This list of Baltimore Elite Giants seasons compiles games played by the Baltimore Elite Giants. Seasons in which the Elite Giants were league members (or an associate team), only games that counted in official league standings are included. Seasons in which they had no league membership and played an independent/barnstorming schedule include games against primarily major-league-caliber teams.
Contemporary coverage of games and won-loss standings was spotty and inconsistent. On-going research continuously discovers unreported or misreported games, while some games are probably lost forever. Therefore, Negro league seasonal finishes will likely remain incomplete and subjective.
Year by year
Negro World Series Champions (1924–1927 & 1942–1948) * |
League Champions ‡ | Other playoff ^ |
Season | Level | League | Season finish | Games | Wins | Loses | Ties | Win%[a] | Postseason | Ref | |
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Full[b] | Split[c] | ||||||||||
Nashville Standard Giants | |||||||||||
1920 | Independent | — | — | — | |||||||
Nashville Elite Giants | |||||||||||
1921‡ | Minor | NSL | 1 | — | 118 | 72 | 46 | 0 | .610 | Won NSL playoff (Montgomery Grey Sox2nd) 4–1 | [1] |
1922‡ | Minor | NSL | 1 | — | 71 | 47 | 24 | 0 | .662 | Won pennant outright | [2] |
1923 | Minor | NSL | 4 | — | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | [3] | |
1924 | Independent | — | — | — | |||||||
1925 | Independent | — | — | — | |||||||
1926 | Minor | NSL | — | 5 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0 | .423 | [4] | |
— | 6 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 0 | .417 | |||||
1927 | Minor | NSL | 2 | — | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | .667 | [5] | |
1928 | Independent | — | — | — | |||||||
1929‡ | Independent | — | — | — | 40 | 14 | 22 | 4 | .389 | [6] | |
Minor | NSL | 1 | — | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | Won pennant outright | [7] | |
1930 | Major | NNL1 | 9 | DNQ | 82 | 26 | 55 | 1 | .321 | [8] | |
1931‡ | Minor | NSL | 1 | — | 33 | 22 | 11 | 0 | .667 | Won pennant outright | [9] |
1932^ | Major | NSL | 4 | 2nd | 47 | 24 | 23 | 0 | .511 | Lost NSL split-season playoff (Chicago American Giants1) 4–3 | [10] |
1933 | Major | NNL2 | 4 | — | 42 | 19 | 22 | 1 | .463 | [11] | |
1934 | Major | NNL2 | 5 | DNQ | 47 | 18 | 28 | 1 | .391 | [12] | |
Columbus Elite Giants | |||||||||||
1935 | Major | NNL2 | 3 | DNQ | 55 | 29 | 24 | 2 | .547 | [13] | |
Washington Elite Giants | |||||||||||
1936^ | Major | NNL2 | 5 | 2nd | 64 | 29 | 34 | 1 | .460 | Declared NNL split-season runner-up to (Pittsburgh Crawfords1) | [14] |
1937 | Major | NNL2 | 5 | — | 62 | 23 | 36 | 3 | .390 | [15] | |
Baltimore Elite Giants | |||||||||||
1938 | Major | NNL2 | 3 | — | 52 | 26 | 23 | 3 | .531 | [16] | |
1939‡ | Major | NNL2 | 4 | — | 44 | 21 | 23 | 0 | .477 | Won NNL tournament (Homestead Grays1st) 3–1–1 Won 1st round of NNL tournament (Newark Eagles2nd) 3–1 |
[17] |
1940 | Major | NNL2 | 2 | — | 55 | 32 | 23 | 0 | .582 | [18] | |
1941 | Major | NNL2 | 2 | DNQ | 68 | 44 | 24 | 0 | .647 | [19] | |
1942 | Major | NNL2 | 2 | — | 66 | 38 | 27 | 1 | .585 | [20] | |
1943 | Major | NNL2 | 5 | — | 47 | 18 | 26 | 3 | .409 | [21] | |
1944 | Major | NNL2 | 4 | DNQ | 72 | 34 | 38 | 0 | .472 | [22] | |
1945 | Major | NNL2 | 3 | DNQ | 70 | 36 | 32 | 2 | .529 | [23] | |
1946 | Major | NNL2 | 2 | DNQ | 75 | 38 | 34 | 3 | .528 | [24] | |
1947 | Major | NNL2 | 3 | — | 83 | 41 | 40 | 2 | .506 | [25] | |
1948^ | Major | NNL2 | 2 | 1st | 76 | 46 | 28 | 2 | .622 | Lost NNL split-season playoff (Homestead Grays2) 2–1–1 | [26] |
1949‡ | Minor | NAL | 1 (E) | — | 89 | 59 | 30 | 0 | .633 | Won NAL split-season playoff (Homestead GraysW) ?–? | [27] |
1950 | Minor | NAL | 2 (E) | — | 45 | 24 | 20 | 1 | .545 | [28] | |
1951 | Minor | NAL | 2 (E) | — | 64 | 28 | 36 | 0 | .438 | [29] |
- Key
- ^ Placement in annual standings were generally decided by win percentage; "games behind" were never used.
- ^ Finish in years when only a full season was indicates actual place in standings. Finish in years a split season was played indicates combined place in standings for both halves of the season.
- ^ Years with a "—" did not play a split season. "1st" or 2nd" indicate which half of the season was won. "DNQ" indicates team did not win either half and did not qualify for postseason.
References
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- ^ "Negro Southern League (1920-1951)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Negro Southern League (1920-1951)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "1929 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Negro Southern League (1920-1951)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "1930 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Negro Southern League (1920-1951)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "1932 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "1933 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "1934 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "1935 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "1936 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
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- ^ "1938 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "1939 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "1940 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "1941 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "1942 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "1943 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "1944 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
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- ^ "1946 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "1947 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "1948 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-03-24.