This list of Kansas City Monarchs seasons compiles games played by the Kansas City Monarchs. For seasons when the Monarchs were league members or an associate team, only games that counted in official league standings are included. Seasons when they had no league membership and played an independent/barnstorming schedule include games against primarily major-league-caliber teams.
Contemporary coverage of games and standings was spotty and inconsistent. Ongoing 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
Colored/Negro World Series Champions(1924–1927 & 1942–1948) ‡League champions †Other playoff ^ SeasonLeagueSeason finishGamesWinsLosesTiesWin%PostseasonRefFullSplitKansas City Monarchs1920MajorNNL13—7944332.5711921MajorNNL13—9554410.5681922MajorNNL12—8047312.6031923†MajorNNL11—8654320.628Won pennant outright1924‡MajorNNL11—7957220.722Won Colored World Series (Hilldale Club) 5–4–1Won pennant outright1925†MajorNNL111st8459232.720Lost Colored World Series (Hilldale Club) 5–1Won NNL split-season playoff (St. Louis Stars2) 5–31926^MajorNNL111st8260220.732Lost NNL split-season playoff (Chicago American Giants2) 5–41927MajorNNL13DNQ8855330.6251928MajorNNL12DNQ8050291.6331929†MajorNNL111st & 2nd8063170.788Won pennant outright1930MajorNNL12DNQ6340230.6351931Independent———191090.5261932Independent———181350.7221933Independent———6420.6671934Independent———9360.3331935Independent———16862.5711936Independent———171430.8241937†MajorNAL11st7252191.732Won NAL split-season playoff (Chicago American Giants2) 5–1–11938MajorNAL1DNQ7345271.6251939†MajorNAL11st7146250.648Won NAL split-season playoff (St. Louis Stars2) 4–11940†MajorNAL1—5036113.766Won pennant outright1941†MajorNAL1—4831161.660Won Pennant outright1942‡MajorNAL1—3927120.692Won Negro World Series (Washington Homestead Grays) 4–0Won pennant outright1943MajorNAL1DNQ7244271.6201944MajorNAL4DNQ8739480.4481945MajorNAL3DNQ9652413.5591946†MajorNAL11st & 2nd8160192.759Lost Negro World Series (Newark Eagles) 4–3Won pennant outright1947MajorNAL2—9862360.6331948^MajorNAL22nd10467343.663Lost NAL split-season playoff (Birmingham Black Barons1) 4–3–11949MinorNAL1 ()—9154370.593Kansas City lost key players to the Majors and did not participate in the post-season1950^MinorNAL1 ()1st & 2nd7352210.712No divisional playoff (Indianapolis ClownsE)1951^MinorNAL1 ()—7042280.600Lost NAL divisional playoff (Indianapolis ClownsE) ?–?1952MinorNAL4DNQ4923260.4691953†MinorNAL11st & 2nd7756210.727Won pennant outright1954MinorNAL6DNQ6723431.3481955†MinorNAL11st151140.733No second-half played; declared championKansas City Monarchs (based in Grand Rapids, Michigan)1956MinorNAL4DNQ15690.4001957†MinorNAL1—433490.791Won pennant outright1958^MinorNAL11st563242.556No split-season playoff (Birmingham Black Barons2)1959MinorNAL——1960MinorNAL——1961MinorNAL——1962MinorNAL——1963Independent———1964Independent———1965Independent——— Key
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