The Baltimore German was an American soccer club based in Baltimore, Maryland that was a member of the American Soccer League. After their first season, the club was renamed the Baltimore Americans.[note 1] The Americans won the Lewis Cup in 1947. The league purchased the franchise three games into the 1948/49.[3]
Year-by-year
Year
Division
League
Reg. Season
Playoffs
National Cup
1938/39
N/A
ASL
6th, National
Did not qualify
?
1939/40
N/A
ASL
11th
No playoff
?
1940/41
N/A
ASL
9th
No playoff
?
1941/42
N/A
ASL
10th
No playoff
?
1942/43
N/A
ASL
5th
No playoff
?
1943/44
N/A
ASL
3rd
No playoff
?
1944/45
N/A
ASL
4th
No playoff
?
1945/46
N/A
ASL
1st
Champion (no playoff)
?
1946/47
N/A
ASL
4th
No playoff
?
1947/48
N/A
ASL
4th
No playoff
?
1948/49
N/A
ASL
Withdrew after 3 games
N/A
N/A
^Another Baltimore team playing in the league at the same time, Baltimore S.C., did not become a new Baltimore Americans club. Baltimore S.C. withdrew from the league for the 1942/43 season and returned for the next season.[1][2] The Baltimore Americans continued with the league.
References
^Graham, William (March 31, 1943). "National Cup Final Slated For New York". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 18.
^Graham, William (March 31, 1943). "Baltimore S.C. Reorganizes for Loop Play". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 10.
^Graham, William (October 6, 1948). "Wanderer Club Again Wiped Off Soccer Books". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 20.
