) ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁Black ▁Yan ke es ▁( 1 9 3 6 – 1 9 4 8 ) ▁ ▁Washington ▁Black ▁Sen ators ▁( 1 9 3 8 ) ▁ ▁† The ▁Brook lyn ▁E ag les ▁and ▁New ark ▁D od gers ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁New ark ▁E ag les ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁Member ▁tim eline ▁▁▁ 1 9 3 3 : ▁Form ation ▁of ▁N NL 2 ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 7 ▁teams ▁— ▁Baltimore ▁Black ▁So x , ▁Cole ' s ▁American ▁Gi ants , ▁Columb us ▁Blue ▁Bird s , ▁Detroit ▁Stars , ▁Hom est ead ▁Gray s , ▁Nash ville ▁El ite ▁Gi ants ▁and ▁Pitts burgh ▁C raw ford s ; ▁Hom est ead ▁was ▁exp elled ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁for ▁ra iding ▁Detroit ' s ▁ro ster , ▁Columb us ▁was ▁replaced ▁mid - season ▁by ▁the ▁Ak ron ▁Black ▁Ty rit es ▁who ▁were ▁then ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Gi ants . ▁ 1 9 3 4 : ▁Dro pped ▁Cleveland ▁Gi ants , ▁Detroit ▁Stars , ▁Baltimore ▁Black ▁So x ▁( I ); ▁Added ▁Philadelphia ▁Bach ar ach ▁Gi ants , ▁Cleveland ▁Red ▁So x , ▁Philadelphia ▁Stars ▁and ▁Baltimore ▁Black ▁So x ▁( II ); ▁Ret ained ▁Hom est ead ▁Gray s ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁team . ▁ 1 9 3 5 : ▁Dro pped ▁Philadelphia ▁Bach ar ach ▁Gi ants , ▁Baltimore ▁Black ▁So x ▁( II ) ▁and ▁Cleveland ▁Red ▁So x ; ▁Added