Negro National League (1933-1948)

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Negro National League
Sport Baseball
Founded 1933
No. of teams 18
Country(ies) Flag of the United States 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.

[edit] Negro National League Franchises

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

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

[edit] Champions

  • 1933 Cole's Chicago American Giants (first half), Pittsburgh Crawfords (second half with better overall)
  • 1934 Philadelphia Stars
  • 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

[edit] See also

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