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 New York Black Yankees - BR Bullpen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Black Yankees were 2-10 in 1934 with Holland dropping all 4 of his decisions.
The New York, NY team "improved" to 8-33 in 1947 and they did their usual last-place finish in their final NNL season in New York City, having never finished over.500 as a league member.
In 1948, the New York Black Yankees relocated to Red Wing Stadium in Rochester, NY for what would become their final season.
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 New York Yankees - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The franchise's first park in New York was located at 165th Street and Broadway in Manhattan, near the highest point on the island.
The Yankees came close to winning the AL East in 1985 and 1986, finishing second behind the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox, respectively, but fell to fourth place in 1987 and fifth in 1988, despite having mid-season leads in the AL East standings in both seasons.
The #8 of the New York Yankees was retired twice: retired in 1972 for both catchers Bill Dickey and Yogi Berra.
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 New York Black Yankees - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The New York Black Yankees were a professional baseball team based in New York City, and Paterson, NJ which played in the Negro National League from 1936 to 1948.
The team played its last season, 1948, in Rochester, New York using Red Wing Stadium, home of the International League Rochester Red Wings, as their home park.
After an opening day doubleheader sweep of the Newark Eagles on May 25, 1948, the team did not fare well and finished the last Negro National League season with a record of 8-32.
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 Yankee Stadium | New York Yankees
The reason for this was the purchase of a new slugging outfielder purchased from the Boston Red Sox, Babe Ruth.
In the 1930s the Yankees had a green screen they would lower in front of the bleachers, so when the visitors were up, they had to look at a sea of white shirted bleacher fans, but they sure did lower it when the Yankees were up at bat.
The Yankees want a new stadium, but due to September 11, they will probably due what their cross town buddies are doing, the Mets are renovating Shea.
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New York Yankees owner Georeg Steinbrenner was hospitalized for thhe second time in there years after becoming ill while watching hiss granddaughter perform in a play.
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 Harlem 1900-1940: Schomburg Exhibit Black Yankees, Charles Cooper,
Discrimination barred African-American athletes from white teams, and professional leagues for African Americans were virtually nonexistent in the early part of the 20th century.
Two famous clubs were formed in New York and gained a national reputation rivaling the best white leagues of the day.
The New York Renaissance Basketball Team was founded by Robert Douglas in 1923.
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Willie Randolph is the new manager of the New York Mets.
He also became the first fl manager to lead a major-league team in New York -- an accomplishment that someday could earn him a spot in one of those books in his office.
Randolph never had a chance to meet Robinson, who became the first fl player in the majors when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, but he became aware of Robinson's legacy early in his career.
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Gradually, fl players began to be excluded from the white leagues and by the beginning of the new century, there were no fl players in organized baseball.
The first fl professional team was the Cuban Giants in 1885, but the teams played as independent ball clubs until the first fl league was organized in 1920.
A new Negro National League was formed in 1933 and the Negro American League was chartered in 1937.
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 New York Black Yankees - Negro Leagues
The New York Black Yankees were co-owned by financier James "Soldier Boy" Semler and famed toe-tapper Bill "Bojangles" Robinson.
The Black Yankees originated in Harlem and eventually settled in Albany, New York.
The Black Yankees had relocated from Yankee Stadium to old Red Wing Stadium on Norton Street before the start of the 1948 season.
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 New York Black Yankees
After playing its first four seasons as an independent the Black Yankees entered the Negro National League in 1936 and remained there until the league folded after the 1948 seasons.
The team enjoyed excellent attendance at its home game in Yankee Stadium, but its fortunes on the field were less impressive.
Despite their dismal record the Black Yankees remained one of fl baseball's "glamour" franchises principally because of its home field, Yankee Stadium, and the high visibility the park offered to visiting Negro League teams.
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 NEW YORK YANKEES
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 New York
Black Yankees
The New York Black Yankees played as an independent team for its first four seasons.
The team was owned by entertainer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and New York businessman James "Soldier Boy" Semler.
