1936 Negro League World Series

1936 Negro League Postseason

The Negro National League was the only Negro League in 1936. Their playoffs for the season are a little bit confusing.

Per tradition, the NNL played a split season but there was some dispute over who won the first half which was settled by a single game between the Washington Elite Giants (WEG) and Philadelphia Stars (PH5) on September 17, 1936.

September 17, 1936 at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Postseason Championship Series
Washington Elite Giants             0 0 4  3 0 0  0 0 0   -   7 10  0
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  4 0 0  0 1 0   -   5  8  0
WP: Bill Byrd, LP: Sam Thompson
Retrosheet game file

Meanwhile, the second-half championship was determined via a five-game series between the Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) and Newark Eagles (NW2). It is a bit unclear whether this was a formal playoff series or a regular-season series which ended up acting as a de facto playoff. The Crawfords won the series 3-1-1.


September 12, 1936 at Greenlee Field, Pittsburgh PA
Postseason Championship Series
Newark Eagles                       0 2 0  0 0 3  0 0 0   -   5 12  0
Pittsburgh Crawfords                2 0 0  0 1 0  0 7 x   -  10 13  0
WP: Leroy Matlock, LP: Bob Evans
Retrosheet game file


September 12, 1936 at Greenlee Field, Pittsburgh PA
Postseason Championship Series
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  1 0 3  0  -   4  8  0
Pittsburgh Crawfords                1 0 2  0 1 0  0  -   4  6  2
WP: , LP: 
Retrosheet game file


September 13, 1936 at Swayne Field, Toledo OH
Postseason Championship Series
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 4   -   5  7  1
Pittsburgh Crawfords                1 0 1  0 0 3  0 1 x   -   6 10  1
WP: Sam Streeter, LP: William Bell, SV: Theolic Smith
Retrosheet game file


September 13, 1936 at Swayne Field, Toledo OH
Postseason Championship Series
Newark Eagles                       0 1 0  0 0 0  0  -   1  3  0
Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 0 0  1 1 0  x  -   2  4  0
WP: Willie Foster, LP: Leon Day
Retrosheet game file


September 15, 1936 at Hudson Field, Dayton OH
Postseason Championship Series
Newark Eagles                       1 0 1  0 1 0  2 0 2   -   7 14  1
Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  4  4
WP: Bob Evans, LP: Jim Lewis
Retrosheet game file

The Crawfords and Elite Giants then met in a championship series. At least three games were played in the series but, as best as we can tell, the series was abandoned at some point and no formal playoff winner was declared. No box scores have been found yet for any games from this series.

September 21, 1936 at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia, PA
Washington Elite Giants             0 1 0   0 0 1   0 0 0    -   2 11  0
Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0    -   0  3  0
WP: A. Porter, LP: S. Streeter
Retrosheet game file



September 27, 1936 at Sulphur Dell, Nashville, TN
Pittsburgh Crawfords                ? ? ?   ? ? ?   ? ? ?    -   9  ?  0
Washington Elite Giants             ? ? ?   ? ? ?   ? ? x    -   8  ?  0
WP: ?, LP: ?
Retrosheet game file



September 27, 1936 at Sulphur Dell, Nashville, TN
Pittsburgh Crawfords                ? ? ?   ? ? ?   ?  -   2  ?  0
Washington Elite Giants             ? ? ?   ? ? ?   x  -   1  ?  0
WP: ?, LP: ?
Retrosheet game file

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