This list of Brooklyn Royal Giants seasons compiles games played by the Brooklyn Royal Giants. Seasons in which the Royal Giants 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
edit| Negro World Series Champions (1924–1927 & 1942–1948) * |
League Champions ‡ | Other playoff ^ |
| Season | Level | League | Season finish | Games | Wins | Loses | Ties | Win%[a] | Postseason | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full[b] | Split[c] | ||||||||||
| Brooklyn Royal Giants | |||||||||||
| 1904 | Independent | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | [1] | |
| 1905^ | Independent | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .000 | Lost challenge to East-region championship (Philadelphia Giants) 3–0 | [2][3] |
| 1906 | Independent | — | — | — | 29 | 15 | 13 | 1 | .536 | [4] | |
| 1907 | Minor | NA | 3 | — | 27 | 12 | 14 | 1 | .462 | [5] | |
| 1908‡ | Minor | NA | 1 | — | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | .655 | Won pennant outright | [6] |
| 1909‡ | Minor | NA | 1 | — | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | Won pennant outright | [7] |
| 1910 | Independent | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | [8] | |
| 1911 | Independent | — | — | — | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | .545 | [9] | |
| 1912 | Independent | — | — | — | 25 | 10 | 15 | 0 | .400 | [10] | |
| 1913 | Independent | — | — | — | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | [11] | |
| 1914 | Independent | — | — | — | 33 | 14 | 19 | 0 | .424 | [12] | |
| 1915 | Independent | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1916 | Independent | — | — | — | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | .615 | [13] | |
| 1917 | Independent | — | — | — | 29 | 13 | 15 | 1 | .464 | [14] | |
| 1918 | Independent | — | — | — | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | .480 | [15] | |
| 1919 | Independent | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | [16] | |
| 1920^ | Independent | — | — | — | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | .650 | Lost challenge to East-region championship (Hilldale Club) 0–2–2 | [17][18] |
| 1921 | Independent | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | [19] | |
| 1922 | Independent | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | [20] | |
| 1923 | Major | ECL | 3 | — | 33 | 16 | 16 | 1 | .500 | [21] | |
| 1924 | Major | ECL | 6 | — | 41 | 15 | 25 | 1 | .375 | [22] | |
| 1925 | Major | ECL | 5 | — | 35 | 14 | 20 | 1 | .412 | [23] | |
| 1926 | Major | ECL | 7 | — | 35 | 11 | 24 | 0 | .314 | [24] | |
| 1927 | Major | ECL | 7 | DNQ | 34 | 11 | 23 | 0 | .324 | [25] | |
| 1928 | Independent | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | [26] | |
| 1929 | Independent | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | [27] | |
| 1930 | Independent | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .154 | [28] | |
| 1931 | Independent | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | [29] | |
| 1932 | Independent | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1933 | Independent | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | [30] | |
| 1934 | Independent | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1935 | Independent | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1936 | Independent | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | [31] | |
| 1937 | Independent | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | [32] | |
| 1938 | Independent | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1939 | Independent | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1940 | Independent | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1941 | Independent | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1942 | Independent | — | — | — | |||||||
- 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- ^ "1904 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1905 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ ""Colored Championship" Series (1900-1919)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1906 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1907 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1908 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1909 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1910 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1911 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1911 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1913 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1914 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1916 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1917 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1918 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1919 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1920 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ ""Colored Championship" Series (1920-1931)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "1921 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1922 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1923 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1924 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1925 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "1926 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "1927 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "1928 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "1929 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "1930 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "1931 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "1933 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "1936 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "1937 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.