Stay up to date this MLB Season with the daily Baseball Reference Newsletter.

1946 New York Black Yankees Roster (40-man)

1945 Season 1947 Season

Record: 11-48-0, Finished 6th in Negro National League II

Manager: Marvin Barker (18-49)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

Negro League team records include only league games. Player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games Negro League teams often played. Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. More about data coverage

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Emery Adams	34	us US	R	R	5' 8"	160	Oct 10, 1911	10	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Carlos Ascanio	28	ve VE	L	L			Apr 4, 1918	1st	18		18		0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.6
Rufus Baker	27	us US		R	5' 7"	152	Sep 20, 1918	4	31		31		0	10	0	1	4	1	7	7	1	15			-0.9
Bud Barbee	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Mar 16, 1914	6	24		24		2	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-1.0
Marvin Barker	34	us US	R	R	5' 8"	170	Feb 13, 1912	12	42		42		4	0	7	7	17	0	5	4	2	11			-0.7
Ameal Brooks	39	us US	L	R	5' 8"	165	Jun 3, 1907	12	7		7		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	6			0.1
Chaplin							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0.0
Bill Cooper	31	us US	L	R	5' 8"	170	Feb 19, 1915	6	5		5		0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			0.1
Charley Davidson	29	us US			6' 0"	155	Sep 27, 1916	2	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Austin Davis			R	R			Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Russ Dedeaux	32	us US		R	5' 6"	135	Dec 7, 1913	2	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Rodolfo Fernández	35	cu CU	R	R	6' 1"	190	Jun 27, 1911	5	5		5		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Percy Forrest	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Nov 8, 1916	6	14		14		10	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3			-1.3
Alphonso Gerard	29	vi VI	L	L	5' 10"	180	Jun 26, 1917	2	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.3
Bob Griffith	33	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Oct 1, 1912	9	17		17		13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.4
Walter Hardy	20	us US	R	R	6' 0"	155	Dec 1, 1925	3	38		38		0	0	0	4	0	34	0	0	0	0			-0.6
Johnny Hayes	36	us US	L	R	5' 10"	195	Apr 27, 1910	10	21		21		0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Curtis Henderson	34	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Nov 12, 1911	8	8		8		0	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	2	6			-0.1
Bill Hoskins	32	us US	L	R	6' 2"	192	Mar 14, 1914	10	9		9		0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	2	8			0.0
Howard							Unknown	1st	4		4		0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Johnny Johnson	30	us US	L	R	6' 3"	182	Sep 26, 1915	5	15		15		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.7
Jeep McClain	24	us US	B	R	6' 1"	205	Mar 25, 1922	2	1		1		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Felix McLaurin	24	us US	B	R	5' 7"	163	Sep 6, 1921	5	34		34		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	33	0	34			0.6
Cal Medley	22	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	Jul 27, 1923	1st	3		3		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Alex Newkirk	29	us US	L	R	5' 10"	175	Dec 12, 1916	1st	15		15		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.1
Clarence Palm	38	us US	R	R	5' 11"	176	Oct 27, 1907	19	12		12		0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Clyde Parris	23	pa PA	R	R	5' 8"	170	Sep 11, 1922	1st	31		31		0	0	0	10	19	3	0	0	0	0			-0.6
Bill Perkins	40	us US	R	R	5' 10"	176	Jun 26, 1906	14	8		8		0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Luis Pillot	28	pr PR	R	R	5' 9"	150	Aug 22, 1917	3	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Claude Poole				R			Unknown	2	13		13		2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	8			-0.8
Glen Richardson	19	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Apr 18, 1927	1st	3		3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Joe Burt Scott	25	us US	L	L	5' 8"	170	Oct 2, 1920	1st	3		3		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2			-0.1
Dick Seay	41	us US	R	R	5' 7"	162	Nov 30, 1904	15	19		19		0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Johnny Smith	29		L	L			1917	6	10		10		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10			0.1
Sylvester Snead	31	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Sep 18, 1914	4	24		24		0	0	0	0	1	0	12	0	11	23			0.2
Clyde Spearman	33	us US	L	R	5' 9"	175	Jul 23, 1912	9	8		8		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	9			-0.1
Neck Stanley	41	us US	L	L	6' 0"	212	May 9, 1905	14	12		12		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.5
Jim Starks	40	us US	R	R	6' 2"	217	Apr 23, 1906	12	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.0
Jake Tolbert			R	R			Unknown	2	3		3		0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3			0.0
Willie Wells HOF	41	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Aug 10, 1904	19	9		9		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	1			-0.1
Harry Williams	41	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jun 5, 1905	14	9		9		0	0	0	6	3	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Sidney Williams	31	us US		R	5' 11"	180	Jul 28, 1914	2	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR