| New York Black Yankees | |
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| Established | 1931 |
| Disbanded | 1959 |
The New York Black Yankees were a professional Negro league baseball team based in New York City; Paterson, New Jersey; and Rochester, New York. Beginning as the independent Harlem Stars, the team was renamed the New York Black Yankees in 1932 and joined the Negro National League in 1936, and remained in the league through 1948.[1]
The Black Yankees played at Paterson, New Jersey's Hinchliffe Stadium from 1933 to 1938. They had no primary home ballpark in 1939 and 1940. From 1940 to 1947, they primarily played home games at Yankee Stadium. In 1948, they played the majority of their home games at Red Wing Stadium in Rochester.[2]
- ^ "New York Black Yankees". Negro League Baseball Players Association.
- ^ "New York Black Yankees franchise history". Seamheads.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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