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Other · 1891–1936 · 17 seasons

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Seasons

Season	Teams	Pennant / first place
1936	2	Kansas City Monarchs 13–2
1935	2	New York Black Yankees 7–5
1934	3	Homestead Grays 17–13
1933	3
1932	3	Kansas City Monarchs 13–5
1931	5	Hilldale Club 38–14
1930	4	Homestead Grays 44–15
1923	2	Memphis Red Sox 15–7
1922	6
1904	2	Philadelphia Giants 10–3
1901	1	Chicago Columbia Giants 2–0
1900	2	Chicago Columbia Giants 3–1
1899	3	Chicago Columbia Giants 3–1
1898	2	Cuban X Giants 7–2
1897	3	Chicago Unions 6–2
1894	1	Cuban Giants 1–0
1891	2	New York Gorhams 8–5

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Team	Years	Seasons
Kansas City Monarchs	1931–1936	6
Chicago American Giants	1936	1
New York Black Yankees	1932–1935	4
Homestead Grays	1930–1934	3
Philadelphia Stars	1933	1
Pittsburgh Crawfords	1932	1
Hilldale Club	1922–1931	3
Baltimore Black Sox	1922–1931	3
Harlem Stars	1931	1
New York Lincoln Giants	1922–1930	2
Birmingham Black Barons	1923	1
Memphis Red Sox	1923	1
Brooklyn Royal Giants	1922	1
Cuban Stars East	1922	1
New York Bacharach Giants	1922	1
Cuban X Giants	1897–1904	4
Philadelphia Giants	1904	1
Chicago Columbia Giants	1899–1901	3
Chicago Unions	1897–1900	4
Page Fence Giants	1897	1
Cuban Giants	1891–1894	2
New York Gorhams	1891	1

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