1947 New York Black Yankees

11-38 • .224 Win% • 6th in NN2

The 1947 New York Black Yankees went 11-38 (.224) finishing 6th in the NN2. The club scored 161 runs, allowed 236, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included George Crowe (2 HR, 21 RBI) and Bud Barbee (2-4, 6.24 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
38 Losses
.224 Win %
6th Rank
161 R 236 RA
Diff -75

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161 Runs Scored
236 Runs Allowed
-75 Run Diff
6 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1947 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .254 6% below the 1947 league average (.270)
OBP .329 3% below the 1947 league average (.339)
SLG .325 12% below the 1947 league average (.367)
Team ERA 6.50 56% worse than the 1947 league average (4.18)
Runs Scored 161 38% below the 1947 league average (261 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games (est.) 26 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Smith 0.402 2 George Crowe 0.306 3 Marvin Barker 0.303 4 Clyde Parris 0.286 5 Gabe Patterson 0.283

Home Runs

1 George Crowe 2 2 Gabe Patterson 2 3 Johnny Hayes 1 4 Clyde Parris 1

RBI

1 George Crowe 21 2 Clyde Parris 19 3 Bud Barbee 15 4 Johnny Hayes 13 5 Gabe Patterson 10
1947 New York Black Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Clyde Parris 34 133 26 38 5 1 1 19 9 0 6 0.286
Walter Hardy 31 113 12 20 3 1 0 6 3 0 1 0.177
Johnny Smith 23 97 13 39 4 3 0 10 4 0 0 0.402
Johnny Hayes 31 90 9 25 2 1 1 13 28 0 2 0.278
Rufus Baker 29 86 7 16 1 2 0 7 8 0 0 0.186
George Crowe 27 85 19 26 2 4 2 21 7 0 1 0.306
Bud Barbee 30 83 8 19 0 0 0 15 9 0 0 0.229
Marvin Barker 25 76 13 23 4 0 0 6 12 0 0 0.303
Dick Seay 26 69 8 12 0 0 0 6 4 0 1 0.174
Gabe Patterson 14 60 12 17 1 2 2 10 5 0 4 0.283
Alphonso Gerard 9 31 4 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.097
Bob Griffith 18 30 3 10 2 1 0 5 3 0 1 0.333
Greene Farmer 10 28 4 6 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 0.214
Joe Spencer 8 28 3 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.214
Alex Newkirk 17 26 2 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.231
Dan Wilson 6 25 6 10 3 1 0 6 4 0 1 0.400
Glen Richardson 10 22 1 5 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0.227
Jim West 7 22 3 5 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0.227
Curtis Brown 6 12 1 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0.333
Charley Davidson 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Neck Stanley 10 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.182
Gerard Fitzgerald 4 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.167
Emery Adams 1 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
J. B. Broom 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
John Fitzgerald 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Cal Irvin 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.250
Alpheus Deane 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
John McFarland 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Julie Bowers 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry St. Thomas 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Baldwin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Preston 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Fallings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dolly King 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

ERA

1 Neck Stanley 4.08 2 Bob Griffith 5.75 3 Bud Barbee 6.24 4 Alex Newkirk 7.34

Wins

1 Bud Barbee 2 2 Alex Newkirk 2 3 Neck Stanley 2 4 Marvin Barker 1

Strikeouts

1 Bud Barbee 33 2 Bob Griffith 29 3 Neck Stanley 23 4 Alex Newkirk 19 5 Marvin Barker 5
1947 New York Black Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bud Barbee 2 4 6.24 12 10 0 66.1 72 46 44 33
Alex Newkirk 2 5 7.34 11 6 0 57.2 75 47 23 19
Bob Griffith 0 6 5.75 12 4 0 51.2 66 33 13 29
Neck Stanley 2 3 4.08 10 9 0 39.2 43 18 12 23
Charley Davidson 0 3 7.09 6 2 0 26.2 39 21 9 4
Marvin Barker 1 0 3.45 3 1 0 15.2 15 6 8 5
Alpheus Deane 0 1 10.97 2 1 0 10.2 21 13 4 4
John McFarland 0 1 14.00 2 1 0 9.0 19 14 3 5
Al Preston 0 0 15.75 2 0 0 4.0 11 7 3 2
Glen Richardson 0 0 4.91 1 0 0 3.2 5 2 0 0
John Fallings 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 1
Rufus Baker 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (34)

Emery Adams Rufus Baker Baldwin Bud Barbee Marvin Barker Julie Bowers J. B. Broom Curtis Brown George Crowe Charley Davidson Alpheus Deane John Fallings +22 more

34 players

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The 1947 New York Black Yankees in brief

A 11-38 record (.224) put the 1947 New York Black Yankees 6th in the NN2. The run column shows 161 for and 236 against. Against a league average of .270, the 1947 New York Black Yankees batted .254. The New York Black Yankees staff finished with a 6.50 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.18. Measured against the 261-run league average, the offense was 38% behind.

Home games were played at Yankee Stadium I. George Crowe topped the New York Black Yankees with 2 home runs. The hits leader was Johnny Smith with 39. Neck Stanley was the top winner, with 2 victories. The strikeout leader was Bud Barbee with 33. The roster section lists 34 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 New York Black Yankees

What was the 1947 New York Black Yankees record?
The 1947 New York Black Yankees finished 11-38 (.224 win pct).
Who led the 1947 New York Black Yankees in home runs?
George Crowe led the 1947 New York Black Yankees with 2 home runs.
What was the 1947 New York Black Yankees team ERA?
The 1947 New York Black Yankees posted a team ERA of 6.50.
Did the 1947 New York Black Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1947 New York Black Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1947 New York Black Yankees play?
The 1947 New York Black Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1947 New York Black Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Crowe (2 HR, 21 RBI) and Bud Barbee (2-4, 6.24 ERA).
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