Negro_National_League_(the_second) Negro_National_League_(the_second)

Negro National League (the second) - Definition and Overview
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The second Negro National League was established in 1933, two years after the first Negro National League had disbanded. The second NLL lasted until 1948, the year after Major League Baseball integrated. See Negro League baseball.

Negro National League Franchises

  • 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 ABCs (1933)
  • Nashville Elite Giants (1933-1934)/Columbus Elite Giants (1935)/Washington Elite Giants (1936-1937)/Baltimore Elite Giants (1938-1948)
  • Pittsburgh Crawfords (1933-1938)
  • 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 American Giants
  • 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

See Also Negro League World Series

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