Denver Post Tournament

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The Denver Post Tournament was organized in the 1920s to be "the World Series of semi-pro baseball." [1] The event was sponsored by the Denver Post and featured ten invited teams.[ citation needed ] In 1934, Negro league players began to participate, starting with the Kansas City Monarchs and the Denver White Elephants. [2]

The tournament ended in the 1940s.[ citation needed ]

Participating players

References

  1. Cieradkowski, Gary (2015). The League of Outsider Baseball: An Illustrated History of Baseball's Forgotten Heroes. Touchstone of Simon & Schuster. p. 220. ISBN   9781476775234.
  2. Young, William A. (2016-11-07). J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs: Trailblazers in Black Baseball. McFarland. p. 90. ISBN   978-1-4766-6299-2.