The 1947 Negro League Season

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For the 1947 season, Retrosheet has found 591 games involving major-league quality Negro League players.
Retrosheet has found box scores for 268 of these games.


These games break down as follows:

Official NAL Games:            233
Official NNL Games:            201
Intra-League Exhibition Games: 50 
NAL v. NNL Exhibition Games:   89 
All-Star Games:                2  
Playoff Games:                 6  
Inter-Racial Exhibition Games: 10 

Retrosheet's release for the 1947 season includes the following teams.

Negro American League

Birmingham Black Barons (BIR)
Chicago American Giants (CAG)
Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB)
Indianapolis Clowns (IN9)
Kansas City Monarchs (KCM)
Memphis Red Sox (MEM)

Negro National League

Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG)
Homestead Grays (HOM)
Newark Eagles (NW2)
New York Black Yankees (NY5)
New York Cubans (NY6)
Philadelphia Stars (PH5)

Other Teams

East All Stars (ASE)
Bob Feller All Stars (ASF)
West All Stars (ASW)
Kansas City Royals (KCR)
Major League All Stars (MLS)


Complete Game Log for 1947
Player Game Logs for 1947
Ballparks used in 1947


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