The Negro American League was one of the several Negro leagues created during the time organized American baseball was segregated . The league was established in 1937 , and disbanded after its 1962 season.
8-469: Major league to 1948; minor league from 1949. From 1939 through 1942 and 1944 through 1947, the team in first place at the end of the season was declared the Pennant winner. Due to the unorthodox nature of the schedule (and little incentive to enforce it), some teams frequently played many more games than others did in any given season. For example, the 1937 season featured Kansas City being first place with
16-502: A 52–19–1 record (.732). However, they still competed in a Championship Series, albeit against the third place team in the Chicago American Giants (36–24–1), who played fewer games than the 2nd place Cincinnati Tigers (35–18–1) but had one more win. This led to some disputed championships and two teams claiming the title. Generally, the team with the best winning percentage (with some minimum number of games played)
24-495: A suitable venue for the rest of the series. For the duration of the league, a Negro World Series took place seven times, from 1942 through 1948. The NAL Pennant winner met the champion of the rival Negro National League . Five out of the seven years, the Negro American League team (below in bold ) succumbed. Cincinnati Tigers The Cincinnati Tigers were a professional Negro league baseball team that
32-680: The Indiana-Ohio League, the Tigers were also members of the Negro Southern League, though by the second half of the season, they disappeared from the standings. After a brief hiatus, the Tigers rejoined the NSL again in 1936, credited with a 3-0 record in league play but reporting significantly fewer games than the rest of the league. The Tigers joined the new Negro American League as charter members in 1937, which elevated
40-604: The club to major league status. In its lone season as a major league team, the Tigers finished the season second in the league's overall standings. Five Tigers players were named to the West team in the East-West All-Star game, including Ted Radcliffe, Howard Easterling, Ducky Davenport, Porter Moss, and Rainey Bibbs. During their run, the Cincinnati Reds furnished the Tigers with their older uniforms and, like
48-561: The season playing the winner of the second half of the season. On numerous occasions, the NAL split the season into two halves. The winner of the first half played the winner of the second half for the league Pennant. As mentioned above, disputes also occurred in the split season finishes. Five times a League Championship Series was played, with varying games needed to win the Series; the 1938 series ended prematurely because of problems with finding
56-467: Was awarded the Pennant, but other times it was the team with the most victories. The " games behind " method of recording standings was uncommon in most black leagues. From 1942 until 1948, the pennant winner (as determined by record or by postseason series victory) went on to the Negro World Series . † – Pennant was decided via a split-season schedule with the winner of the first half of
64-516: Was based in Cincinnati, Ohio . The club was founded in 1934 by DeHart Hubbard , who was the first African American to win an individual Olympic gold medal when he won the long jump during the 1924 Summer Olympics . Dizzy Dismukes was named as the club's first manager as they entered the integrated Indiana-Ohio League. In addition, Carl Glass also served time as the club's manager during their first season. In addition to membership in
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