Game 1 matched Hilton Smith for Kansas City and Leon Day for Newark, but each would not factor in the final decision, while each team lost a player due to injury.
Newark third baseman Clarence Isreal was lost for the game in the third inning due to dislocating his knee while running into the stands for a foul ball (he was replaced by Benny Felder).
Monarch shortstop Jim Hamilton was lost in the fifth inning due to suffering a compound fracture in his right leg on a play at the plate (he would be replaced by Chico Renfroe).
Kansas City started the proceedings with the first run in the opening inning with Hank Thompson hitting a leadoff single.
Kansas City responded in the seventh inning, starting on a single by Paige that got him to second base when Doby committed an error.
The Eagles would hit a single in each of the last three innings but fail to send a runner home, with Cotton Williams striking out to end the game.
This was the first time since Game 3 of the 1942 Negro World Series that each team hit a home run, and it saw Kansas City blow a 4–1 lead in the seventh inning.
Kansas City equaled the game in the fifth inning, starting with a leadoff single by Buck O'Neil, who advanced to second base on an error by center fielder Jimmy Wilkes.
Herb Souell hit a leadoff single, and Ted Strong laid a successful bunt that ended up getting him to first base when Manning committed an error.
He responded with a single that scored Davis, and the throw by right fielder Strong rolled through third baseman Souell's legs, which meant that Ruffin advanced to third on the play.
Kansas City had one last chance in the ninth inning, when Renfroe hit a one-out single and H. Smith drew a walk that put two baserunners on with one out.
However, Paige hit the ball to second baseman Doby, who threw to Pearson for a double play that ended the game.
Kansas City started the scoring in the first inning, with one-out singles by Herb Souell and Hank Thompson resulting in runners on the corner.
Catcher Leon Ruffin would allow a passed ball that resulted in a run when Souell advanced to home.
Monte Irvin and Lennie Pearson hit singles; two outs followed, but the runners advanced to third and second base.
Newark would cut into the lead in the seventh, starting with a walk to Pat Patterson and a single by Larry Doby.
Larry Doby ended the game on an out in the ninth inning that gave Kansas City a 2–1 series lead.
Kansas City scored the first run of the game in the second inning on the strength of a leadoff single by Willard Brown, who advanced to second on a stolen base and then went to third and home on outs made (the latter on a fly to center by Buck O'Neil).
In the fifth, Newark cemented their lead on the strength of four hits (Wilkes, Larry Doby, Irvin, and Lennie Pearson) and an error committed by Kansas City that resulted in two runs while Alexander was replaced by Satchel Paige (however, it did not stop Doby when he attempted to steal home plate from third base, which succeeded).
Ford Smith, playing at right field in the seven-hole spot, would hit a single to center that scored Thompson.
Game 6 matched Leon Day against Jim LaMarque, but in a unique circumstance, neither pitcher would commit a single out for their teams, as each team exploded in offense in the first inning, while Monte Irvin became the first and only player to hit two home runs in a Negro World Series game.
In the bottom half of the frame, LaMarque issued walks to Hooker, Clarence Isreal, and Larry Doby, loading the bases.
An intentional walk put runners on the corner with two out, and Leon Ruffin responded with a single to make it 5–4.
The Eagles responded in the bottom half of the frame, starting when Doby and Irvin both reached base on walks.
Herb Souell hit a two-out single to narrow the score to 3–2, but Hank Thompson committed an out to close the inning.