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This list of major Negro league baseball teams consists of teams that played in the seven major Negro baseball leagues.For a league to be considered "major," there were usually two top-tier leagues at a time: one representing the northeastern states – known as the "East", and one representing the north-central states – known as the "West".
Newark was the home of several former minor league baseball teams, from the formation of the Newark Indians in 1902 and the addition of the Newark Eagles of the Negro National League in 1936. A Federal League team, the Newark Peppers, also played in 1915. The original Newark Bears were a team in the International League from 1926 to
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. [ 5 ]
Baltimore Elite Giants (3rd place) 3–1 Newark Eagles (2nd place) 1947 – Newark lost Larry Doby to the Cleveland Indians mid-season; at the end of the season Newark was so far inferior to New York that the league awarded the championship to New York; World champions
Post-integration. Negro Southern League (II), 1945–1951 United States League, 1945–1946; West Coast Negro Baseball Association, 1946; East Texas Negro League, 1946; Negro Texas League, 1949
Newark had their own blown chance in the fifth inning, when they had two baserunners on with one out, but Jimmy Wilkes and Benny Felder both committed outs to keep the game at 1–0. Smith was replaced after the fifth inning, having allowed five hits while walking two batters and striking out four.
He played from 1937 to 1949, playing mostly with the Newark Eagles. [1] Pearson started his Negro league career at the age of 19 with the Newark Eagles. He played 24 games in the 1937 season and batted .234. He played with the Eagles for all but six games of his 463-game career (with brief appearances for two teams).
Colored All-Stars, Newark Browns, Newark Dodgers, Bacharach Giants [530] Edward "Peanuts" Davis: 1941: 1946: Pitcher: Indianapolis–Cincinnati Clowns [531] Frank "Bunch" Davis: 1906: 1911: Shortstop: Chicago Union Giants, St. Paul Colored Gophers, Minneapolis Keystones, Chicago American Giants [532] Goldie Davis: 1924: 1926: Pitcher