The NNL split the season into two halves. Chicago won the first half, Birmingham won the second half. The teams met at the end of the season in a best-of-7 playoff series to determine the Champion. The Negro National League and the Eastern Colored League faced each other in a Colored World Series at the end of the season to determine an overall champion.
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y 1927 Chicago American Giants LogoChi. American   6132.654-
1927 St. Louis Stars LogoSt. Louis 6237.6262.0
1927 Kansas City Monarchs LogoKansas City 5533.6253.5
y 1927 Birmingham Black Barons LogoBirmingham 5344.54510.0
1927 Detroit Stars LogoDetroit 5247.52512.0
1927 Cuban Stars (West) LogoCuban West 2346.33626.0
1927 Memphis Red Sox LogoMemphis 2569.27336.5
1927 Cleveland Hornets LogoCleveland 1336.26526.0