Newark Eagles

	Newark Eagles; 1933–1950; (est. 1936 through merger); Newark, New Jersey
League affiliation(s)
	Independent (1933); Negro National League (II) (1934–1948); Negro American League (1949–1951);
Name(s)
	Newark Dodgers* (1933–1935); Brooklyn Eagles* (1935); *merged 1935; Newark Eagles (1936–1948); Houston Eagles (1949–1950); New Orleans Eagles (1951);
Ballpark(s)
	Ruppert Stadium (Newark) (1936–1948); Buffalo Stadium (Houston) (1949–1950);
Titles
League titles	1946
Negro World Series titles	1946

The Newark Eagles were a professional Negro league baseball team which played in the Negro National League from 1936 to 1948. They were owned by Abe and Effa Manley.[1]

History

Formation

The Newark Eagles were formed in 1936 when the Newark Dodgers, established in 1933, merged with the Brooklyn Eagles, established in 1935. Abe Manley and his wife Effa Manley, owners and founders of the Brooklyn Eagles, purchased the Newark Dodgers franchise and combined the teams' assets and player rosters.[2] Charles Tyler, the previous owner of the Dodgers, signed the team over in exchange for cancellation of an approximately $500 debt that Tyler owed Abe Manley.[3]

Team management was left to Effa, making the Eagles the first professional team owned and operated by a woman. The Eagles shared Ruppert Stadium with the minor league Newark Bears.

The Eagles were to (black) Newark what the Dodgers were to Brooklyn.
— Eagles star Max Manning

Decline and demise

After the close of the 1948 season, in the aftermath of Jackie Robinson's successful integration of Major League Baseball a year earlier, the Negro National League contracted and merged into the Negro American League. The Eagles were sold and moved to Houston, Texas for the 1949 season,[2] where they became known as the Houston Eagles, part of the NAL's western division. Two years later they again relocated, this time to New Orleans. The New Orleans Eagles lasted one year before folding after the 1951 season.[4]^:5

Negro World Series champions

Under Effa Manley's guidance, the 1946 team won the Negro World Series, upsetting the Kansas City Monarchs in a 7-game series.[2]

Hall of Fame players/Notable alumni

Baseball Hall of Famers

Newark Eagles Hall of Famers
Inductee	Position	Tenure	Inducted
Ray Dandridge	3B	1934–1938 1942, 1944	1987
Leon Day	P	1937–1939 1941–1943, 1946	1995
Larry Doby	CF	1942–1944 1945–1947	1998
Monte Irvin	LF	1938–1942 1945–1948	1973
Biz Mackey	C	1939–1942 1945–1947	2006
Mule Suttles	1B	1936–1940 1942–1944)	2006
Willie Wells	SS	1937–1939	1997

Notable alumni

Don Newcombe (1944–1945) 4 x MLB All Star; 1949 Rookie of the year; 1956 Cy Young Award; 1956 NL Most Valuable Player

References

Overmyer, James (1998), Queen of the Negro Leagues: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles, Scarecrow Press
"Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum: Team Profiles: Newark Eagles". www.coe.ksu.edu.
Newman, Roberta J.; Rosen, Joel Nathan (2014). Black Baseball, Black Business: Race Enterprise and the Fate of the Segregated Dollar. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781626742253. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
"Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved July 7, 2019.

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[1] Overmyer, James (1998), Queen of the Negro Leagues: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles, Scarecrow Press

[NLBM-2] "Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum: Team Profiles: Newark Eagles". www.coe.ksu.edu.

[bbbb-3] Newman, Roberta J.; Rosen, Joel Nathan (2014). Black Baseball, Black Business: Race Enterprise and the Fate of the Segregated Dollar. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781626742253. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[4] "Negro American League Standings (1937-1962)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Retrieved July 7, 2019.