# Neosho Yankees > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Neosho_Yankees > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Neosho_Yankees.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neosho_Yankees > Source revision: 1346394718 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox Minor League Baseball | name =Neosho Yankees | firstseason =1937 | lastseason =1940 | allyears = | city =Neosho, Missouri | logo = | uniformlogo = | class level =[Class D](/source/Class_D_(baseball)) (1937–1940) | league =[Arkansas–Missouri League](/source/Arkansas%E2%80%93Missouri_League) (1937–1940) | majorleague =[New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) (1938–1940) | nickname =Neosho Night Hawks (1937)
'''Neosho Yankees''' (1938–1940) | ballpark =Neosho High School Stadium (1937–1940) | classnum = | classchamps = | leaguenum =0 | leaguechamps =None | confnum =1 | conferencechamps =1938 | divnum = | divisionchamps = | wildcardnum =1 | wildcardberths =1937 }} The '''Neosho Yankees''' were a [minor league](/source/minor_league) baseball team based in [Neosho, Missouri](/source/Neosho%2C_Missouri). From 1937 to 1940, Neosho teams played exclusively as members of the [Class D](/source/Class_D_(baseball)) level [Arkansas–Missouri League](/source/Arkansas%E2%80%93Missouri_League), winning the 1938 league pennant. Adopting their nickname, Neosho served as a minor league affiliate of the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) from 1938 to 1940, after playing in 1937 as the unaffiliated Neosho "Night Hawks." Neosho teams hosted minor league home games at the Neosho High School Stadium. ==History== Neosho, Missouri first hosted minor league baseball in 1937, when the '''Neosho Night Hawks''' became a member of the five–team [Arkansas–Missouri League](/source/Arkansas%E2%80%93Missouri_League), playing at Neosho High School Stadium.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1937 Neosho Night Hawks Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} The Night Hawks finished the 1937 Arkansas–Missouri League regular season in fourth place with a 52–71 record, finishing 25.0 games behind the first place [Rogers Lions](/source/Rogers_Lions). Playing under Manager [Dennis Burns](/source/Dennis_Burns), Neosho lost to Rogers 3 games to 1 in the first round of the playoffs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-nh13225/y-1937|title=1937 Neosho Night Hawks Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-ARMO/y-1937|title=1937 Arkansas-Missouri League (AAL) on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?code=ARMO&class=D|title=Arkansas-Missouri League (D) Encyclopedia and History|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor-first1=Lloyd |editor-last1=Johnson |editor-first2=Miles |editor-last2=Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=[Baseball America](/source/Baseball_America) |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}} In 1938, Neosho became an affiliate of the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) and captured Arkansas–Missouri League pennant.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=49a29f79|title=1938 Neosho Yankees Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} The newly named '''Neosho Yankees''' finished the regular season with a record of 73–42 under returning manager Dennis Burns. Neosho finished 5.5 games ahead of the second place [Carthage Pirates](/source/Carthage_Pirates), who had just joined the six–team league. In the 1938 Playoffs, Neosho swept the [Rogers Reds](/source/Rogers_Reds) in three games to advance to the Finals. In the Arkansas–Missouri League Finals, the Carthage Pirates defeated Neosho 4 games to 1.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-nh13225/y-1938|title=Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-ARMO/y-1938|title=1938 Arkansas-Missouri League (AAL) on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://dutchbaseballhangout.wordpress.com/2015/11/21/minor-league-history-arkansas-missouri-league/|title=Minor League History: Arkansas-Missouri League|date=November 21, 2015}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6177007/the-neosho-times/|title=Clipped From The Neosho Times|newspaper=The Neosho Times|date=June 16, 1938|pages=4|via=newspapers.com}} The Arkansas–Missouri League played with four teams in 1939. In the regular season, the Neosho Yankees ended with a record of 65–61, finishing in third place. Playing again under manager Dennis Burns, Neosho finished 16.5 games behind the first place [Fayetteville Angels](/source/Fayetteville_Angels_(Arkansas_baseball)). Nesho did not qualify for the 1939 playoffs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-nh13225/y-1939|title=Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-ARMO/y-1939|title=1939 Arkansas-Missouri League (AAL) on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=60318321|title=1939 Neosho Yankees Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} [Ralph Houk](/source/Ralph_Houk) played for Neosho in 1939, in his first professional season. With a salary of $70.00 a month, Houk played well enough (.286) that Neosho hosted a "Ralph Houk Day" at the ballpark.