The NNL split the season into two halves. Kansas City won the first half, St. Louis won the second half. The teams met at the end of the season in a best-of-9 playoff series to determine the Champion.
The Negro National League and the Eastern Colored League faced each other in a Colored World Series at the end of the season to determine an overall champion.
| TEAM | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| y |  | Kansas City | 59 | 23 | .714 | - |
| y |  | St. Louis | 59 | 30 | .659 | 3.5 |
 | Chi. American | 57 | 41 | .580 | 10.0 | |
 | Detroit | 56 | 44 | .560 | 12.0 | |
 | Memphis | 34 | 49 | .411 | 25.5 | |
 | Cuban West | 20 | 30 | .400 | 23.0 | |
 | Birmingham | 27 | 59 | .316 | 34.0 | |
 | Indianapolis | 17 | 53 | .243 | 36.0 |