The NNL split the season into two halves. St. Louis won the first half, Chicago won the second half. The teams met at the end of the season in a best-of-9 playoff series to determine the Champion.
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y 1928 St. Louis Stars LogoSt. Louis   6326.708-
1928 Kansas City Monarchs LogoKansas City 5029.6318.0
1928 Detroit Stars LogoDetroit 5336.59610.0
y 1928 Chicago American Giants LogoChi. American 5538.59010.0
1928 Birmingham Black Barons LogoBirmingham 4653.46522.0
1928 Memphis Red Sox LogoMemphis 3351.39327.5
1928 Cleveland Tigers LogoCleveland 2059.25338.0
1928 Cuban Stars (West) LogoCuban West 1341.24132.5