{{Cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ralph-houk/|title = Ralph Houk – Society for American Baseball Research}} In 1940, the four–team Arkansas–Missouri League permanently folded during the season, as Neosho played its final minor league season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1940 Neosho Yankees Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} The league folding became unavoidable after the Fayetteville Angels franchise folded due to poor attendance. On July 1, 1940, the league folded after hosting an All-Star game. At the time the league folded, the Neosho Yankees were in second place with a 27–29 record under manager Ed Grayston and were 10.5 games behind the first place Carthage Pirates.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-nh13225/y-1940|title=Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-ARMO/y-1940|title=1940 Arkansas-Missouri League (AAL) on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=a5a218bb|title=1940 Arkansas-Missouri League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} The Arkansas–Missouri League did not return to play in 1941. Neosho, Missouri has not hosted another minor league team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=Neosho, Missouri Encyclopedia|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} thumb|(2020) Neosho High School. Neosho, Missouri. ==The ballpark== Neosho teams were noted to have played minor league home games at '''High School Stadium'''. High School Stadium had a capacity of 1,000 in 1939, with dimensions of (Left, Center, Right) 310–340–310. The ballpark location was noted as near South Neosho Boulevard & Stadium Drive. Today, the Neosho High School stadium is named Bob Anderson Stadium. The location is 511 South Neosho Boulevard, Neosho, Missouri.{{Cite web|url=https://www.neoshosd.org/site/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neoshosd.org%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FPageType%3D3%26DomainID%3D81%26ModuleInstanceID%3D144%26ViewID%3D6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108%26RenderLoc%3D0%26FlexDataID%3D2191%26PageID%3D157|title=Neosho School District breaks ground on End Zone Facility|website=www.neoshosd.org}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1823|title=High School Stadium in Neosho, MO history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://digitalballparks.com/Yankees.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041111094442/http://www.digitalballparks.com/Yankees.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 11, 2004|title=New York Yankees Baseball Stadium Minor League Affiliations and Yankees Baseball Parks|website=digitalballparks.com}} ==Timeline== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" ! Year(s) !! # Yrs. !! Team !! Level !! League!!Affiliate!!Ballpark |- |1937 || 1 || Neosho Night Hawks || rowspan=2|[Class D](/source/Class_D_(baseball)) || rowspan=2|[Arkansas–Missouri League](/source/Arkansas%E2%80%93Missouri_League)||None|| rowspan=2|Neosho High School Stadium |- |1938–1940 || 3 || Neosho Yankees ||[New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) |} ==Year–by–year records== {| class="wikitable" |- style="background: #F2F2F2;" ! Year !! Record !! Finish !! Manager !! Playoffs |- align=center | 1937 || 52–71 || 4th || Dennis Burns || Lost in 1st round |- align=center | 1938 || 37–42 || 1st || Dennis Burns || '''Won league pennant'''
Lost in League Finals |- align=center | 1939 || 65–61 || 3rd || Dennis Burns || Did not qualify |- align=center | 1940 || 27–29 || 2nd || Ed Grayston || League disbanded July 1 |- align=center |} {{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-ny13226/y-1938|title=1938 Neosho Yankees minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-ny13226/y-1939|title=1939 Neosho Yankees minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-ny13226/y-1940|title=1940 Neosho Yankees minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-nh13225/y-1937|title=1937 Neosho Night Hawks minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-ARMO/y-1940|title=1940 Arkansas-Missouri League (AAL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} ==Notable alumni== *[Dennis Burns](/source/Dennis_Burns) (1937–1939, MGR) *[Ralph Houk](/source/Ralph_Houk) (1939) Manager: 2x World Series Champion - New York Yankees (1960–1961) *[Chuck Orsborn](/source/Chuck_Orsborn) (1939) ==See also== *[Neosho Yankees players](/source/%3ACategory%3ANeosho_Yankees_players) ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== *[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Neosho&state=MO&country=US Neosho - Baseball Reference] Category:Baseball teams established in 1937 Category:Defunct minor league baseball teams Category:1937 establishments in Missouri Category:1940 disestablishments in Missouri Category:Defunct baseball teams in Missouri Category:Professional baseball teams in Missouri Category:New York Yankees minor league affiliates Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1940 Yankees Category:Defunct Arkansas-Missouri League teams --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Neosho Yankees](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neosho_Yankees) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neosho_Yankees?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.