champion."
"Most fans have no idea about this. Even more so than the Monarchs winning that World Series, it was to help baseball fans understand that this was the Negro Leagues adding additional credence to their existence."
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