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Great Teams: The 1929 Kansas City Monarchs

Great Teams: The 1929 Kansas City Monarchs

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Paul White
Jan 22, 2024
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One of the greatest teams in the history of baseball never played a postseason game, and their best pitcher threw the grand total of 3.1 innings that year. They still had the third-best winning percentage of any major league team since 1901.

In 1929, the Kansas City Monarchs were a juggernaut. The played 80 games and won 63 of them. They scored 6.6 runs …

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