1945 New York Black Yankees

7-26 • .212 Win% • 6th in NN2

The 1945 New York Black Yankees went 7-26 (.212) finishing 6th in the NN2. The club scored 132 runs, allowed 187, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Thad Christopher (2 HR, 7 RBI) and Neck Stanley (5-7, 3.35 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

7 Wins
26 Losses
.212 Win %
6th Rank
132 R 187 RA
Diff -55

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132 Runs Scored
187 Runs Allowed
-55 Run Diff
5 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1945 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .252 6% below the 1945 league average (.267)
OBP .314 6% below the 1945 league average (.335)
SLG .336 7% below the 1945 league average (.363)
Team ERA 5.09 22% worse than the 1945 league average (4.16)
Runs Scored 132 36% below the 1945 league average (205 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games (est.) 16 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Felix McLaurin 0.322 2 Willie Wells 0.304 3 Marvin Barker 0.289 4 George Scales 0.255 5 Alphonso Gerard 0.244

Home Runs

1 Thad Christopher 2 2 Marvin Barker 1 3 Felix McLaurin 1 4 Claude Poole 1

RBI

1 Marvin Barker 17 2 Felix McLaurin 15 3 Philly Holmes 8 4 Willie Wells 8 5 Rufus Baker 7
1945 New York Black Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Marvin Barker 31 128 18 37 11 1 1 17 3 0 4 0.289
Felix McLaurin 27 115 19 37 3 5 1 15 4 1 2 0.322
Alphonso Gerard 26 90 12 22 5 1 0 6 12 0 0 0.244
Rufus Baker 25 83 17 17 5 0 0 7 9 0 0 0.205
Thad Christopher 23 70 9 16 2 1 2 7 18 1 0 0.229
Willie Wells 18 69 7 21 6 0 0 8 6 0 1 0.304
Bill Perkins 18 63 4 13 2 0 0 7 2 0 2 0.206
Walter Hardy 20 58 7 8 2 1 0 6 6 3 0 0.138
George Scales 17 51 4 13 1 1 0 3 8 1 0 0.255
Emery Adams 19 49 6 14 2 1 0 5 5 1 0 0.286
Philly Holmes 11 47 3 14 1 2 0 8 2 0 0 0.298
Claude Poole 17 35 3 11 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0.314
Neck Stanley 14 34 1 6 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0.176
Dick Seay 8 31 6 8 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0.258
Jim Starks 8 30 3 4 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0.133
George Mack 12 22 2 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.136
William Kelly 7 18 3 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.278
Percy Forrest 4 12 2 5 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.417
Johnny Johnson 5 12 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Clarence Palm 4 12 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.333
John Henry McQueen 4 11 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.273
Gideon Applegate 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.111
Martin Crue 3 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Pitts 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Flash Miller 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Willie Burns 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Neck Stanley 3.35 2 Claude Poole 6.35 3 George Mack 7.19

Wins

1 Neck Stanley 5 2 George Mack 3 3 Percy Forrest 1 4 Johnny Johnson 1

Strikeouts

1 Neck Stanley 49 2 George Mack 24 3 Emery Adams 13 4 Martin Crue 12 5 Claude Poole 10
1945 New York Black Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Neck Stanley 5 7 3.35 14 10 1 91.1 104 34 16 49
George Mack 3 5 7.19 12 6 0 51.1 62 41 35 24
Claude Poole 0 3 6.35 7 5 0 34.0 48 24 15 10
Johnny Johnson 1 2 5.52 5 3 0 29.1 37 18 20 6
Percy Forrest 1 1 6.75 3 3 0 21.1 31 16 9 6
Martin Crue 0 1 3.43 3 2 1 21.0 21 8 5 12
Emery Adams 0 2 3.94 2 2 0 16.0 23 7 3 13
Willie Burns 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 2 4 1

👥 Roster (26)

Emery Adams Gideon Applegate Rufus Baker Marvin Barker Willie Burns Thad Christopher Martin Crue Percy Forrest Alphonso Gerard Walter Hardy Philly Holmes Johnny Johnson +14 more

26 players

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The 1945 New York Black Yankees in brief

The 1945 New York Black Yankees finished 7-26, a .212 winning percentage, placing 6th in the NN2. The New York Black Yankees scored 132 runs and allowed 187, a run differential of -55. At the plate the New York Black Yankees hit .252, 6% worse than the league's .267. The New York Black Yankees staff finished with a 5.09 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.16. Measured against the 205-run league average, the offense was 36% behind.

Yankee Stadium I served as the home ballpark. Thad Christopher led the club in home runs with 2. The RBI leader was Marvin Barker, with 17. On the mound, Neck Stanley won 5 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 26 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 New York Black Yankees

What was the 1945 New York Black Yankees record?
The 1945 New York Black Yankees finished 7-26 (.212 win pct).
Who led the 1945 New York Black Yankees in home runs?
Thad Christopher led the 1945 New York Black Yankees with 2 home runs.
What was the 1945 New York Black Yankees team ERA?
The 1945 New York Black Yankees posted a team ERA of 5.09.
Did the 1945 New York Black Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1945 New York Black Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1945 New York Black Yankees play?
The 1945 New York Black Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1945 New York Black Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Thad Christopher (2 HR, 7 RBI) and Neck Stanley (5-7, 3.35 ERA).
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