Top 15 Negro League Teams
#15: New York Black Yankees
League Affiliation: Negro
National League (ii)
Established: 1931
Folded: 1948
Based in: New
York City
Paterson, NJ
Rochester, NY
The
New York Black Yankees were formed as a barnstorming team (meaning they had no
home and travelled from town to town playing against local teams) in 1931. They
were founded as the Harlem Black Bombers. In 1933, they moved their operations
to Paterson, New Jersey and changed their name.
They joined the Negro National
League in 1937, played in only 23 games and finished in last place with a
record of 9 wins and 14 losses. Not much success continued over the course of
its existence as the team usually finished in last place. The reason why they
made the Top 15 list is because they managed to stay in operation until the NNL
folded in 1948. Not many Black baseball teams lasted that long.
In 1948, the final year of the
league, the Black Yankees finished with eight wins and 32 losses.
Some notable players for the
club included Satchel Paige, “Double Duty” Radcliffe and “Mule” Suttles.
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