▁Brook lyn ▁E ag les , ▁Hom est ead ▁Gray s , ▁New ▁York ▁Cub ans ▁and ▁New ark ▁D od gers . ▁ 1 9 3 6 : ▁Dro pped ▁Cole ' s ▁American ▁Gi ants ; ▁Brook lyn ▁and ▁New ark ▁merged . ▁ 1 9 3 7 : ▁Dro pped ▁New ▁York ▁Cub ans ; ▁Added ▁New ▁York ▁Black ▁Yan ke es . ▁ 1 9 3 8 : ▁Added ▁Washington ▁Black ▁Sen ators . ▁ 1 9 3 9 : ▁Dro pped ▁Pitts burgh ▁C raw ford s ▁and ▁Washington ▁Black ▁Sen ators ; ▁Re - added ▁New ▁York ▁Cub ans . ▁ 1 9 4 8 : ▁League ▁dis band ed ▁after ▁completion ▁of ▁season ; ▁All ▁teams ▁continued ▁on ▁with ▁Baltimore , ▁Philadelphia , ▁New ark ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁Cub ans ▁joining ▁the ▁Neg ro ▁American ▁League ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁season , ▁while ▁the ▁Gray s ▁and ▁Black ▁Yan ke es ▁playing ▁independent ▁of ▁a ▁league . ▁ ▁League ▁champions ▁ ▁P enn ant ▁w inners ▁▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁through ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁first ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁was ▁declared ▁the ▁P enn ant ▁winner . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁un orth odox ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁schedule ▁( and ▁little ▁in cent ive ▁to ▁en force ▁it ), ▁some ▁teams ▁frequently