1931 in the Negro Leagues

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1931 in the Negro Leagues

Standings

BOLD indicates League Champion

Negro National League

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Rank	Team	G	W	L	T	WPCT	GB
1	St. Louis Stars	48	37	10	1	.787	--
2	Cleveland Cubs	55	23	22	0	.511	13.0
3	Indianapolis ABCs	61	30	30	1	.500	13.5
4	Detroit Stars	58	25	33	0	.431	17.5
5	Louisville White Sox	58	24	33	1	.421	18.0
6	Chicago Columbia Giants	24	6	17	1	.261	19.0

For more information, see 1931 Negro National League

American Negro League

Source: The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester

Rank	Team	G	W	L	WPCT
1	Hilldale	55	42	13	.764
2	Homestead Grays	47	29	18	.617
3	Baltimore Black Sox	49	18	31	.367
4	Cuban Stars (East)	26	8	18	.308

Negro Southern League

Source: The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, John Holway

Rank	Team	G	W	L	WPCT
1	Nashville Elite Giants	33	22	11	.667
2	Memphis Red Sox	42	26	16	.619
3	Birmingham Black Barons	39	20	19	.513
4	Chattanooga Black Lookouts	39	17	22	.436
5	Montgomery Grey Sox	36	14	22	.389
6	Knoxville Giants	30	11	19	.367

Independent Teams

Source: Teams list from The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester; records are from The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, John Holway

• Atlantic City Bacharach Giants
• Brooklyn Royal Giants
• Chattanooga Black Lookouts
• Cincinnati Giants
• Columbia CAG
• Cuban Stars (West)
• Detroit Giants
• Harlem Stars
• New York Black Yankees
• New York Lincoln Giants
• Newark Browns
• Pennsylvania Red Caps of NY
• Pittsburgh Crawfords
• Santop's Broncos
• Wilmington Quaker Giants

Further Reading

• Charlie Fouché: "The 1931 Homestead Grays: The Greatest Baseball Team of All Time", in Cecilia M. Tan, ed.: Steel City Stories, The National Pastime, SABR, 2018, pp. 42-44.