1944 New York Black Yankees

11 - 39 - 1

5 - 27 in the Negro National League II

1931 / 1945 (Team History)

Managed by:
Harry Williams (11-39-1)

Top Hitter

Thad
Christopher

Top Pitcher

Freddie
Jackson

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting			Pitching
OPS+	46	6th	ERA+	64	6th
OPS	.542	6th	ERA	7.54	6th
BA	.216	6th	BA	.334	6th
OBP	.281	6th	K/BB	1.00	6th
SLG	.260	6th	K%	8.5%	6th
BB%	7.6%	4th	BB%	8.5%	5th
K%			HR%	1.2%	6th
ISO	.044	6th	WHIP	1.88	6th

Notes:

• Home Ballpark: Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY), Polo Grounds (New York, NY)
• Jim Semler (Co-Owner & President) , Curtis Leak (Business Manager) , John Harden (Co-Owner)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Pos	Player	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	HBP	SH	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
C	Bill Kelly^		14	49	42	6	11	2	0	0	3	1	4	1	2	.262	.340	.310	.650	74
1B	Zack Clayton*	31	20	79	64	4	14	1	1	1	3	1	11	0	4	.219	.333	.313	.646	73
2B	Harry Williams	39	13	43	40	6	11	3	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	.275	.326	.350	.676	80
3B	Charlie Rivera	31	15	56	53	2	12	2	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	.226	.268	.264	.532	42
SS	Rufus Baker^	25	15	54	47	5	11	0	1	0	0	3	5	1	1	.234	.321	.277	.597	60
LF	Doug Sydnor	24	7	28	26	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	.192	.222	.192	.415	11
CF	Marvin Barker	32	24	95	84	8	18	2	0	0	10	1	7	0	4	.214	.275	.238	.513	37
RF	Jim Williams	38	23	89	80	13	21	4	0	0	8	3	8	1	0	.263	.337	.313	.650	74

CF	Dan Wilson**	28	13	55	51	6	10	1	0	0	4	2	4	0	0	.196	.255	.216	.470	26
RF	Thad Christopher*	31	12	47	38	7	12	1	0	2	6	1	8	0	1	.316	.435	.500	.935	148
2B	Joe Spencer	24	11	43	38	4	8	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	2	.211	.268	.237	.505	35
SS	Walter Hardy	18	7	23	21	0	5	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	.238	.273	.286	.558	49
C	Joe Royal	32	8	22	21	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	-38
2B	Flash Miller	34	6	21	19	0	4	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	.211	.250	.263	.513	37
3B	Curley Andrews	31	6	17	17	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	-37
LF	Dolly King^	30	4	14	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	-40
3B	Jim Starks	38	4	13	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	7
LF	David Whatley*	29	4	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	44
SS	Carter^		1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	33
1B	Felix Manning^	34	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
C	Walls^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

SP	Percy Forrest	27	9	22	21	3	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.190	.190	.238	.429	14
SP	Neck Stanley*	39	7	18	17	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	-23
SP	Connie Rector	52	6	16	13	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	.308	.357	.308	.665	78
SP	Terris McDuffie	35	4	10	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	-47
SP	John McFarland^		7	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Freddie Jackson^		1	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	78
RP	Bill Russell^		3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
SP	Jesse Brown*	30	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Specs Roberts^	36	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
RP	Andy Sarvis^	36	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PH	Pitts^		1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
	32		251	842	753	70	163	20	2	3	58	14	64	4	21	.216	.281	.260	.542	46

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

Advanced Batting

Player	Age	Pos	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
Marvin Barker	32	CF	95	.244	.349	7.4%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.024	.106
Jim Williams	38	RF	89	.318	.349	9.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.050	.106
Zack Clayton*	31	1B	79	.302	.349	13.9%	8.5%	1.3%	0.9%	.094	.106
Charlie Rivera	31	3B	56	.258	.349	5.4%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.038	.106
Dan Wilson**	28	CF	55	.235	.349	7.3%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.020	.106
Rufus Baker^	25	SS	54	.292	.349	9.3%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.043	.106
Bill Kelly^		C	49	.307	.349	8.2%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.048	.106
Thad Christopher*	31	RF	47	.428	.349	17.0%	8.5%	4.3%	0.9%	.184	.106
Harry Williams	39	2B	43	.322	.349	7.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.075	.106
Joe Spencer	24	2B	43	.239	.349	7.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.026	.106
Doug Sydnor	24	LF	28	.197	.349	3.6%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Walter Hardy	18	SS	23	.256	.349	4.3%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.048	.106
Percy Forrest	27	SP	22	.190	.349	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.048	.106
Joe Royal	32	C	22	.122	.349	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Flash Miller	34	2B	21	.235	.349	4.8%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.053	.106
Neck Stanley*	39	SP	18	.148	.349	5.6%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Curley Andrews	31	3B	17	.112	.349	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Connie Rector	52	SP	16	.285	.349	6.3%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Dolly King^	30	LF	14	.122	.349	7.1%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Jim Starks	38	3B	13	.205	.349	7.7%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Terris McDuffie	35	SP	10	.095	.349	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
David Whatley*	29	LF	6	.285	.349	16.7%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
John McFarland^		SP	5	.000	.349	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Carter^		SS	4	.238	.349	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Felix Manning^	34	1B	3	.000	.349	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Freddie Jackson^		SP	3	.317	.349	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Bill Russell^		RP	2	.000	.349	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Jesse Brown*	30	SP	2	.000	.349	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Specs Roberts^	36	RP	1	.000	.349	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Pitts^		PH	1	.000	.349	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Walls^		C	1	.000	.349	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	0.9%	.000	.106
Andy Sarvis^	36	RP		.000	.349		8.5%		0.9%		.106
32			842	.260	.349	7.6%	8.5%	0.4%	0.9%	.044	.106