1947 in the Negro Leagues

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1947 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	New York Cubans	63	43	19	1	0.694	--
2	Newark Eagles	89	50	38	1	0.568	6.0
3	Baltimore Elite Giants	82	41	39	2	0.512	11.0
4	Homestead Grays	73	35	34	4	0.507	11.5
5	Philadelphia Stars	63	27	34	2	0.443	15.5
6	New York Black Yankees	56	10	42	4	0.192	28

Negro American League

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Rank	Team	G	W	L	T	WPCT	GB
1	Cleveland Buckeyes	54	42	12	0	0.778	--
2	Kansas City Monarchs	84	52	32	0	0.619	5.0
3	Birmingham Black Barons	68	40	28	0	0.588	9.0
4	Memphis Red Sox	71	30	40	1	0.429	20.0
5	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	84	31	52	1	0.373	25.5
6	Chicago American Giants	73	21	52	0	0.288	30.5

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

• Asheville Blues
• Detroit Wolves
• Harlem Globetrotters
• Havana La Palomas
• Nashville Cubs

Postseason

In the Negro World Series, the New York Cubans (NNL) defeated the Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL), 4 games to 1 with 1 tie.