1946 Newark Eagles season
| 1946 Newark Eagles | ||
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| League | Negro National League | |
| City | Newark, New Jersey | |
| Record | 56–24–3 | |
| League place | 1st | |
| Managers | Biz Mackey | |
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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
[edit]Batting
[edit]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 |
Pitching
[edit]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 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "1946 Newark Eagles". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Newark Eagles Win World Series Crown", The Afro-American, p. 17, October 5, 1946, retrieved January 4, 2013
- ^ "1946 Newark Eagles". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
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