1940 New York Black Yankees - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1940 New York Black Yankees


26 - 27


9 - 19 in the Negro National League II

1931 / 1941 (Team History)

Managed by:
Tex Burnett (26-27)

Top Hitter


Henry
Spearman

Top Pitcher


Roy K.
Williams

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
75
5th ERA+
84
6th
OPS
.685
5th ERA
6.75
6th
BA
.263
5th BA
.319
6th
OBP
.332
5th K/BB
0.96
6th
SLG
.353
5th K%
10.0%
6th
BB%
8.5%
6th BB%
10.4%
4th
K%
HR%
1.7%
5th
ISO
.089
6th WHIP
1.84
6th

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)
Jim Semler (Owner & Business Manager)


Roster
Pos Uni Bats Throws
26
SP
15
35.1
23
6'2"
205
R
R
3/16/1914 (Durham, NC)
1/14/2000 (Durham, NC)
24
LF
2
5'11"
190
4/30/1916 (Durham, NC)
8/22/1986 (Durham, NC)
28
LF
92
5
5'8"
170
R
R
2/13/1912 (Joplin, MO)
7/1964 (Newark, NJ)
22
CF
107
6
6'2"
190
R
R
10/18/1917 (Orange, NJ)
3/10/2000 (East Orange, NJ)
26
RP
15
32.0
2
6'0"
158
L
L
6/6/1914 (Cleveland, OH)
5/25/1980 (Wellesley, MA)
37
C
56
9
5'10"
175
R
R
1/8/1903 (Richmond, VA)
1/1971 (Newark, NJ)
35
3B
3
5'5"
162
R
R
7/20/1904 (Arkadelphia, AR)
10/21/1979 (Schenectady, NY)
35
LF
39
1
6'2"
180
L
R
5/19/1905 (Mexia, TX)
3/30/1974 (Memphis, TN)
35
RP
1.2
5'9"
168
R
R
11/19/1904 (Bartlesville, OK)
12/28/1968 (Chicago, IL)
36
CF
16
20
5'10"
165
1/5/1904 (Nash County, NC)
3/1/1985 (Durham, NC)
29
SP
15
36.1
16
6'5"
178
R
R
12/27/1910 (Richmond, VA)
10/15/1947 (Richmond, VA)
20
PH
1
5'10"
165
B
R
9/8/1919 (Spring Creek, AR)
5/20/1982 (San Diego, CA)
21
SS
13
6'0"
160
R
3/24/1919 (Columbia, SC)
12/4/1974 (Saginaw, MI)
30
C
67
11
5'10"
195
L
R
4/27/1910 (Independence, MO)
11/16/1988 (Auburn Park, IL)
39
SP
11
26.0
10
5'9"
180
B
R
2/28/1901 (Alexandria, IN)
12/3/1973 (New York, NY)
42
LF
4
5'7"
165
L
L
1/10/1898 (New York, NY)
12/4/1968 (Philadelphia, PA)
2B
3
30
2B
86
7
R
R
1910 (Lockett, VA)
24
SP
5
11.0
6'4"
195
L
L
2/14/1916 (Statesboro, GA)
4/20/2003 (New York, NY)
35
2B
25
5'7"
162
R
R
11/30/1904 (West New York, NJ)
4/6/1981 (Jersey City, NJ)
30
3B
135
22
6'0"
179
R
R
11/16/1909 (Arkadelphia, AR)
6/1980 (Philadelphia, PA)
35
SP
22
57.1
17
6'0"
212
L
L
5/9/1905 (Kent County, MD)
1/1/1959 (New York, NY)
34
LF
45
6'2"
217
R
R
4/23/1906 (Springfield, MO)
32
SS
97
3
5'11"
190
R
R
9/10/1907 (Austin, TX)
2/10/1971 (Nashville, TN)
25
1B
135
6'2"
190
L
R
2/9/1915 (Montgomery, AL)
1999 (death place unknown)
34
RF
82
6'1"
198
R
R
1/16/1906 (Benton, AL)
4/28/1962 (Jacksonville, FL)
32
SP
25
52.1
5'11"
190
R
11/10/1907 (Middletown, OH)
SS
10
30
RF
41
15
5'9"
197
R
R
9/17/1909 (Milford, TX)
4/12/1976 (Philadelphia, PA)

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