A vintage black-and-white photo of an all-Black baseball team wearing Yankees uniforms, posed together on a field with a crowd of spectators in the background.

Image Courtesy of the National Negro League Museum

New York Black Yankees

Originally known as the Harlem Stars, the New York Black Yankees played their first game in 1932. They spent their early years on baseball’s barnstorming circuit before officially joining the Negro National League in 1936. On loan from the Kansas City Monarchs, the great Satchel Paige pitched a game for the Black Yankees in 1941. Fellow Hall of Famers George “Mule” Suttles and Willie Wells would star for club, along with Negro League legends like Clarence “Fats” Jenkins and Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe. To honor the legacy of this groundbreaking team, we’re proud to introduce the Black Yankees collection. Honoring teams and players who made their own brand of history. 

A person wearing a New York baseball jersey and cap tosses a brown baseball glove in the air. Their face is partially obscured by the glove, and the background is plain and light-colored.
Two baseball caps stacked vertically; the top cap is cream-colored with large navy “NY” letters, and the bottom cap is navy with white “NY” letters. Both have flat brims and are displayed against a plain background.
A person wearing a black varsity jacket with white stripes and the words BLACK YANKEES in large white letters on the back, shown from behind against a plain background.
Two stacked wooden crates display NY-themed sportswear, including jackets, shirts, hats, a baseball glove with a ball, and a wooden bat. The items feature NY, NEW YORK, and BLACK YANKEES text.
A person wearing a Yankees cap and vintage pinstripe Yankees jersey, buttoning up the shirt while looking down, with a plain background.
Navy varsity jacket with NY letters, brown leather sleeves, white trim, a folded blue shirt with New York text, a white and navy NY cap, and a pack of chewing gum on a wooden floor.
A man wearing a navy and white “New York” baseball shirt and an “NY” cap stands looking down, holding a denim jacket and keys in one hand. He wears dark jeans, a necklace, and has tattoos on his left arm.