1905
Born May 9, 1905
Kent County, MD, USA
Neck Stanley Notable
b. May 9, 1905 · Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1928, Hilldale Club 1928–1929, New York Lincoln Giants 1929, Baltimore Black Sox 1931, New York Black Yankees 1932–1934, 1937–1948, New York Cubans 1935–1936
Neck Stanley played for six clubs across 21 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants in 1928 and closing with the New York Black Yankees in 1948.
He went 54 and 87 with a 4.77 earned run average, pitching 1,153.7 innings in 223 games. He struck out 568, completed 67 of his 149 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 224 games he batted .132, with 53 hits and 29 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He led the league in saves once, in 1945, with 1. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1937, with 1.
He was an All-Star in 1945.
He was born in Kent County, MD, USA on May 9, 1905, and died on January 1, 1959. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1945 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | ACB/HIL | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| 1929 | HIL/NLG | 19 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .067 |
| 1931* | BBS | 23 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .119 |
| 1932* | NBY | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1933* | NBY | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 |
| 1934* | NBY | 8 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1935 | NYC | 15 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| 1936 | NYC | 14 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| 1937 | NBY | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .059 |
| 1938 | NBY | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1939 | NBY | 12 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .067 |
| 1940 | NBY | 13 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1941 | NBY | 19 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .097 |
| 1942 | NBY | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1943 | NBY | 9 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1944 | NBY | 7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .118 |
| 1945 | NBY | 14 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .176 |
| 1946 | NBY | 12 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .190 |
| 1947 | NBY | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| 1948 | NBY | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| Major leagues | — | 184 | 321 | 20 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | .131 |
| All seasons | — | 224 | 402 | 29 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 0 | .132 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | ACB/HIL | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 32.2 | 38 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4.68 |
| 1929 | HIL/NLG | 6 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 78.0 | 88 | 50 | 39 | 29 | 5.77 |
| 1931* | BBS | 7 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 124.0 | 125 | 55 | 38 | 47 | 3.99 |
| 1932* | NBY | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26.0 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 4.15 |
| 1933* | NBY | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 27.0 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 1934* | NBY | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 46.0 | 42 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 3.91 |
| 1935 | NYC | 2 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 65.2 | 67 | 18 | 24 | 33 | 2.47 |
| 1936 | NYC | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 89.2 | 83 | 38 | 31 | 62 | 3.81 |
| 1937 | NBY | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 42.2 | 68 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 7.59 |
| 1938 | NBY | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 31.2 | 43 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 6.82 |
| 1939 | NBY | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 75.0 | 89 | 38 | 24 | 46 | 4.56 |
| 1940 | NBY | 1 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 57.1 | 83 | 49 | 28 | 24 | 7.69 |
| 1941 | NBY | 4 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 92.2 | 91 | 41 | 33 | 28 | 3.98 |
| 1942 | NBY | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19.2 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 4.58 |
| 1943 | NBY | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 55.2 | 58 | 28 | 17 | 32 | 4.53 |
| 1944 | NBY | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 47.1 | 74 | 41 | 16 | 20 | 7.80 |
| 1945 | NBY | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 91.1 | 104 | 34 | 16 | 49 | 3.35 |
| 1946 | NBY | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 72.2 | 95 | 42 | 18 | 32 | 5.20 |
| 1947 | NBY | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 39.2 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 23 | 4.08 |
| 1948 | NBY | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 39.0 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 23 | 5.77 |
| Major leagues | — | 41 | 75 | 184 | 122 | 5 | 930.2 | 1094 | 509 | 318 | 460 | 4.92 |
| All seasons | — | 54 | 87 | 223 | 149 | 5 | 1153.2 | 1314 | 611 | 385 | 568 | 4.77 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Neck Stanley, that is 1931–1934. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1959