1937 in the Negro Leagues

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1937 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	Homestead Grays	64	45	18	1	.714	--
2	Newark Eagles	60	36	22	2	.621	6.5
3	Philadelphia Stars	62	29	32	1	.475	15.0
4	New York Black Yankees	54	22	30	2	.423	17.5
5	Washington Elite Giants	63	24	36	3	.400	19.5
6	Pittsburgh Crawfords	55	18	36	1	.333	22.5

Negro American League

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Rank	Team	G	W	L	T	WPCT	GB
1	Kansas City Monarchs	72	52	19	1	.732	--
2	Cincinnati Tigers	54	35	18	1	.660	8.0
3	Chicago American Giants	61	36	24	1	.600	10.5
4	Indianapolis Athletics	39	17	21	1	.447	18.5
5	Birmingham Black Barons	40	16	24	0	.400	20.5
6	Detroit Stars	39	15	24	0	.385	21.0
7	Memphis Red Sox	44	15	29	0	.341	23.5
8	St. Louis Stars	37	5	32	0	.135	30.0

Postseason:

• Negro American League Championship: Kansas City Monarchs defeated Chicago American Giants, 5 games to 1 with 1 tie

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

• Atlanta Black Crackers
• Zulu Cannibal Giants