From 1920-1955, over 30 communities-- located primarily- in
the Midwest, northeast, and south--were home to franchises organized
into a number of leagues, some lasting only one-year. However,
the term "Negro Leagues," as it is used by the museum,
refers to the highest level of play for black baseball during
segregation. Over the years, many of these teams reorganized
or moved to different communities, changing names, personnel-,
and ownership.
The following list is organized to include teams by region,
and does include some "pre-Negro Leagues" teams which
existed during the late 1800s-1920. For more information- consult
The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues
by James Riley or The Negro Leagues Book, edited by Clark &
Lester.
For more detailed information on select teams, link to Negro Leagues Baseball "eMuseum" for Teachers at
http://www.coe.ksu.edu/nlbemuseum/history/teams.html
ORGANIZED LEAGUES:
Negro National League--1920-31
Southern Negro League --1920
Eastern Colored League --1923-28
Negro Southern League--1926, 32, 45
American Negro League--1929
East-West League--1932
Negro National League--1933-48
Negro American League--1937-60
TEAMS BY REGION:
Alabama
Birmingham Black Barons
Mobile Black Bears
Montgomery Grey Sox
Arkansas
Little Rock Black Travelers
Delaware
Wilmington Potomacs
District of Columbia
Homestead Grays
Washington Black Senators
Washington Elite Giants
Washington Pilots
Washington Potomacs
Florida
Jacksonville Red Caps
Georgia
Atlanta Black Crackers
Illinois
Chicago American Giants
Chicago Brown Bombers
Chicago Union Giants
Leland Giants
Indiana
Indianapolis ABCs
Indianapolis Clowns
Indianapolis Athletics
Kentucky
Louisville Black Caps
Louisville Black Colonels
Louisville White Sox
Louisiana
Monroe Monarchs
New Orleans Eagles
New Orleans/St.L. Stars
Maryland
Baltimore Black Sox
Baltimore Elite Giants
Michigan
Detroit Stars
Detroit Wolves
Missouri
Kansas City Monarchs
St. Louis Stars
St. Louis Giants
New Jersey
Bacharach Giants
Cuban X Giants
Newark Browns
Newark Dodgers
Newark Eagles
New York
Brooklyn Eagles
Brooklyn Royal Giants
Cuban Stars (East)
Harlem Stars
Lincoln Giants
New York Black Yankees
New York Cubans
Ohio
Cincinnati Browns
Cincinnati Buckeyes
Cincinnati Clowns
Cincinnati Tigers
Cleveland Bears
Cleveland Buckeyes
Cleveland Elites
Cleveland Hornets
Cleveland Red Sox
Cleveland Tate Stars
Cleveland Tigers
Columbus Elite Giants
Columbus Blue Birds
Cuban Stars (West)
Dayton Marcos
Toledo Crawfords
Toledo Rays
Toledo Tigers
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Giants
Hilldale Giants
Homestead Grays
Philadelphia Pythians
Philadelphia Stars
Philadelphia Tigers
Pittsburgh Crawfords
Tennessee
Chattanooga Black Lookouts
Memphis Red Sox
Nashville Elite Giants
Texas
Houston Eagles
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