1948 New York Cubans

17-27 • .386 Win% • 5th in NN2

The 1948 New York Cubans went 17-27 (.386) finishing 5th in the NN2. The club scored 206 runs, allowed 197, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Minnie Miñoso (3 HR, 27 RBI) and Patricio Scantlebury (7-5, 3.09 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

17 Wins
27 Losses
.386 Win %
5th Rank
206 R 197 RA
Diff +9

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⚡ Quick Stats

206 Runs Scored
197 Runs Allowed
+9 Run Diff
11 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1948 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .274 6% above the 1948 league average (.258)
OBP .332 2% above the 1948 league average (.325)
SLG .387 11% above the 1948 league average (.348)
Team ERA 3.76 3% worse than the 1948 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 206 1% above the 1948 league average (205 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games (est.) 22 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Juan León 0.358 2 Minnie Miñoso 0.344 3 Patricio Scantlebury 0.328 4 Lorenzo Cabrera 0.321 5 Ray Noble 0.321

Home Runs

1 Minnie Miñoso 3 2 Ray Noble 3 3 Pedro Ballester 2 4 Lorenzo Cabrera 2 5 Lou Louden 1

RBI

1 Lorenzo Cabrera 28 2 Minnie Miñoso 27 3 Ray Noble 21 4 Cleveland Clark 16 5 Pedro Ballester 14
1948 New York Cubans — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Minnie Miñoso 36 157 27 54 11 6 3 27 8 1 5 0.344
Lorenzo Cabrera 36 140 22 45 10 3 2 28 10 0 3 0.321
Ray Noble 38 134 12 43 10 4 3 21 12 0 3 0.321
Cleveland Clark 36 130 20 39 9 5 0 16 15 0 2 0.300
Pedro Ballester 36 128 23 33 9 1 2 14 5 0 1 0.258
Lou Louden 33 109 12 27 4 1 1 11 17 0 3 0.248
Tommy Sampson 21 89 12 21 3 1 0 9 5 0 1 0.236
Lyman Bostock 19 76 5 19 2 1 0 8 7 0 2 0.250
Patricio Scantlebury 26 61 7 20 2 3 0 9 7 0 0 0.328
Jerry Benjamin 15 56 9 11 3 0 0 3 9 0 2 0.196
Juan León 13 53 12 19 5 1 0 8 1 0 0 0.358
Sammy Gee 15 45 9 9 1 0 0 3 7 0 0 0.200
Pedro Miró 14 40 6 10 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0.250
Dave Barnhill 16 34 9 12 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 0.353
George Walden 9 33 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.121
Sam Wheeler 7 27 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.111
Sherwood Brewer 6 25 1 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.240
Acie Griggs 6 20 4 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0.250
Raúl López 13 19 5 3 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0.158
Mario Arencibia 7 13 5 2 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0.154
Robert Abernathy 3 12 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
José Santiago 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Matt Carlisle 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pee Wee Jenkins 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.125
Alex Newkirk 6 7 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.571
Ron Teasley 2 7 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.286
Martin Crue 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Wilfredo Salas 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Earl Ashby 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Barney Morris 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mangrum 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Armando Vázquez 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wilbert King 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Dave Barnhill 3.06 2 Patricio Scantlebury 3.09 3 José Santiago 3.90 4 Raúl López 4.76 5 Pee Wee Jenkins 5.34

Wins

1 Patricio Scantlebury 7 2 Dave Barnhill 4 3 Raúl López 2 4 José Santiago 2 5 Pee Wee Jenkins 1

Strikeouts

1 Patricio Scantlebury 63 2 Dave Barnhill 50 3 Raúl López 35 4 Pee Wee Jenkins 31 5 José Santiago 26
1948 New York Cubans — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Patricio Scantlebury 7 5 3.09 16 13 0 116.2 126 40 20 63
Dave Barnhill 4 7 3.06 13 12 1 85.1 87 29 30 50
Raúl López 2 5 4.76 13 6 0 58.2 68 31 32 35
José Santiago 2 2 3.90 6 4 0 32.1 25 14 11 26
Pee Wee Jenkins 1 1 5.34 9 2 0 30.1 36 18 16 31
Alex Newkirk 1 2 5.93 4 1 0 13.2 23 9 6 2
Martin Crue 0 1 3.27 2 1 0 11.0 11 4 3 7
Barney Morris 0 0 5.79 3 2 0 9.1 10 6 10 4
Wilfredo Salas 1 0 2.00 2 1 0 9.0 8 2 4 5

👥 Roster (33)

Robert Abernathy Mario Arencibia Earl Ashby Pedro Ballester Dave Barnhill Jerry Benjamin Lyman Bostock Sherwood Brewer Lorenzo Cabrera Matt Carlisle Cleveland Clark Martin Crue +21 more

33 players

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The 1948 New York Cubans in brief

The 1948 New York Cubans finished 17-27, a .386 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NN2. The New York Cubans scored 206 runs and allowed 197, a run differential of +9. Against a league average of .258, the 1948 New York Cubans batted .274. The staff ERA of 3.76 was 3% worse than the league average of 3.66. The 1948 New York Cubans outscored the average club by 1% (206 against 205).

Home games were played at Polo Grounds IV. For power, Minnie Miñoso led the way with 3 homers. Lorenzo Cabrera led in RBI with 28. On the mound, Patricio Scantlebury won 7 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 33 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 New York Cubans

What was the 1948 New York Cubans record?
The 1948 New York Cubans finished 17-27 (.386 win pct).
Who led the 1948 New York Cubans in home runs?
Minnie Miñoso led the 1948 New York Cubans with 3 home runs.
What was the 1948 New York Cubans team ERA?
The 1948 New York Cubans posted a team ERA of 3.76.
Did the 1948 New York Cubans win the World Series?
No. The 1948 New York Cubans did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1948 New York Cubans play?
The 1948 New York Cubans played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1948 New York Cubans in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Minnie Miñoso (3 HR, 27 RBI) and Patricio Scantlebury (7-5, 3.09 ERA).
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