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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