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1947 New York Cubans season

1947 New York Cubans
LeagueNegro National League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
Record46–23–1
League place1st
ManagersJosé María Fernández
Seasons

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]

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.

Statistics

Batting

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
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

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Pitching

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
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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References

  1. ^ a b c d "1947 New York Cubans". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Holway, John B. (2001), The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues: The Other Half of Baseball History, Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, pp. 449–450, ISBN 0803820070
  3. ^ "1947 New York Cubans". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
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