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1947 New York Cubans season
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May 2025
New York Cubans 1947 46–23–1 Negro National League (1933–1948)Negro National League Polo Grounds New York City 1st José María Fernández
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.1947 New York Cubans Seamheads.com September 2, 2020 https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1947&teamID=NYC&LGOrd=1&tab=bat&sort=AB_aHolway John B. The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues: The Other Half of Baseball History Fern Park, FL Hastings House Publishers 2001 449–450 0803820070
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.1947 New York Cubans Sports Reference LLC Baseball-Reference.com September 2, 2020 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=717defcb
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
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
References
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