1938 New York Black Yankees

11-27 • .289 Win% • 6th in NN2

The 1938 New York Black Yankees went 11-27 (.289) finishing 6th in the NN2. The club scored 136 runs, allowed 202, and played home games at Hinchliffe Stadium. Team leaders included Leroy Morney (2 HR, 18 RBI) and Barney Brown (4-6, 4.13 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

11 Wins
27 Losses
.289 Win %
6th Rank
136 R 202 RA
Diff -66

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136 Runs Scored
202 Runs Allowed
-66 Run Diff
11 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1938 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .263 3% below the 1938 league average (.273)
OBP .325 5% below the 1938 league average (.343)
SLG .361 9% below the 1938 league average (.396)
Team ERA 5.88 16% worse than the 1938 league average (5.08)
Runs Scored 136 35% below the 1938 league average (210 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHinchliffe Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 19 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1938

Batting Avg

1 Fats Jenkins 0.395 2 Dave Campbell 0.318 3 Marvin Barker 0.306 4 Jim Starks 0.294 5 Walter Cannady 0.245

Home Runs

1 Thad Christopher 2 2 Leroy Morney 2 3 Clarence Palm 2 4 Walter Cannady 1 5 Alex Crumbley 1

RBI

1 Leroy Morney 18 2 Walter Cannady 17 3 Dave Campbell 13 4 Clarence Palm 12 5 Barney Brown 10
1938 New York Black Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Marvin Barker 31 124 19 38 6 2 0 6 9 0 2 0.306
Dave Campbell 30 110 17 35 6 3 0 13 9 1 3 0.318
Walter Cannady 29 106 15 26 3 1 1 17 9 2 1 0.245
Leroy Morney 29 96 13 22 2 1 2 18 9 1 4 0.229
Fats Jenkins 22 81 14 32 2 0 1 8 12 0 3 0.395
Barney Brown 24 67 7 16 2 0 0 10 8 1 0 0.239
Clarence Palm 17 56 9 13 5 0 2 12 5 1 0 0.232
Thad Christopher 15 53 6 13 5 0 2 9 5 1 0 0.245
Jim Starks 15 51 7 15 6 1 1 9 4 2 0 0.294
Johnny Washington 12 43 3 8 2 1 0 4 3 0 0 0.186
Bob Clarke 11 34 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.147
Zollie Wright 11 34 7 10 1 1 0 4 7 0 0 0.294
Goose Curry 13 31 2 9 1 0 1 2 3 0 3 0.290
Ameal Brooks 8 29 6 8 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 0.276
Josh Johnson 10 26 4 7 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.269
Bill Holland 10 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.158
Neck Stanley 10 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clint Thomas 3 11 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.182
Henry Spearman 2 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.222
Alex Crumbley 3 7 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0.143
Roy K. Williams 8 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.333
Bud Barbee 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.200
Connie Rector 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Douglass 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000
Flash Miller 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Roosevelt Davis 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terris McDuffie 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Charlie Parks 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rube Wiggins 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Anderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
William Sumrall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1938

ERA

1 Bill Holland 3.14 2 Barney Brown 4.13 3 Neck Stanley 6.82

Wins

1 Barney Brown 4 2 Bill Holland 2 3 Neck Stanley 1 4 Roy K. Williams 1

Strikeouts

1 Barney Brown 52 2 Bill Holland 35 3 Neck Stanley 17 4 Roy K. Williams 7 5 Goose Curry 5
1938 New York Black Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Barney Brown 4 6 4.13 13 8 0 85.0 95 39 20 52
Bill Holland 2 3 3.14 10 6 0 57.1 61 20 12 35
Neck Stanley 1 5 6.82 10 7 1 31.2 43 24 21 17
Goose Curry 0 1 8.62 3 1 0 15.2 20 15 8 5
Connie Rector 0 1 9.53 3 1 0 11.1 17 12 3 3
Roy K. Williams 1 1 15.09 6 3 0 11.1 24 19 10 7
Walter Cannady 0 0 9.28 2 0 0 10.2 16 11 7 4
Roosevelt Davis 0 2 14.14 3 2 0 7.0 18 11 6 3
Rube Wiggins 0 1 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 4 2 4 2
Terris McDuffie 0 1 6.75 1 1 0 4.0 8 3 0 2
Bud Barbee 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.2 2 0 0 1
Anderson 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 3.0 5 3 1 1
Bob Clarke 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 2
Charlie Parks 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 1.2 2 1 1 1
William Sumrall 0 0 40.50 1 0 0 0.2 3 3 0 0

👥 Roster (31)

Anderson Bud Barbee Marvin Barker Ameal Brooks Barney Brown Dave Campbell Walter Cannady Thad Christopher Bob Clarke Alex Crumbley Goose Curry Roosevelt Davis +19 more

31 players

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The 1938 New York Black Yankees in brief

In 1938 the New York Black Yankees posted a 11-27 mark (.289) and finished 6th in the NN2. The run column shows 136 for and 202 against. Against a league average of .273, the 1938 New York Black Yankees batted .263. Pitchers allowed 5.88 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 5.08. League clubs averaged 210 runs that year, so the New York Black Yankees scored 35% fewer.

Hinchliffe Stadium served as the home ballpark. The home run leader was Leroy Morney, who hit 2. Marvin Barker collected the most hits, 38. On the mound, Barney Brown won 4 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 31 players who appeared for the club. The 1937 season and the 1939 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1938 New York Black Yankees

What was the 1938 New York Black Yankees record?
The 1938 New York Black Yankees finished 11-27 (.289 win pct).
Who led the 1938 New York Black Yankees in home runs?
Thad Christopher led the 1938 New York Black Yankees with 2 home runs.
What was the 1938 New York Black Yankees team ERA?
The 1938 New York Black Yankees posted a team ERA of 5.88.
Did the 1938 New York Black Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1938 New York Black Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1938 New York Black Yankees play?
The 1938 New York Black Yankees played home games at Hinchliffe Stadium.
Who led the 1938 New York Black Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Leroy Morney (2 HR, 18 RBI) and Barney Brown (4-6, 4.13 ERA).
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