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[edit]

Colored World Series Champions
(1924–1927 & 1942–1948) * 		League Champions ‡ Other playoff ^
Season Level League Season finish Games Wins Loses Ties Win%[a] Postseason Ref
Full[b] Split[c]
Chicago Leland Giants
1910^ Inddependent — — — 25 22 2 1 .917 Claimed West-region championship [1][2]
Chicago American Giants
1911 Independent — — — 42 28 12 2 .700 [3]
1912 Independent — — — 53 33 19 1 .635 [4]
1913^ Independent — — — 63 37 25 1 .597 Lost challenge to East-region claimed-champion (New York Lincoln Giants) 7–4–1
Claimed West-region championship 		[5][6]
1914 Independent — — — 57 43 14 0 .754 [7]
1915^ Independent — — — 57 29 25 3 .537 Tied challenge with East-region claimed-champion (New York Lincoln Stars) 4–4–1
Claimed West-region championship 		[8][9]
1916^ Independent — — — 69 40 26 3 .606 Lost challenge to West-region championship (Indianapolis ABCs) 4–1 [10][11]
1917^ Independent — — — 65 49 14 2 .778 Won challenge with East-region claimed-champion (New York Lincoln Stars) 4–3
Claimed West-region championship 		[12][13]
1918 Independent — — — 30 20 8 2 .714 [14]
1919 Independent — — — 43 27 16 0 .628 [15]
1920‡ Major NNL1 1 — 62 43 17 2 .717 Won pennant outright [16]
1921‡ Major NNL1 1 — 68 44 22 2 .667 Won pennant outright [17]
1922‡ Major NNL1 1 — 62 37 24 1 .607 Won pennant outright [18]
1923 Major NNL1 2 — 63 39 24 0 .619 [19]
1924 Major NNL1 2 — 79 52 27 0 .658 [20]
1925 Major NNL1 3 DNQ 100 57 41 2 .582 [21]
1926* Major NNL1 2 2nd 84 57 24 3 .704 Won Colored World Series (Bacharach Giants) 5–4–2
Won NNL split-season playoff (Kansas City Monarchs1) 5–4 		[22]
1927* Major NNL1 1 1st 94 61 32 1 .656 Won Colored World Series (Bacharach Giants) 5–3–1
Won NNL split-season playoff (Birmingham Black Barons2) 4–1 		[23]
1928^ Major NNL1 4 2nd 94 55 38 1 .591 Lost NNL split-season playoff (St. Louis Stars1) 5–4 [24]
1929 Major NNL1 3 DNQ 91 51 40 0 .560 [25]
1930 Major NNL1 4 DNQ 102 53 49 0 .520 [26]
1931 Major NNL1 6 — 24 6 17 1 .261 [27]
Cole's American Giants
1932‡ Major NSL1 1 1st 46 34 12 0 .739 Won NSL split-season playoff (Nashville Elite Giants2) 4–3 [28]
1933 Major NNL2 2 — 64 41 22 1 .651 [29]
1934^ Major NNL2 3 1st 51 28 20 3 .583 Lost NNL split-season playoff (Philadelphia Stars2) 4–3–1 [30]
1935 Major NNL2 6 DNQ 56 24 31 1 .436 [31]
Chicago American Giants
1936 Independent — — — 23 11 12 0 .478 [32]
1937^ Major NAL 3 2nd 61 36 24 1 .600 Lost NAL split-season playoff (Kansas City Monarchs1) 5–1–1 [33]
1938 Major NAL 3 DNQ 81 41 37 3 .526 [34]
1939 Major NAL 2 DNQ 74 40 34 0 .541 [35]
1940 Major NAL 5 — 54 22 31 1 .415 [36]
1941 Major NAL 6 — 47 16 29 2 .356 [37]
1942 Major NAL 6 — 36 7 29 0 .194 [38]
1943^ Major NAL 4 2nd 71 37 33 1 .529 Lost NNL split-season playoff (Birmingham Black Barons1) 3–2 [39]
1944 Major NAL 6 DNQ 87 33 54 0 .379 [40]
1945 Major NAL 4 DNQ 101 46 54 1 .460 [41]
1946 Major NAL 6 DNQ 106 39 64 3 .379 [42]
1947 Major NAL 6 — 87 29 58 0 .333 [43]
1948 Major NAL 4 DNQ 96 38 57 1 .400 [44]
1949^ Minor NAL 2[A 1] (W) — 83 48 35 0 .578 Lost NAL divisional playoff (Baltimore Elite GiantsE) ?-? [45]
1950 Minor NAL 5 (W) DNQ 46 15 31 0 .326 [46]
1951 Minor NAL 2 (W) — 58 34 24 0 .586 [47]
1952 Minor NAL 3 DNQ 63 32 31 0 .508 [48]
1953 Independent — — —
1954 Independent — — —
1955 Independent — — —
1956 Independent — — —
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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