| 1 | 
Birmingham Black Barons (1937-1938;
1940-1950) | 
| 2 | 
Chicago American Giants (1937-1950) | 
| 3 | 
Cincinnati Tigers (1937) | 
| 4 | 
Detroit Stars (1937) | 
| 5 | 
Indianapolis Athletics (1937) | 
| 6 | 
Kansas City Monarchs (1937-1950) | 
| 7 | 
Memphis Red Sox (1937-1950) | 
| 8 | 
St. Louis Stars (1937) | 
| 9 | 
Indianapolis ABC's (1938-1939) | 
| 10 | 
Jacksonville Red Caps (1938; 1941-1942)
          
Cleveland Bears (1939-1940) | 
| 11 | 
St. Louis Stars (II) (1939)
          
New Orleans-St. Louis Stars (1940-1941) | 
| 12 | 
Toledo Crawfords (1939)
          
Indianapolis Crawfords (194) | 
| 13 | 
Cincinnati Buckeyes (1942)
          
Cleveland Buckeyes (1943-1948)
          
Louisville Buckeyes (1949) | 
| 14 | 
Cincinnati Clowns (1943)
          
Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (1944-1945)
          
Indianapolis Clowns (1946-1950) | 
| 15 | 
^Baltimore Elite Giants (1949-1950) | 
| 16 | 
^Houston Eagles (1949-1950) | 
| 17 | 
^New York Cubans (1949-1950) | 
| 18 | 
^Philadelphia Stars (1949-1950) |