Negro National League (1933–1948)

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Negro National League
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1933
No. of teams	18
Country(ies)	United States
Ceased	1948
Last champion(s)	* Pittsburgh Crawfords (2) Homestead Grays (10) Cole's American Giants (1) Philadelphia Stars (1) Newark Eagles (1) New York Cubans (1)

The second Negro National League was established in 1933, two years after the first Negro National League had disbanded. The second NNL lasted until 1948, the year after Major League Baseball integrated, after which its surviving teams merged into the Negro American League. See Negro League baseball.

Negro National League Franchises

Annual final standings: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948

• Baltimore Black Sox (1933-1934)
• Brooklyn Royal Giants (1933)
• Cole's American Giants (1933-1934)/Chicago American Giants (1933-1935)
• Columbus Blue Birds/Cleveland Giants (1933) moved during season
• Detroit Stars (1933)
• Indianapolis ABC's (1933)
• Nashville Elite Giants (1933-1934)/Columbus Elite Giants (1935)/Washington Elite Giants (1936-1937)/Baltimore Elite Giants (1938-1948)
• Pittsburgh Crawfords (1933-1938)
• Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1934)
• Cleveland Red Sox (1934)
• Homestead Grays (1934-1948)
• †Newark Dodgers (1934-1935)/Newark Eagles (1936-1948)
• Philadelphia Stars (1934-1948)
• †Brooklyn Eagles (1935)
• New York Cubans (1935-1936; 1939-1948)
• New York Black Yankees (1936-1948)
• Washington Black Senators (1938)
• Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars (1943)

†The Brooklyn Eagles and Newark Dodgers merged into the Newark Eagles in 1936.

Champions

• 1933 Cole's Chicago American Giants (first half), Pittsburgh Crawfords (second half with better overall)
• 1934 Philadelphia Stars won best half of season however Crawfords with better whole season record disputed title.
• 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords
• 1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords
• 1937 Homestead Grays
• 1938 Homestead Grays
• 1939 Homestead Grays
• 1940 Homestead Grays
• 1941 Homestead Grays
• 1942 Homestead Grays
• 1943 Homestead Grays
• 1944 Homestead Grays
• 1945 Homestead Grays
• 1946 Newark Eagles
• 1947 New York Cubans
• 1948 Homestead Grays

See also

• Negro League World Series

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