This list of Baltimore Elite Giants seasons compiles games played by the Baltimore Elite Giants. Seasons in which the Elite 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
Negro World Series Champions(1924–1927 & 1942–1948) *League champions ‡Other playoff ^
Season League Season finish Games Wins Loses TiesWin%PostseasonRefFullSplitNashville Standard Giants1920Independent———Nashville Elite Giants1921‡MinorNSL1—11872460.610Won NSL playoff (Montgomery Grey Sox2nd) 4–11922‡MinorNSL1—7147240.662Won pennant outright1923MinorNSL4—7070.0001924Independent———1925Independent———1926MinorNSL—52611150.423—63615210.4171927MinorNSL2—271890.6671928Independent———1929‡Independent———4014224.389MinorNSL1—12930.750Won pennant outright1930MajorNNL19DNQ8226551.3211931‡MinorNSL1—3322110.667Won pennant outright1932^MajorNSL42nd4724230.511Lost NSL split-season playoff (Chicago American Giants1) 4–31933MajorNNL24—4219221.4631934MajorNNL25DNQ4718281.391Columbus Elite Giants1935MajorNNL23DNQ5529242.547Washington Elite Giants1936^MajorNNL252nd6429341.460Declared NNL split-season runner-up to (Pittsburgh Crawfords1)1937MajorNNL25—6223363.390Baltimore Elite Giants1938MajorNNL23—5226233.5311939‡MajorNNL24—4421230.477Won NNL tournament (Homestead Grays1st) 3–1–1Won 1st round of NNL tournament (Newark Eagles2nd) 3–11940MajorNNL22—5532230.5821941MajorNNL22DNQ6844240.6471942MajorNNL22—6638271.5851943MajorNNL25—4718263.4091944MajorNNL24DNQ7234380.4721945MajorNNL23DNQ7036322.5291946MajorNNL22DNQ7538343.5281947MajorNNL23—8341402.5061948^MajorNNL221st7646282.622Lost NNL split-season playoff (Homestead Grays2) 2–1–11949‡MinorNAL1 —8959300.633Won NAL split-season playoff (Homestead GraysW) ?–?1950MinorNAL2 —4524201.5451951MinorNAL2 —6428360.438 Key
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