All-Time Top 12 Players
- Please note that players may not be in the uniform of the correct team in these images.
Franchise History
| Year | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | Ties | pythW-L% | Finish | GB | Playoffs | R | RA | Attendance | BatAge | PAge | #Bat | #P | Top Player | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 80 | 49 | 28 | 3 | .636 | .609 | 1st of 6 | 6.5 | Lost ALC (4-3-1) | 307 | 241 | 27.3 | 27.6 | 19 | 8 | J.LaMarque (3.9) | B.O'Neil (69-37) | |
| 1947 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 76 | 47 | 29 | 0 | .618 | .596 | 2nd of 6 | 6.5 | 433 | 350 | 29.5 | 30.3 | 27 | 13 | J.LaMarque (2.8) | F.Duncan (66-47) | ||
| 1946 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 67 | 48 | 17 | 2 | .738 | .580 | 1st of 6 | -- | Lost WS (4-3) | 198 | 166 | 29.4 | 30.9 | 24 | 8 | W.Brown (2.0) | F.Duncan (66-29) | |
| 1945 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 64 | 35 | 27 | 2 | .565 | .576 | 2nd of 6 | 14.5 | 280 | 237 | 30.1 | 32.2 | 30 | 9 | B.McDaniel (3.3) | F.Duncan (62-48) | ||
| 1944 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 71 | 26 | 45 | 0 | .366 | .494 | 4th of 6 | 22.5 | 226 | 229 | 30.3 | 32.4 | 34 | 12 | S.Paige (3.9) | F.Duncan (49-74) | ||
| 1943 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 50 | 30 | 19 | 1 | .612 | .519 | 1st of 6 | 1.0 | 218 | 209 | 29.7 | 33.2 | 28 | 10 | W.Brown (2.9) | F.Duncan (52-39) | ||
| 1942 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 50 | 36 | 14 | 0 | .720 | .697 | 2nd of 6 | -- | Won WS (4-0) | 268 | 170 | 29.4 | 29.9 | 21 | 9 | W.Brown (2.6) | D.Dismukes (17-7) and F.Duncan (42-20) | |
| 1941 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 57 | 40 | 16 | 1 | .714 | .719 | 1st of 6 | -- | 234 | 140 | 29.8 | 27.8 | 24 | 11 | H.Smith (4.0) | N.Allen (57-22) | ||
| 1940 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 52 | 38 | 13 | 1 | .745 | .712 | 1st of 7 | -- | 236 | 144 | 29.3 | 28.1 | 25 | 8 | G.Walker (2.6) | A.Cooper (43-21) | ||
| 1939 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 60 | 38 | 22 | 0 | .633 | .624 | 1st of 7 | -- | Won LCS (4-1) | 264 | 200 | 28.5 | 26.2 | 25 | 11 | G.Walker (2.7) | A.Cooper (60-35) | |
| 1938 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 70 | 42 | 27 | 1 | .609 | .660 | 1st of 7 | 0.5 | 302 | 210 | 28.5 | 26.2 | 33 | 14 | H.Smith (5.0) | A.Cooper (50-36) | ||
| 1937 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 71 | 52 | 18 | 1 | .743 | .786 | 1st of 8 | -- | Won LCS (5-1-1) | 368 | 181 | 28.5 | 28.1 | 25 | 13 | H.Smith (6.2) | A.Cooper (55-22) | |
| 1930 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 58 | 35 | 23 | 0 | .603 | .581 | 2nd of 8 | 15.5 | 385 | 322 | 28.2 | 25.1 | 18 | 7 | W.Bell (3.7) | B.Rogan (27-10) and D.Mothell (13-27) | ||
| 1929 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 79 | 62 | 17 | 0 | .785 | .748 | 1st of 7 | -- | 495 | 273 | 28.2 | 28.3 | 15 | 6 | C.Brewer (6.1) | B.Rogan (65-17) | ||
| 1928 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 76 | 48 | 28 | 0 | .632 | .621 | 2nd of 8 | 8.0 | 385 | 294 | 26.6 | 28.6 | 19 | 7 | B.Rogan (4.3) | B.Rogan (51-29) | ||
| 1927 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 86 | 55 | 31 | 0 | .640 | .665 | 3rd of 8 | 2.5 | 460 | 316 | 28.5 | 26.8 | 25 | 10 | B.Rogan (5.8) | B.Rogan (55-33) | ||
| 1926 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 78 | 57 | 21 | 0 | .731 | .680 | 1st of 8 | -- | Lost NNC (5-4) | 442 | 293 | 28.9 | 27.6 | 23 | 10 | W.Bell (5.9) | B.Rogan (60-22) | |
| 1925 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 80 | 58 | 20 | 2 | .744 | .694 | 1st of 8 | -- | Lost WS (5-1) | 486 | 311 | 28.4 | 27.9 | 18 | 8 | B.Rogan (9.0) | J.Méndez (66-26) | |
| 1924 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 79 | 57 | 22 | 0 | .722 | .717 | 1st of 9 | -- | Won WS (5-4-1) | 530 | 319 | 27.7 | 28.3 | 22 | 10 | B.Rogan (4.8) | J.Méndez (57-22) | |
| 1923 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 95 | 59 | 36 | 0 | .621 | .653 | 1st of 8 | -- | 636 | 450 | 27.0 | 28.6 | 22 | 11 | B.Rogan (8.7) | S.Crawford (26-17) and J.Méndez (35-20) | ||
| 1922 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 80 | 47 | 31 | 2 | .603 | .604 | 1st of 8 | -- | 499 | 396 | 27.0 | 26.3 | 23 | 11 | B.Rogan (8.1) | S.Crawford (50-33) | ||
| 1921 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 94 | 53 | 41 | 0 | .564 | .562 | 2nd of 8 | 5.0 | 522 | 456 | 27.9 | 26.4 | 23 | 11 | B.Rogan (8.1) | S.Crawford (57-44) | ||
| 1920 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 79 | 42 | 35 | 2 | .545 | .568 | 2nd of 8 | 11.5 | 358 | 308 | 27.4 | 26.4 | 26 | 11 | S.Crawford (3.6) | J.Méndez (42-35) |
In this table, Negro League team records are for league games only. Runs scored and allowed are for all games against top Black clubs for which a box score has been discovered.
Past Franchise Names