Major League 7 Collection - Negro American League (1937–1948)

Major League 7 Collection - Negro American League (1937–1948)

As part of our new collection, Major League 7 - today we celebrate the Negro American League which played from 1937-1948.

BACKGROUND


MLB announced in 2020 that seven Negro Leagues would be elevated to "Major League" status. The seven leagues that comprised the Negro Leagues of 1920-1948 were the Negro National League (I) (1920–1931); the Eastern Colored League (1923–1928); the American Negro League (1929); the East-West League (1932); the Negro Southern League (1932); the Negro National League (II) (1933–1948); and the Negro American League (1937–1948).


NEGRO AMERICAN LEAGUE (1937-1948)


The Negro American League featured among others:

  • Atlanta Black Crackers
  • Birmingham Black Barons
  • Chicago American Giants
  • Cincinnati Clowns
  • Cincinnati Tigers
  • Cleveland Buckeyes
  • Detroit Stars
  • Houston Eagles
  • Indianapolis ABCs
  • Jacksonville Red Caps
  • Kansas City Monarchs
  • Memphis Red Sox
  • St. Louis Stars
  • Toledo Crawfords

LEAGUE CREATION


The last of the official Negro Leagues that was established after the National Negro Leagues II disbanded.

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

 


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