The 1946 Negro League World Series pitted the NNL Champion Newark Eagles (NW2) against the NAL Champion Kansas City Monarchs (KCM). Seven Hall-of-Famers played in this series, four of whom would go on to play in the integrated major leagues. This series also featured the first four African-American players in American League history (three of whom are now in the Hall of Fame).
Play-by-play accounts are deduced from newspaper game stories and box scores and may contain some uncertainties. September 17, 1946 at Polo Grounds, New York, New York KCM 100 000 100 2 8 0 NW2 000 001 000 1 9 2 WP: Paige, LP: Lewis Retrosheet box score and play-by-play September 19, 1946 at Ruppert Stadium, Newark, New Jersey KCM 000 013 000 4 6 2 NW2 001 000 60x 7 12 2 WP: Manning, LP: Paige Retrosheet box score and play-by-play September 23, 1946 at Blues Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri NW2 020 001 200 5 7 3 KCM 140 111 07x 15 21 1 WP: Lamarque, LP: Hooker Retrosheet box score and play-by-play Play-by-play account here contains more uncertainties than usual. September 24, 1946 at Blues Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri NW2 002 023 100 8 14 0 KCM 010 000 000 1 4 3 WP: Lewis, LP: Alexander Retrosheet box score and play-by-play Play-by-play account here contains more uncertainties than usual. September 25, 1946 at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois NW2 000 000 010 1 10 1 KCM 000 102 20x 5 9 0 WP: H. Smith, LP: Manning Retrosheet box score and play-by-play September 27, 1946 at Ruppert Stadium, Newark, New Jersey KCM 500 000 200 7 11 2 NW2 420 201 00x 9 10 3 WP: Hooker, LP: Wylie Retrosheet box score and play-by-play Play-by-play account here contains more uncertainties than usual. Some pitcher details, such as hits allowed, are deduced. September 29, 1946 at Ruppert Stadium, Newark, New Jersey KCM 000 001 100 2 8 2 NW2 100 002 00x 3 3 1 WP: Lewis, LP: F. Smith Retrosheet box score and play-by-play
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