List of Chicago American Giants seasons

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This list of Chicago American Giants seasons compiles games played by the Chicago American Giants. Seasons in which the American Giants 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 World Series Champions
(1924–1927 & 1942–1948) *		League Champions ‡Other playoff ^
SeasonLevelLeagueSeason finishGamesWinsLosesTiesWin% [lower-alpha 1] Postseason Ref
Full [lower-alpha 2] Split [lower-alpha 3]
Chicago Leland Giants
1910^Inddependent———252221.917Claimed West-region championship [1] [2]
Chicago American Giants
1911 Independent———4228122.700 [3]
1912 Independent———5333191.635 [4]
1913^Independent———6337251.597Lost challenge to East-region claimed-champion (New York Lincoln Giants) 7–4–1
Claimed West-region championship		 [5] [6]
1914 Independent———5743140.754 [7]
1915^Independent———5729253.537Tied challenge with East-region claimed-champion (New York Lincoln Stars) 4–4–1
Claimed West-region championship		 [8] [9]
1916^Independent———6940263.606Lost challenge to West-region championship (Indianapolis ABCs) 4–1 [10] [11]
1917^Independent———6549142.778Won challenge with East-region claimed-champion (New York Lincoln Stars) 4–3
Claimed West-region championship		 [12] [13]
1918 Independent———302082.714 [14]
1919 Independent———4327160.628 [15]
1920‡Major NNL1 1—6243172.717Won pennant outright [16]
1921‡MajorNNL11—6844222.667Won pennant outright [17]
1922‡MajorNNL11—6237241.607Won pennant outright [18]
1923 MajorNNL12—6339240.619 [19]
1924 MajorNNL12—7952270.658 [20]
1925 MajorNNL13DNQ10057412.582 [21]
1926*MajorNNL122nd8457243.704Won Colored World Series (Bacharach Giants) 5–4–2
Won NNL split-season playoff (Kansas City Monarchs 1) 5–4		 [22]
1927*MajorNNL111st9461321.656Won Colored World Series (Bacharach Giants) 5–3–1
Won NNL split-season playoff (Birmingham Black Barons 2) 4–1		 [23]
1928^MajorNNL142nd9455381.591Lost NNL split-season playoff (St. Louis Stars 1) 5–4 [24]
1929 MajorNNL13DNQ9151400.560 [25]
1930 MajorNNL14DNQ10253490.520 [26]
1931 MajorNNL16—246171.261 [27]
Cole's American Giants
1932‡Major NSL1 11st4634120.739Won NSL split-season playoff (Nashville Elite Giants 2) 4–3 [28]
1933 Major NNL2 2—6441221.651 [29]
1934^MajorNNL231st5128203.583Lost NNL split-season playoff (Philadelphia Stars 2) 4–3–1 [30]
1935 MajorNNL26DNQ5624311.436 [31]
Chicago American Giants
1936 Independent———2311120.478 [32]
1937^Major NAL 32nd6136241.600Lost NAL split-season playoff (Kansas City Monarchs 1) 5–1–1 [33]
1938 MajorNAL3DNQ8141373.526 [34]
1939 MajorNAL2DNQ7440340.541 [35]
1940 MajorNAL5—5422311.415 [36]
1941 MajorNAL6—4716292.356 [37]
1942 MajorNAL6—367290.194 [38]
1943^MajorNAL42nd7137331.529Lost NNL split-season playoff (Birmingham Black Barons 1) 3–2 [39]
1944 MajorNAL6DNQ8733540.379 [40]
1945 MajorNAL4DNQ10146541.460 [41]
1946 MajorNAL6DNQ10639643.379 [42]
1947 MajorNAL6—8729580.333 [43]
1948 MajorNAL4DNQ9638571.400 [44]
1949^MinorNAL2 [A 1] (W)—8348350.578Lost NAL divisional playoff (Baltimore Elite Giants E) ?-? [45]
1950MinorNAL5 (W)DNQ4615310.326 [46]
1951MinorNAL2 (W)—5834240.586 [47]
1952MinorNAL3DNQ6332310.508 [48]
1953Independent———
1954Independent———
1955Independent———
1956Independent———
Notes
  1. ↑ The first place Kansas City Monarchs lost key players to the Majors and did not participate in the post-season, allowing second place Chicago to compete.
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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