1937 NAL Season
8 teams competed during the regular season
Kansas City Monarchs finished in 1st place to claim the championship
League Note
Kansas City awarded first-half championship, but Chicago American Giants had better record and disputed it. No second half of the season was recorded, so Kansas City was awarded the Pennant.
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Jun 29, 1979
Historian Eugene C. Murdock interviewed several former baseball players that had been active in baseball in the 1920s and 1930s.
Discussion with Hall of Fame Negro Leaguer Jim "Cool Papa" Bell / Historian Eugene C. Murdock interviewed several former baseball players that had been active in baseball in the 1920s and 1930s. Murdock was chairman of the history department at Marietta College. The interviews were not professionally recorded, and the audio quality is variable.
I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.