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The Negro League World Series was a post-season baseball tournament which was held from 1924-1927 and from 1942-1948 between the champions of the Negro leagues, matching the mid-western winners against their east coast counterparts.

Contents

1 Negro National League vs Eastern Colored League
2 Negro American League vs Negro National League
3 Series appearances by club
4 References

Negro National League vs Eastern Colored League

1924 Kansas City Monarchs NNL 5-4 Hilldale Club ECL
1925 Hilldale Club ECL 5-1 Kansas City Monarchs NNL
1926 Chicago American Giants NNL 5-3 Bacharach Giants ECL
1927 Chicago American Giants NNL 5-3 Bacharach Giants ECL

The two opposing teams line up at the 1924 series.

Negro American League vs Negro National League

1942 Kansas City Monarchs NAL 4-0 Homestead Grays NNL
1943 Homestead Grays NNL 4-3 Birmingham Black Barons NAL
1944 Homestead Grays NNL 4-1 Birmingham Black Barons NAL
1945 Cleveland Buckeyes NAL 4-0 Homestead Grays NNL
1946 Newark Eagles NNL 4-3 Kansas City Monarchs NAL
1947 New York Cubans NNL 4-1 Cleveland Buckeyes NAL
1948 Homestead Grays NNL 4-1 Birmingham Black Barons NAL

Series appearances by club

Series appearances	Team	League	Wins	Losses	Win %
5	Homestead Grays	NNL	3	2	.600
4	Kansas City Monarchs	NNL/NAL	2	2	.500
3	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	0	3	.000
2	Chicago American Giants	NNL	2	0	1.000
2	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	1	1	.500
2	Hilldale Club	ECL	1	1	.500
2	Bacharach Giants	ECL	0	2	.000
1	New York Cubans	NNL	1	0	1.000
1	Newark Eagles	NNL	1	0	1.000

References

v t e Negro league baseball

Negro National League (1920–1931)	Birmingham Black Barons⁷ Chicago American Giants⁵⁶⁷ Chicago Giants Cleveland Browns Cleveland Cubs Cleveland Elite Giants Cleveland Hornets Cleveland Tate Stars Cleveland Tigers Columbus Buckeyes Cuban Stars (West)⁴ Dayton Marcos Detroit Stars⁶⁷ Indianapolis ABCs⁵⁷ Kansas City Monarchs⁷ Louisville White Sox Memphis Red Sox⁵⁷ Milwaukee Bears Nashville Elite Giants⁵ Pittsburgh Keystones St. Louis Giants St. Louis Stars⁷ Toledo Tigers

Eastern Colored League (1923–1928)	Bacharach Giants³⁶ Baltimore Black Sox³⁴⁶ Brooklyn Royal Giants Cuban Stars (East)³ Harrisburg Giants Hilldale Club³⁴ Homestead Grays³⁴⁶ Lincoln Giants³ Newark Stars Washington Potomacs

American Negro League (1929)	Bacharach Giants²⁶ Baltimore Black Sox²⁴⁶ Cuban Stars (East)² Hilldale Club²⁴ Homestead Grays²⁴⁶ Lincoln Giants²

East-West League (1932)	Baltimore Black Sox²³⁶ Cleveland Stars Cuban Stars (West)¹ Detroit Wolves Hilldale Club²³ Homestead Grays²³⁶ Newark Browns Washington Pilots

Negro Southern League (1932)	Chicago American Giants¹⁶⁷ Indianapolis ABCs¹⁷ Louisville Black Caps-Columbus Turfs Memphis Red Sox¹⁷ Monroe Monarchs Montgomery Grey Sox Nashville Elite Giants¹

2nd Negro National League (1933–1948)	Bacharach Giants²³ Baltimore Black Sox²³⁴ Baltimore Elite Giants⁷ Chicago American Giants¹⁵⁷ Cleveland Red Sox Columbus Blue Birds-Akron Black Tyrites-Cleveland Giants Detroit Stars¹⁷ Homestead Grays²³⁴ New York Black Yankees New York Cubans⁷ Newark Eagles⁷ Philadelphia Stars⁷ Pittsburgh Crawfords Washington Black Senators

Negro American League (1937–1960s)	Atlanta Black Crackers Baltimore Elite Giants⁶ Birmingham Black Barons¹ Chicago American Giants¹⁵⁶ Cincinnati Tigers Cleveland Buckeyes-Louisville Buckeyes Detroit Stars¹⁶ Houston Eagles⁶ Indianapolis ABCs¹⁵ Indianapolis Athletics Indianapolis Clowns Indianapolis Crawfords Jacksonville Red Caps-Cleveland Bears Kansas City Monarchs¹ Memphis Red Sox¹⁵ New Orleans Crescent Stars New York Cubans⁶ Philadelphia Stars⁶ St. Louis Stars¹

Independent teams (pre-1920)	Algona Brownies All Cubans All Nations Austin Black Senators Chicago Columbia Giants Chicago Unions Chicago Union Giants Cuban Giants Cuban X-Giants Leland Giants Lincoln Stars Minneapolis Keystones Page Fence Giants Philadelphia Giants St. Paul Colored Gophers West Baden Sprudels

Independent teams (post-1920)	Bismarck Churchills Boston Royal Giants Brooklyn Bushwicks Ethiopian Clowns Gilkerson's Union Giants Globe Trotters Illinois Giants Jamestown Red Sox Mineola Black Spiders Mobile Black Bears Philadelphia Tigers Seattle Steelheads Zulu Cannibal Giants

Related topics	Category Negro League World Series East-West All-Star Game Museum Color line List of teams by state List of players First black players in MLB

Note: All teams that played in an organized league listed above also played as an independent or barnstorming team before, during, and/or after joining a league. ¹-also played in NNL ²-also played in ECL ³-also played in ANL ⁴-also played in EWL ⁵-also played in NSL ⁶-also played in NNL2 ⁷-also played in NAL

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