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Annual final standings: 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948 •
Birmingham Black Barons (1937–1938; 1940–1962) •
Chicago American Giants (1937–1952) •
Cincinnati Tigers (
1937) •
Detroit Stars (III) (1937) •
Indianapolis Athletics (1937) •
Kansas City Monarchs (1937–1962) •
Memphis Red Sox (1937–1959) •
St. Louis Stars (II) (1937) •
Atlanta Black Crackers (1938) / Indianapolis ABCs (IV) (1939) •
Jacksonville Red Caps (1938; 1941–1942) / Cleveland Bears (1939–1940) • Indianapolis ABCs (III) (1938) / St. Louis Stars (III) (1939) /
St. Louis–New Orleans Stars (1940–1941) •
Toledo Crawfords (1939) / Toledo–Indianapolis Crawfords (1940) • Cincinnati–Cleveland Buckeyes (1942) /
Cleveland Buckeyes (1943–1948; 1950) / Louisville Buckeyes (1949) • Cincinnati Clowns (1943) / Cincinnati–Indianapolis Clowns (1944–1945) /
Indianapolis Clowns (1946–1954) •
Baltimore Elite Giants (1949–1951) from the
Negro National League •
Houston Eagles (formerly Newark Eagles) (1949–1950) / New Orleans Eagles (1951) from the Negro National League •
New York Cubans (1949–1950) from the Negro National League •
Philadelphia Stars (1949–1952) from the Negro National League • Detroit Stars (1954–1957; 1959) / Detroit Clowns (1958) /
Detroit–New Orleans Stars (1960) •
Louisville Clippers (1954) •
Raleigh Tigers (1959–1962) •
New Orleans Crescent Stars (1957) •
Mobile Havana Cuban Giants (1957) •
Newark Indians (Cubs) (1959)
Member timeline Major league to 1948; minor league from 1949. 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For example, the Indianapolis ABCs played their first game in 1938 and played their last game in 1939. Therefore, their bar goes from 1938 to 1940. bar:CHI from:1937 till:1953 color:sand text:"Chicago American Giants" $RightIn bar:KCM from:1937 till:1963 color:orange text:"Kansas City Monarchs" $RightIn bar:MEM from:1937 till:1960 color:iceblue text:"Memphis Red Sox" $RightIn bar:BIR from:1937 till:1939 color:yellow text:" " $Right bar:BIR from:1940 till:1963 color:yellow text:"Birmingham Black Barons" $RightIn bar:CIN from:1937 till:1938 color:brown text:"Cincinnati Tigers" $Right bar:DET from:1937 till:1938 color:teal2 text:"Detroit Stars (III)" $Right bar:INA from:1937 till:1938 color:darkred text:"Indianapolis Athletics" $Right bar:STL from:1937 till:1938 color:navy text:"St. Louis Stars (II)" $Right bar:ATL from:1938 till:1939 color:red text:"Atlanta~Black Crackers" $UpRightMargin bar:ATL from:1939 till:1940 color:red text:"Indianapolis ABCs (IV)" $LeftMargin bar:NOS from:1938 till:1939 color:kelleygreen text:"Indianapolis~ABCs (III)" $UpRightMargin bar:NOS from:1939 till:1940 color:kelleygreen text:"St. Louis~Stars (III)" $UpLeftMargin bar:NOS from:1940 till:1942 color:kelleygreen text:"St. Louis–New Orleans Stars" $LeftIn bar:JAC from:1938 till:1939 color:gold text:"Jacksonville~Red Caps" $UpRightMargin bar:JAC from:1939 till:1941 color:gold text:"Cleveland~Bears" $Up bar:JAC from:1941 till:1943 color:gold text:"Jacksonville Red Caps" $LeftMargin bar:CRA from:1939 till:1940 color:vegasgold text:"Toledo Crawfords" $RightMargin bar:CRA from:1940 till:1941 color:vegasgold text:"Indianapolis Crawfords" $LeftMargin bar:BUC from:1942 till:1943 color:red2 text:"Cincinnati Buckeyes" $RightMargin bar:BUC from:1943 till:1949 color:red2 text:"Cleveland Buckeyes" $RightIn bar:CLO from:1943 till:1944 color:brightgreen text:"Cincinnati Clowns" $DownRightMargin bar:CLO from:1944 till:1946 color:brightgreen text:"Cincinnati–Indianapolis~Clowns" $Up bar:CLO from:1946 till:1955 color:brightgreen text:"Indianapolis Clowns" $RightIn bar:BAL from:1949 till:1952 color:yellow2 text:"Baltimore Elite Giants" bar:NYC from:1949 till:1951 color:purple text:"New York Cubans" bar:PHI from:1949 till:1953 color:redorange text:"Philadelphia Stars" bar:HNO from:1949 till:1951 color:lightorange text:"Houston Eagles" $RightMargin bar:HNO from:1951 till:1952 color:lightorange text:"New Orleans Eagles" $LeftMargin bar:DNO from:1954 till:1958 color:powderblue text:"Detroit Stars (IV)" $DownLeftIn bar:DNO from:1958 till:1959 color:powderblue text:"Detroit Clowns" $UpRightMargin bar:DNO from:1959 till:1960 color:powderblue text:"Detroit Star (IV)" $DownRightMargin bar:DNO from:1960 till:1961 color:powderblue text:"Detroit-New Orleans~Stars" $UpLeftMargin bar:LOU from:1954 till:1955 color:claret text:"Louisville Clippers" bar:NOC from:1957 till:1958 color:lightpurple text:"New Orleans Crescent Stars" bar:MOB from:1957 till:1958 color:limegreen text:"Mobile Havana Cuban Giants" bar:NEW from:1959 till:1960 color:brown text:"Newark Indians" bar:RAL from:1959 till:1963 color:skyblue text:"Raleigh Tigers" LineData = layer:back at:1949 color:black • 1937: Formation of NAL consisting of 8 teams — Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, Cincinnati Tigers, Detroit Stars (III), Indianapolis Athletics, Kansas City Monarchs, Memphis Red Sox and St. Louis Stars (II). • 1938: Dropped Cincinnati Tigers, Detroit Stars (III), Indianapolis Athletics and St. Louis Stars (II); Added Atlanta Black Crackers, Indianapolis ABCs (II) and Jacksonville Red Caps. • 1939: Dropped Birmingham Black Barons; Added Toledo Crawfords. • 1940: Dropped Indianapolis ABCs (IV); Re-added Birmingham Black Barons. • 1941: Dropped Indianapolis Crawfords. • 1942: Dropped St. Louis–New Orleans Stars (merged with
New York Black Yankees); Added Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes. • 1943: Dropped Jacksonville Red Caps; Added Cincinnati Clowns. • 1948: Standings and statistics were lightly reported in print starting around 1948. • 1951: Indianapolis Clowns relocate to
Buffalo, New York but retain the Indianapolis Clowns name. == League champions ==