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Negro National League
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1933
No. of teams	18
Country(ies)	United States
Ceased	1948
Last champion(s)	* Pittsburgh Crawfords (2) Homestead Grays (10) Cole's American Giants (1) Philadelphia Stars (1) Newark Eagles (1) New York Cubans (1)

The second Negro National League was established in 1933, two years after the first Negro National League had disbanded. The second NNL lasted until 1948, the year after Major League Baseball integrated, after which its surviving teams merged into the Negro American League. See Negro League baseball.

Negro National League Franchises

Annual final standings: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948

Baltimore Black Sox (1933-1934)
Brooklyn Royal Giants (1933)
Cole's American Giants (1933-1934)/Chicago American Giants (1933-1935)
Columbus Blue Birds/Cleveland Giants (1933) moved during season
Detroit Stars (1933)
Indianapolis ABC's (1933)
Nashville Elite Giants (1933-1934)/Columbus Elite Giants (1935)/Washington Elite Giants (1936-1937)/Baltimore Elite Giants (1938-1948)
Pittsburgh Crawfords (1933-1938)
Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1934)
Cleveland Red Sox (1934)
Homestead Grays (1934-1948)
†Newark Dodgers (1934-1935)/Newark Eagles (1936-1948)
Philadelphia Stars (1934-1948)
†Brooklyn Eagles (1935)
New York Cubans (1935-1936; 1939-1948)
New York Black Yankees (1936-1948)
Washington Black Senators (1938)
Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars (1943)

†The Brooklyn Eagles and Newark Dodgers merged into the Newark Eagles in 1936.

Champions

1933 Cole's Chicago American Giants (first half), Pittsburgh Crawfords (second half with better overall)
1934 Philadelphia Stars won best half of season however Crawfords with better whole season record disputed title.
1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords
1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords
1937 Homestead Grays
1938 Homestead Grays
1939 Baltimore Elite Giants
1940 Homestead Grays
1941 Homestead Grays
1942 Homestead Grays
1943 Homestead Grays
1944 Homestead Grays
1945 Homestead Grays
1946 Newark Eagles
1947 New York Cubans
1948 Homestead Grays

Negro league baseball

Negro National League (1920–1931)	Birmingham Black Barons⁵⁷ · Chicago American Giants⁵⁶ ⁷ · 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 Sox⁵ · 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 Sox³⁴ ⁶ · Brooklyn Royal Giants · Cuban Stars (East)³ · Harrisburg Giants · Hilldale Club³⁴ · Homestead Grays³⁴ ⁶ · Lincoln Giants³ · Newark Stars · Washington Potomacs

American Negro League (1929)	Bacharach Giants²⁶ · Baltimore Black Sox²⁴ ⁶ · Cuban Stars (East)² · Hilldale Club²⁴ · Homestead Grays²⁴ ⁶ · Lincoln Giants²

East-West League (1932)	Baltimore Black Sox²³ ⁶ · Cleveland Stars · Cuban Stars (West)¹ · Detroit Wolves · Hilldale Club²³ · Homestead Grays²³ ⁶ · Newark Browns · Washington Pilots

Negro Southern League (1932)	Birmingham Black Barons¹⁷ · Chattanooga Black Lookouts · Chattanooga Choo-Choos · Chicago American Giants¹⁶ ⁷ · Indianapolis ABCs¹⁷ · Knoxville Giants · Louisville White Sox¹ · Memphis Red Sox¹⁷ · Monroe Monarchs · Montgomery Grey Sox · Nashville Elite Giants¹

2nd Negro National League (1933–1948)	Bacharach Giants²³ · Baltimore Black Sox²³ ⁴ · Baltimore Elite Giants⁷ · Chicago American Giants¹⁵ ⁷ · Cleveland Red Sox · Columbus Blue Birds · Detroit Stars¹⁷ · Homestead Grays²³ ⁴ · New York Black Yankees · New York Cubans⁷ · Newark Eagles · Philadelphia Stars⁷ · Pittsburgh Crawfords · Washington Black Senators

Negro American League (1937–1950s)	Atlanta Black Crackers · Baltimore Elite Giants⁶ · Birmingham Black Barons¹⁵ · Chicago American Giants¹⁵ ⁶ · Cincinnati Tigers · Cleveland Buckeyes · Cleveland Giants · Detroit Stars¹⁶ · Houston Eagles · Indianapolis ABCs¹⁵ · Indianapolis Athletics · Indianapolis Clowns · Indianapolis Crawfords · Jacksonville Red Caps · Kansas City Monarchs¹ · Louisville Buckeyes · Memphis Red Sox¹⁵ · New Orleans Crescent Stars · New York Cubans⁶ · Philadelphia Stars⁶ · St. Louis Stars¹

Independent teams (pre-1920)	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

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

Category · Negro League World Series · East-West Game · Museum · Color line · 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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