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1946 Newark Eagles season

1946 Newark Eagles
LeagueNegro National League
CityNewark, New Jersey
Record56–24–3
League place1st
ManagersBiz Mackey
Seasons

The 1946 Newark Eagles were a baseball team that competed in Negro National League during the 1946 baseball season. The team compiled a 56–24–3 record and won the 1946 Negro World Series, defeating the Kansas City Monarchs four games to three.[1][2][3]

Biz Mackey was the team's manager. Shortstop Monte Irvin and second baseman Larry Doby were the team's leading hitters. Leon Day and Max Manning were the leading pitchers.[1][4]

Statistics

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage

Pos Player G AB H Avg. SLG
SS Monte Irvin 53 201 73 .363 .522
2B Larry Doby 55 221 75 .339 .557
LF Johnny Davis 58 216 69 .319 .472
1B Lennie Pearson 55 213 66 .310 .451
3B Pat Patterson 44 172 53 .308 .453
CF Jimmy Wilkes 53 206 53 .257 .316
RF Bob Harvey 47 159 39 .245 .283
C Leon Ruffin 40 123 30 .244 .293
C Charlie Parks 30 92 23 .250 .380

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Pitching

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L PCT ERA SO
Leon Day 14 123.0 11 2 .846 2.41 97
Max Manning 17 109.1 10 2 .833 2.80 63
Rufus Lewis 12 82.1 7 2 .778 2.73 49
Leniel Hooker 12 69.2 4 4 .500 3.62 20

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "1946 Newark Eagles". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Holway, John B. (2001), The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues: The Other Half of Baseball History, Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, pp. 438–440, ISBN 0803820070
  3. ^ "Newark Eagles Win World Series Crown", The Afro-American, p. 17, October 5, 1946, retrieved January 4, 2013
  4. ^ "1946 Newark Eagles". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
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