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.
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.
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
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