List of Atlanta Black Crackers seasons

This list of Atlanta Black Crackers seasons compiles games played by the Atlanta Black Crackers. Seasons in which the Black Crackers 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
Full[b] Split[c]
Atlanta Black Crackers
1919 Independent — — —
1920 Minor NSL1 5 — 89 45 44 0 .505 [1]
1921 Minor NSL1 5 — 118 61 57 0 .517 [2]
1922 Independent — — —
1923 Independent — — —
1924 Independent — — —
1925 Independent — — —
1926 Minor NSL1 7 — 27 10 17 0 .370 [3]
8 — 34 7 17 0 .206
1927 Minor NSL1 7 — 16 4 12 0 .250 [4]
1928 Independent — — —
1929 Minor NSL1 3 — 6 3 3 0 .500 [5]
1930 Independent — — —
1931 Independent — — —
1932 Major NSL1 11 DNQ 23 6 17 0 .261 [6]
1933 Independent — — —
1934 Independent — — —
1935 Minor NSL1 ? — 11 4 7 0 .364 [7]
1936 Minor NSL1 4 — 15 10 5 0 .667 [8]
1937 Independent — — — 18 10 8 0 .556 [9]
1938^ Major NAL 4 2nd 63 32 31 0 .508 Lost NAL split-season playoff (Memphis Red Sox1) 2–0 [10]
Indianapolis ABCs
1939 Major NAL 6 DNQ 16 6 10 0 .375 [11]
Key
  1. ^ Placement in annual standings were generally decided by win percentage; "games behind" were never used.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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

  1. ^ "Negro Southern League (1920-1951)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  2. ^ "Negro Southern League (1920-1951)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  3. ^ "Negro Southern League (1920-1951)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  4. ^ "Negro Southern League (1920-1951)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  5. ^ "Negro Southern League (1920-1951)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  6. ^ "1932 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  7. ^ "Negro Southern League (1920-1951)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  8. ^ "Negro Southern League (1920-1951)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  9. ^ "1937 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  10. ^ "1938 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  11. ^ "1939 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.