List of Philadelphia Stars seasons

This list of Philadelphia Stars seasons compiles games played by the Philadelphia Stars. Seasons in which the Stars 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

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Negro World Series Champions
(1924–1927 & 1942–1948)
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League Champions Other playoff ^
Season Level League Season finish Games Wins Loses Ties Win%[a] Postseason Ref
Full[b] Split[c]
Philadelphia Stars
1933 Independent 35 22 13 0 .629 [1]
1934 Major NNL2 1 2nd 59 39 18 2 .684 Won NNL split-season playoff (Chicago American Giants1) 4–3–1) [2]
1935 Major NNL2 4 DNQ 72 37 31 4 .544 [3]
1936 Major NNL2 7 DNQ 75 32 42 1 .432 [4]
1937 Major NNL2 3 62 29 32 1 .475 [5]
1938 Major NNL2 2 76 41 32 3 .562 [6]
1939^ Major NNL2 5 54 24 29 1 .453 Lost 1st round of NNL tournament (Homestead Grays1st) 3–2 [7]
1940 Major NNL2 5 61 24 37 0 .393 [8]
1941 Major NNL2 6 61 15 46 0 .246 [9]
1942 Major NNL2 3 66 31 34 1 .477 [10]
1943 Major NNL2 6 53 21 31 1 .404 [11]
1944 Major NNL2 3 DNQ 59 31 27 1 .534 [12]
1945 Major NNL2 4 DNQ 50 25 25 0 .500 [13]
1946 Major NNL2 5 DNQ 66 30 34 2 .469 [14]
1947 Major NNL2 5 66 28 36 2 .438 [15]
1948 Major NNL2 4 DNQ 60 29 30 1 .492 [16]
1949 Minor NAL 4 (E) 69 31 38 0 .449 [17]
1950 Minor NAL 4 (E) DNQ 44 15 28 1 .349 [18]
1951 Minor NAL 3 (E) 46 18 28 0 .391 [19]
1952 Minor NAL 6 DNQ 60 22 38 0 .367 [20]
Key
  1. ^ Placement in annual standings were generally decided by win percentage; "games behind" were never used.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "1933 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  2. ^ "1934 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  3. ^ "1935 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  4. ^ "1936 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  5. ^ "1937 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  6. ^ "1937 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  7. ^ "1939 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  8. ^ "1940 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  9. ^ "1941 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  10. ^ "1942 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  11. ^ "1943 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  12. ^ "1944 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  13. ^ "1945 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  14. ^ "1946 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  15. ^ "1947 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  16. ^ "1948 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  17. ^ "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  18. ^ "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  19. ^ "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  20. ^ "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-03-05.