List of Kansas City Monarchs seasons

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This list of Kansas City Monarchs seasons compiles games played by the Kansas City Monarchs. Seasons in which the Monarchs 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

Colored/Negro World Series Champions
(1924–1927 & 1942–1948)
League ChampionsOther playoff ^
SeasonLevelLeagueSeason finishGamesWinsLosesTiesWin% [a] Postseason Ref
Full [b] Split [c]
Kansas City Monarchs
1920 Major NNL1 37944332.571 [1]
1921 MajorNNL139554410.568 [2]
1922 MajorNNL128047312.603 [3]
1923MajorNNL118654320.628Won pennant outright [4]
1924MajorNNL117957220.722Won Colored World Series (Hilldale Club) 5–4–1
Won pennant outright
[5]
1925MajorNNL111st8459232.720Lost Colored World Series (Hilldale Club) 5–1
Won NNL split-season playoff (St. Louis Stars 2) 5–3
[6]
1926^MajorNNL111st8260220.732Lost NNL split-season playoff (Chicago American Giants 2) 5–4 [7]
1927 MajorNNL13DNQ8855330.625 [8]
1928 MajorNNL12DNQ8050291.633 [9]
1929MajorNNL111st & 2nd8063170.788Won pennant outright [10]
1930 MajorNNL12DNQ6340230.635 [11]
1931 Independent191090.526 [12]
1932 Independent181350.722 [13]
1933 Independent6420.667 [14]
1934 Independent9360.333 [15]
1935 Independent16862.571 [16]
1936 Independent171430.824 [17]
1937Major NAL 11st7252191.732Won NAL split-season playoff (Chicago American Giants 2) 5–1–1 [18]
1938 MajorNAL1DNQ7345271.625 [19]
1939MajorNAL11st7146250.648Won NAL split-season playoff (St. Louis Stars 2) 4–1 [20]
1940MajorNAL15036113.766Won pennant outright [21]
1941MajorNAL14831161.660Won Pennant outright [22]
1942MajorNAL13927120.692Won Negro World Series (Washington Homestead Grays) 4–0
Won pennant outright
[23]
1943 MajorNAL1DNQ7244271.620 [24]
1944 MajorNAL4DNQ8739480.448 [25]
1945 MajorNAL3DNQ9652413.559 [26]
1946MajorNAL11st & 2nd8160192.759Lost Negro World Series (Newark Eagles) 4–3
Won pennant outright
[27]
1947 MajorNAL29862360.633 [28]
1948^MajorNAL22nd10467343.663Lost NAL split-season playoff (Birmingham Black Barons 1) 4–3–1 [29]
1949MinorNAL1 (W)9154370.593Kansas City lost key players to the Majors and did not participate in the post-season [30]
1950^MinorNAL1 (W)1st & 2nd7352210.712No divisional playoff (Indianapolis Clowns E) [31]
1951^MinorNAL1 (W)7042280.600Lost NAL divisional playoff (Indianapolis Clowns E) ?–? [32]
1952MinorNAL4DNQ4923260.469 [33]
1953†MinorNAL11st & 2nd7756210.727Won pennant outright [34]
1954MinorNAL6DNQ6723431.348 [35]
1955†MinorNAL11st151140.733No second-half played; declared champion [36]
Kansas City Monarchs (based in Grand Rapids, Michigan)
1956MinorNAL4DNQ15690.400 [37]
1957†MinorNAL1433490.791Won pennant outright [38]
1958^MinorNAL11st563242.556No split-season playoff (Birmingham Black Barons 2) [39]
1959MinorNAL [40]
1960MinorNAL [41]
1961MinorNAL [42]
1962MinorNAL [43]
1963Independent
1964Independent
1965Independent
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.

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