Past Franchise Names

All-Time Top 12 Players

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Franchise History

Franchise History
Year Tm Lg G W L Ties W-L% pythW-L% Finish GB Playoffs R RA Attendance BatAge PAge #Bat #P Top Player Managers
1948New York Black YankeesNN2469370.196.2086th of 624.57615830.531.82611B.Griffith (0.8)M.Barker (13-48)
1947New York Black YankeesNN25211383.224.3326th of 626.016123629.834.13412J.Hayes (1.0)M.Barker (21-49)
1946New York Black YankeesNN2468380.174.1806th of 630.013430730.332.54516A.Newkirk (2.1)M.Barker (16-53)
1945New York Black YankeesNN2337260.212.3446th of 619.013218831.734.3269N.Stanley (2.1)G.Scales (5-20), W.Wells (4-9) and M.Barker (7-16)
1944New York Black YankeesNN2325270.156.1346th of 615.07019431.536.53210H.Williams (11-39)
1943New York Black YankeesNN2242211.087.1957th of 719.013128431.031.13811M.Barker (0.7)T.Burnett (8-33)
1942New York Black YankeesNN2288200.286.3205th of 612.513520430.127.42912L.Green (1.1)T.Burnett (19-31)
1941New York Black YankeesNN23312210.364.3574th of 611.016422632.737.84216H.Kimbro (1.0)T.Burnett (21-37)
1940New York Black YankeesNN2289190.321.3345th of 612.514921729.931.0299H.Spearman (1.1)T.Burnett (26-27)
1939New York Black YankeesNN24720234.465.4373rd of 78.515417731.232.9249T.McDuffie (1.5)G.Scales (23-25)
1938New York Black YankeesNN24011281.282.3306th of 723.514821830.632.53216B.Brown (2.1)W.Cannady (13-32)
1937New York Black YankeesNN25421312.404.3934th of 617.019324532.129.72310B.Brown (2.0)B.Clarke (23-33)
1936New York Black YankeesNN23319131.594.6192nd of 73.520615831.731.2197B.Holland (2.6)B.Clarke (30-19)
In this table, Negro League team records are for league games only. Runs scored and allowed are for all games against top Black clubs for which a box score has been discovered.