Tombstone
Formed: 1937
Disbanded: 1962*
*All Negro leagues were demoted to minor league status starting in 1949 and the implementation of integration.
First Game:
Final Game:
Seasons: 26
States: AL, FL,. GA. IL. LA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NY, OH, PA, TX
Leadership
Trophy Case
Negro American League Franchise List
Franchise, Years Active, Negro American League Champions
Atlanta Black Crackers, 1938,
Baltimore Elite Giants, 1949-1951,
Birmingham Black Barons, 1937-1938 & 1940-1962,
Chicago American Giants, 1937-1952,
Cincinnati Clowns, 1943,
Cincinnati Tigers, 1937,
Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes, 1942,
Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, 1944-1945,
Cleveland Bears, 1939-1940,
Cleveland Buckeyes, 1943-1948 & 1950,
Detroit Clowns, 1958,
Detroit Stars, 1937,
Detroit Stars, 1954-1957 & 1959,
Detroit-New Orleans Stars, 1960,
Houston Eagles, 1949-1950,
Indianapolis ABCs, 1939, None
Indianapolis Athletics, 1937
Indianapolis Clowns, 1946-1954,
Indianapolis Crawfords, 1940,
Jacksonville Red Caps, 1938 & 1941-1942,
Kansas City Monarchs, 1937-1962,
Louisville Buckeyes, 1949,
Louisville Clippers, 1954,
Memphis Red Sox, 1937-1959,
Mobile Havana Cuban Giants, 1957,
New Orleans Crescent Stars, 1957,
New Orleans Eagles, 1951,
New Orleans-St. Louis Stars, 1940-1941,
New York Cubans, 1949-1950,
Newark Indians, 1959,
Philadelphia Stars, 1949-1952,
Raleigh Tigers, 1959-1962,
St. Louis Stars, 1937 & 1939
Toledo Crawfords, 1939
Toldeo-Indianapolis Crawfords, 1940
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