John Wayman Stanley (May 9, 1905 – January 1, 1959), nicknamed "Neck", was an American Negro league pitcher from the 1920s to the 1940s.

[1] He spent over 20 years in the Negro leagues, making his debut in 1928 with the Bacharach Giants and Hilldale Club, and spending the majority of his career with the New York Black Yankees.

[2] In 1936, he tossed a no-hitter for the New York Cubans against the Newark Eagles at Delano-Hitch Stadium.

[3] He was part of another no-hitter against Newark in 1948, as he combined with Albert Stephens to hold the Eagles hitless for the Black Yankees at Red Wing Stadium.

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