1940 Negro League Baseball League Encyclopedia

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League-by-League Batting

Rk	Lg	Lev	Tms
3	Independent Negro		6

1	Negro American League	Negro Majors	7
2	Negro National League	Negro Majors	6

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League Teams

Lg	Lev	Tm
Independent Negro		Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, Brooklyn Royal Giants, Chicago Palmer House, Cincinnati Buckeyes, Indianapolis ABCs, Miami Ethiopian Clowns

Negro American League	Negro Majors	Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, Cleveland Bears, Kansas City Monarchs, Memphis Red Sox, St. Louis/New Orleans Stars, Toledo/Indianapolis Crawfords
Negro National League	Negro Majors	Baltimore Elite Giants, Homestead Grays, New York Black Yankees, New York Cubans, Newark Eagles, Philadelphia Stars

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