negro american league

The Negro American League was one of the several Negro Leagues which were created during the time organized baseball was segregated. The league was established in 1937, and continued to exist into the 1950s. This information only goes until 1950 - three years after Jackie Robinson broke the color line.

Negro American League Franchises

Birmingham Black Barons (1937-1938; 1940-1950)
Chicago American Giants (1937-1950)
Cincinnati Tigers (1937)
Detroit Stars (1937)
Indianapolis Athletics (1937)
Kansas City Monarchs (1937-1950)
Memphis Red Sox (1937-1950)
St. Louis Stars (1937)
Indianapolis ABC's (1938-1939)
Jacksonville Red Caps (1938; 1941-1942) /Cleveland Bears (1939-1940)
St. Louis Stars (II) (1939)/New Orleans-St. Louis Stars (1940-1941)
Toledo Crawfords (1939)/Indianapolis Crawfords (1940)
Cincinnati Buckeyes (1942)/Cleveland Buckeyes (1943-1948)/Louisville Buckeyes (1949)
Cincinnati Clowns (1943)/Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (1944-1945)/Indianapolis Clowns (1946-1950)
Baltimore Elite Giants (1949-1950) from the Negro National League
Houston Eagles (1949-1950) from the Negro National League
New York Cubans (1949-1950) from the Negro National League
Philadelphia Stars (1949-1950) from the Negro National League

Champions

1937 Kansas City Monarchs
1938 Memphis Red Sox
1939 Kansas City Monarchs
1940 Kansas City Monarchs
1941 Kansas City Monarchs
1942 Kansas City Monarchs
1943 Birmingham Black Barons
1944 Birmingham Black Barons
1945 Cleveland Buckeyes
1946 Kansas City Monarchs
1947 Cleveland Buckeyes
1948 Birmingham Black Barons
1949 Baltimore Elite Giants
1950 Indianapolis Clowns

Negro American League

Negro American League Franchises

Champions

See also