List of New York Cubans seasons

This list of New York Cubans seasons compiles games played by the New York Cubans. Seasons in which the Cubans were league members (or an associate team), only games that counted in official league standings are included. Seasons in which they had no league membership and played an independent/barnstorming schedule include games against primarily major-league-caliber teams.

Contemporary coverage of games and won-loss standings was spotty and inconsistent. On-going research continuously discovers unreported or misreported games, while some games are probably lost forever. Therefore, Negro league seasonal finishes will likely remain incomplete and subjective.

Year by year edit

Negro World Series Champions
(1924–1927 & 1942–1948)
*
League Champions Other playoff ^
Season Level League Season finish Games Wins Loses Ties Win%[a] Postseason Ref
Full[b] Split[c]
New York Cubans
1935^ Major NNL2 2 2nd 61 31 25 5 .554 Lost NNL split-season playoff (Pittsburgh Crawfords1) 4–3 [1]
1936 Major NNL2 6 DNQ 49 22 26 1 .458 [2]
1937 Did not field a team for
the 1937 or 1938 seasons
1938
1939 Major NNL2 7 DNQ 32 7 25 0 .219 [3]
1940 Major NNL2 6 40 13 26 1 .333 [4]
1941^ Major NNL2 5 2nd 54 21 32 1 .396 Lost NNL split-season playoff (Homestead Grays1) 3–1 [5]
1942 Major NNL2 6 50 12 37 1 .245 [6]
1943 Major NNL2 2 34 19 14 1 .576 [7]
1944 Major NNL2 2 DNQ 54 31 21 2 .596 [8]
1945 Major NNL2 5 DNQ 42 15 27 0 .357 [9]
1946 Major NNL2 4 DNQ 60 32 27 1 .542 [10]
1947* Major NNL2 1 65 45 19 1 .703 Won Negro World Series (Cleveland Buckeyes) 4–1–1
Won pennant outright
[11]
1948 Major NNL2 5 DNQ 45 17 27 1 .386 [12]
1949 Minor NAL 2 (E) 46 26 20 0 .565 [13]
1950 Minor NAL 3 (E) 34 18 16 0 .529 [14]
Key
  1. ^ Placement in annual standings were generally decided by win percentage; "games behind" were never used.
  2. ^ Finish in years when only a full season was indicates actual place in standings. Finish in years a split season was played indicates combined place in standings for both halves of the season.
  3. ^ Years with a "—" did not play a split season. "1st" or 2nd" indicate which half of the season was won. "DNQ" indicates team did not win either half and did not qualify for postseason.

References edit

  1. ^ "1935 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  2. ^ "1936 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  3. ^ "1939 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  4. ^ "1940 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  5. ^ "1941 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  6. ^ "1942 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  7. ^ "1943 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  8. ^ "1944 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  9. ^ "1945 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  10. ^ "1946 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  11. ^ "1947 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  12. ^ "1948 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  13. ^ "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  14. ^ "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-03-12.