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Negro National League (1933–1948)|Negro National League team season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1947 New York Cubans were a baseball team that competed in Negro league baseball during the 1947 baseball season. The team compiled a 46–23–1 record and won the 1947 Negro World Series, defeating the Cleveland Buckeyes four games to one.[1][2]
1947 New York Cubans | ||
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League | Negro National League | |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
City | New York City | |
Record | 46–23–1 | |
League place | 1st | |
Managers | José María Fernández | |
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José María Fernández was the team's manager. Shortstop Silvio Garcia and third baseman Minnie Miñoso were the team's leading hitters. Luis Tiant, Sr. and Lino Donoso were the leading pitchers.[1][3]
Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in 1947. Several players from the 1947 Cubans also went on to play in the majors, including Miñoso in 1949 and Donoso in 1955.
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | SLG |
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3B | Minnie Miñoso | 40 | 177 | 63 | .356 | .508 |
SS | Silvio Garcia | 39 | 158 | 53 | .335 | .430 |
1B | Lorenzo Cabrera | 39 | 166 | 49 | .295 | .452 |
LF | Cleveland Clark | 41 | 151 | 40 | .265 | .358 |
CF | Pedro Pagés | 37 | 148 | 36 | .243 | .351 |
2B | Fernando Díaz | 35 | 134 | 39 | .291 | .351 |
RF | Claro Duany | 35 | 134 | 43 | .321 | .418 |
C | Lou Louden | 29 | 108 | 29 | .269 | .333 |
2B | Rabbit Martínez | 21 | 60 | 13 | .217 | .300 |
C | Ray Noble | 20 | 54 | 15 | .278 | .352 |
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | PCT | ERA | SO |
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Luis Tiant, Sr. | 14 | 79.2 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.37 | 54 |
Lino Donoso | 13 | 78.1 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.18 | 64 |
Patricio Scantlebury | 15 | 77.2 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.36 | 35 |
Barney Morris | 11 | 63.1 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3.55 | 32 |
Martin Crue | 10 | 42.0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.00 | 22 |
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