This list of Pittsburgh Crawfords seasons compiles games played by the Pittsburgh Crawfords. Seasons in which the Crawfords 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
editNegro World Series Champions (1924–1927 & 1942–1948) * |
League Champions ‡ | Other playoff ^ |
Season | Ebene | League | Season finish | Games | Wins | Loses | Ties | Win%[a] | Postseason | Ref | |
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Full[b] | Split[c] | ||||||||||
Pittsburgh Crawfords | |||||||||||
1931 | Independent | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | [1] | |
1932 | Independent | — | — | — | 93 | 55 | 36 | 2 | .604 | [2] | |
1933‡ | Major | NNL2 | 1 | — | 64 | 41 | 21 | 2 | .661 | Won pennant outright | [3] |
1934 | Major | NNL2 | 2 | DNQ | 77 | 47 | 27 | 3 | .635 | [4] | |
1935‡ | Major | NNL2 | 1 | 1st | 81 | 51 | 27 | 3 | .654 | Won NNL split-season playoff (New York Cubans2) 4–3 | [5] |
1936‡ | Major | NNL2 | 1 | 1st | 83 | 48 | 33 | 2 | .593 | Declared NNL split-season champion over (Washington Elite Giants2) | [6] |
1937 | Major | NNL2 | 6 | — | 55 | 18 | 36 | 1 | .333 | [7] | |
1938 | Major | NNL2 | 4 | — | 55 | 28 | 26 | 1 | .519 | [8] | |
Toledo Crawfords | |||||||||||
1939 | Major | NNL2 | 6 | — | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | [9] | |
Major | NAL | 4 | DNQ | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | .450 | [10] | ||
Toledo–Indianapolis Crawfords | |||||||||||
1940 | Major | NAL | 7 | — | 25 | 6 | 18 | 1 | .250 | [11] |
- Key
- ^ Placement in annual standings were generally decided by win percentage; "games behind" were never used.
- ^ Finish in years when only a full season was indicates actual place in standings. Finish in years a split season was played indicates combined place in standings for both halves of the season.
- ^ Years with a "—" did not play a split season. "1st" or 2nd" indicate which half of the season was won. "DNQ" indicates team did not win either half and did not qualify for postseason.
References
edit- ^ "1931 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "1932 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "1933 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "1934 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "1935 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "1936 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "1936 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "1938 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "1939 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "1939 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "1940 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.