1948 New York Black Yankees Roster (40-man)

1947 Season

Record: 9-38-0, Finished 6th in Negro National League II

Manager: Marvin Barker (11-39)

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	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Rufus Baker	29	us US		R	5' 7"	152	Sep 20, 1918	6	20		20		0	13	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1			-0.2
Fred Bankhead	35	us US	R	R	5' 9"	163	Nov 22, 1912	12	8		8		0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Bud Barbee	34	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Mar 16, 1914	8	23		23		0	1	10	0	0	0	11	0	0	11			-0.2
Marvin Barker	36	us US	R	R	5' 8"	170	Feb 13, 1912	14	23		23		4	0	0	5	18	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1	All-Star
T.J. Brown	32	us US	R	R	5' 4"	152	Aug 18, 1915	9	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			-0.1
George Crowe	27	us US	L	L	6' 2"	210	Mar 22, 1921	2	17		17		0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.7	All-Star
Charley Davidson	31	us US			6' 0"	155	Sep 27, 1916	4	8		8		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Bill Dumpson	18	us US					Feb 12, 1930	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Bob Griffith	35	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Oct 1, 1912	11	15		15		9	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4			0.8	All-Star
Walter Hardy	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	155	Dec 1, 1925	5	21		21		0	0	0	0	1	20	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Johnny Hayes	38	us US	L	R	5' 10"	195	Apr 27, 1910	12	14		14		0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Art Hefner	34	us US	L	R	6' 1"	154	Aug 2, 1913	1st	23		23		0	0	0	0	6	0	1	17	3	21			-0.2
Sonny Boy Jeffries	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	154	Aug 5, 1914	2	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Ben Littles			L	R			Unknown	1st	17		17		0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	11	16			-0.3
Honey Lott	23	us US	R	R	5' 11"	167	Mar 18, 1925	1st	17		17		0	0	0	7	2	0	2	5	0	7			-0.3
Alex Newkirk	31	us US	L	R	5' 10"	175	Dec 12, 1916	3	6		6		2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.1
Frank Pearson	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	160	Sep 10, 1919	4	6		6		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Claude Poole				R			Unknown	3	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.1
Johnny Smith	31		L	L			1917	8	22		22		4	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	15	23			-0.5
Joe Spencer	28	us US	R	R	5' 9"	151	Aug 4, 1919	8	20		20		0	0	0	12	7	0	0	0	0	0			-0.9
Neck Stanley	43	us US	L	L	6' 0"	212	May 9, 1905	16	8		8		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Albert Stephens	18	us US					Sep 12, 1929	1st	7		7		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.6
Chris Vierira	23	us US	L	L	6' 0"	195	Apr 16, 1925	1st	3		3		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3			-0.5
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR