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The 1948 and 1949 Independence Yankees won the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League Championship in back-to-back seasons. Independence finished 74–46 in 1948 under Hall of Fame member Burleigh Grimes and 71–53 under Harry Craft in 1949. [1] The 1949 Independence Yankees featured a 17–year old Mickey Mantle playing shortstop. [citation needed] [11]
The commissioner of Baseball has authority over Organized Baseball. An Organized Baseball game is an official Organized Baseball game. [4] Prior to Independence playing night baseball, there was a baseball game played at night in 1880. It was an experimental game between two department store teams, and it would take another fifty years before ...
Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (13) runs the bases after a solo home run against the New York Yankees in the fourth inning during at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 7, 2024.
The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues by John B. Holway {2001} Publisher: Hastings House ISBN 0-8038-2007-0; Black America Series Black Baseball in Kansas Cityby Larry Lester and Sammy J. Miller (2000) Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (Charleston, SC) ISBN 978-0-7385-0842-9
Game 2 is a pivotal game in a best-of-5 series. Can the Tigers and Royals even their series? Here are predictions for the ALDS Game 2s today.
Game 1: Seth Lugo hit with barrage of singles as Royals fall 4-2 to Yankees. Game 2: Yankees overpower Royals in 10-1 victory at Kauffman Stadium . Here are more notable aspects from Wednesday’s ...
It would be built around the existing diamond, now called Frank Myers Field. After the stadium's completion the field was dedicated on April 7, 1961, in honor of Frank Myers, K-State's baseball coach who retired the following year. It would be another 24 years until the team could play night games after lights were installed in 1985. [1]
They won three postseason games — sweeping the Baltimore Orioles in an AL Wild Card Series — and brought playoff baseball back to Kansas City for the first time since 2015. ... 6-5 to Yankees ...