Some of the greats were Clint Thomas, Fats Jenkins, DeWitt "Woody" Smallwood, Barney Brown, "Crush" Holloway and the power hitter George "Mule" Suttles.
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 Hinchliffe Stadium: Celebrate African American History Month 2005--A National Register of Historic Places Feature
Located in Paterson, New Jersey, Hinchliffe Stadium served as the home field for the New York Black Yankees between 1933 and 1937, and then again from 1939 to 1945.
In its first full baseball season, the New York Black Yankees lost to the Philadelphia Stars in the "Colored Championship of the Nation" at Hinchliffe in September 1933.
Use of the stadium was gradually limited to high school athletics until lack of funding for maintenance forced its closing in 1997.
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 New York Cubans
In constant competition with the New York Black Yankees for the affection of New York fans the Cubans consistently fell short, despite fielding stronger teams.
The 1947 squad was led by future major league star "Minnie" Minoso and Luis Tiant, father of the Boston Red Sox great.
Shop for New York Cubans gear at the Negro League Baseball Shop.
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 Amazon.com: New York Yankees Black Leather 6" x 4 1/2" PDA and IPOD Case: Sports & Outdoors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
New York Yankees Black Leather 6" x 4 1/2" PDA and IPOD Case
Carry your PDA or IPOD in style with this Black Italian Leather Case from Carriage House Leather.
The New York Yankees logo classily displayed on the front cover.
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 Cascade Black Yankees - (Atlanta, GA) - powered by LeagueLineup.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
We are the Cascade Black Yankee 12 and under Baseball Team for the 2005 season.
From the 1880s to 1950 literally hundreds of all-fl, professional and semi-professional baseball teams played throughout the United States.
While at times fl baseball at its top levels enjoyed the benefits of organized league structures, most teams played in loosely organized circuits or as independents.
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 New York Black Yankes "G202" Cap
This classic tri-color (fl/white/gray) New York Black Yankees "G202" cap carries on the tradition!
The cap features the "NY" insignia rendered in wool athletic felt applique with Swiss embroidery, all accented with four-panel white piping.
The Black Yankees teamname is beautifully embroidered on the back of the cap.
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 Blue Marlin NY Black Yankees - Over 36 brands of hats to choose from.
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Bojangles' Robinson, the Black Yankees of the Negro Leagues made their home in one of the most interesting parks in baseball.
Although every top fl team visited the stadium, the games received little publicity from the New York press.
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New York Yankees Pique Carolina Stripe Polo by Cutter and Buck
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 News and other information regarding NJ Minor League Baseball team Lakewood BlueClaws family fun activities in NJ and ...
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Scott was a right-hander who pitched for the New York Black Yankees from 1946 through 1950 and toured with Jackie Robinson''s All Stars Barnstorming Team in 1950.
Burrows toiled for the New York Black Yankees and also the Indianapolis Clowns during his playing days.
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New Era New York Yankees Women's Faux Suede Flex Cap
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 I Wouldn't Have Hated The New York Black Yankees
Jere's life as a Connecticut-born, fourth-generation Red Sox fan--and die-hard "Whoever's Playing the Yankees" fan--in Manhattan.
So I turn my head as she walks by to get a glimpse of the hat, and to my surprise: "Red Sox 2004 World Champions." I was so excited.
Even if she was omly wearing it to piss off the millions of yankee fans around her, hey, isn't that what it's all about anyway?
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 Negro Baseball Leagues Store :: 1940 Black Yankees Jacket
Negro League New York Black Yankees 1940 Jacket From Ebbets Field Flannels
Wool button-front body, with set-in leather sleeves and leather pocket-piping.
We believe that in a modest way we have contributed to that awareness, and we are more proud of that than of anything we have achieved
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 New York Yankees Black Leather Trifold Wallet
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Each wallet is made of genuine fl leather and features your team's colorful logo on the front and cntrasting off-white stitching.
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New Era New York Yankees Black Big One 59FIFTY Fitted Hat
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