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Atlanta Black Crackers, 1938
Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, 1926
Baltimore Black Sox , 1929
Baltimore Elite Giants, 1942
Birmingham Black Barons
1943
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1948
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Chicago American Giants
1917 Team
1921
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1927
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1933
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Chicago Leland Giants, 1910,
Cleveland Buckeyes 1945
Detroit Stars, 1930
Hilldale Daisies, 1925
Harrisburg Giants, 1925
Homestead Grays
1931 Team
1938 Team
1943
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1948 Team
Indianapolis ABC's, 1916
Kansas City Monarchs
1924
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1929 Team
1942
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1946
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Memphis Red Sox, 1938
Newark Eagles
1937
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1946
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New York Lincoln Giants
1913
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1930
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New York Cubans, 1947
Philadelphia Stars, 1934
Pittsburgh Crawfords
1932
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1935 Team
St. Louis Stars, 1930
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The team most identified as the greatest black baseball team of all-time is the 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords. For five years, 1932-36, Gus Greenlee's Crawfords were the "Yankees of the Negro Leagues" and each year's squad draws some votes as the greatest of all-time. However, the 1935 team, which featured five Hall-of-Famers in the lineup, is considered the best, with Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, Cool Papa Bell, Judy Johnson and Satchel Paige. Although Paige jumped to a white semio-pro team in Bismarck, North Dakota during the season, the team was so strong that they continued to win without him. Lefthander Leroy Matlock assumed the role as ace of the staff and fashioned an outstanding record. Flanking Bell in the outfield were Sam Bankhead and Jimmie Crutchfield, giving the Crawfords one of the fastest outfields ever to play baseball. The Crawfords easily won the first half title with a .785 winning percentage and defeated the New York Cubans in a seven-game play-off for the Championship.