1947 New York Black Yankees Roster (40-man)

1946 Season 1948 Season

Record: 12-43-4, Finished 6th in Negro National League II

Manager: Marvin Barker (17-48-5)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Emery Adams	35	us US	R	R	5' 8"	160	Oct 10, 1911	11	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.1
Rufus Baker	28	us US		R	5' 7"	152	Sep 20, 1918	5	29		29		1	7	0	0	0	2	6	10	4	20			-0.3
Bud Barbee	33	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Mar 16, 1914	7	30		30		12	0	2	0	0	0	8	1	4	13			-0.6
Marvin Barker	35	us US	R	R	5' 8"	170	Feb 13, 1912	13	25		25		3	0	4	5	4	0	5	3	1	9			0.9
Julie Bowers	21	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Feb 27, 1926	1st	2		2		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
J.B. Broom	24	us US			5' 11"	160	Aug 29, 1922	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.1
Curtis Brown	23	us US			6' 0"	148	Jul 15, 1923	1st	6		6		0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
George Crowe	26	us US	L	L	6' 2"	210	Mar 22, 1921	1st	27		27		0	0	20	0	0	0	0	1	1	2			0.5
Charley Davidson	30	us US			6' 0"	155	Sep 27, 1916	3	7		7		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7
Alpheus Deane	30	us US		R	5' 10"	144	Oct 11, 1916	1st	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
John Fallings	20	us US		R	6' 3"	176	Nov 3, 1926	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Greene Farmer	27	us US	B	R	5' 10"	165	Sep 8, 1919	3	10		10		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	8			-0.1
Gerard Fitzgerald	20	us US			5' 10"	150	Feb 27, 1927	1st	4		4		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2			0.1
John Fitzgerald	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 3, 1924	2	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Alphonso Gerard	30	vi VI	L	L	5' 10"	180	Jun 26, 1917	3	9		9		0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	8			-0.6
Bob Griffith	34	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Oct 1, 1912	10	18		18		12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.2
Walter Hardy	21	us US	R	R	6' 0"	155	Dec 1, 1925	4	31		31		0	0	0	11	0	20	0	0	0	0			-0.9
Johnny Hayes	37	us US	L	R	5' 10"	195	Apr 27, 1910	11	31		31		0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.0	All-Star
Cal Irvin	22	us US		R	6' 2"	175	Nov 28, 1924	2	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			-0.1
King							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
John McFarland							Unknown	2	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.6
Alex Newkirk	30	us US	L	R	5' 10"	175	Dec 12, 1916	2	17		17		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7
Clyde Parris	24	pa PA	R	R	5' 8"	170	Sep 11, 1922	2	34		34		0	0	0	1	21	14	0	0	0	0			0.1
Gabe Patterson	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	190	Sep 9, 1919	2	14		14		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	14			0.3
Al Preston	21	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Jun 26, 1926	2	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Glen Richardson	20	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Apr 18, 1927	2	10		10		1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Dick Seay	42	us US	R	R	5' 7"	162	Nov 30, 1904	16	26		26		0	0	0	16	9	0	0	0	0	0			-0.8
Johnny Smith	30		L	L			1917	7	23		23		0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	18	22			0.7
Joe Spencer	27	us US	R	R	5' 9"	151	Aug 4, 1919	7	8		8		0	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Neck Stanley	42	us US	L	L	6' 0"	212	May 9, 1905	15	10		10		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.5
Jim West	42	us US	B	R	6' 0"	218	Apr 23, 1905	17	7		7		0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Dan Wilson	31	us US	B	R	6' 1"	155	Sep 15, 1915	10	6		6		0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	6			0.3
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR