The Newark Newks was the predominant name of a minor league baseball team based in Newark, Ohio from 1905 until 1915. The team was first known as the Newark Idlewilds and began playing in the Ohio–Pennsylvania League. In 1906 the club changed its name to the Newark Cotton Tops. Finally in 1907, the team took on the Newks name. In 1908 the team moved in the Ohio State League, where they played until 1911. On June 22, 1911, the team moved to Piqua, Ohio to become the Piqua Picks. However that June, the Grand Rapids Furniture Makers of the Central League moved to Newark and became the Newark Skeeters. The next season the Skeeters played in the Ohio State League and posted a 72–68 record before vanishing. The city fielded the Newark New Socks (sometimes referred to as the Newsocks) in the 1915 Buckeye League. Newark was without a team until the 1944 Newark Moundsmen returned to play in the Ohio State League.
Year-by-year records Year Record Finish Manager Notes1905 37–46 NA Jack Doyle 1906 65–74 6th Gene Bates, Bill Bottenus, Andy Sommers & Walter Snodgrass 1907 86–53 2nd Bob Berryhill 1908 74–75 5th Bob Berryhill & Harry Eells 1909 46–64 NA Homer Davidson & Erve Wratten 1910 58–80 4th Bob Berryhill, Charles Riehl, Charles O'Day 1911 29–33 5th Alfred Newnham Team moved to Piqua, Ohio on June 22 1911 34–42 7th Harley Parker & John Pendry Grand Rapids moved to Newark on June 27 1912 70–68 3rd Jack Grim, Sandy Murray & Barry McCormick 1915 14–24 4th Erv Wrattan
Timeline Year(s) # Yrs. Team Level LeagueAffiliate1889 1 Newark Independent Ohio State LeagueNone1905 1 Newark IdlewindsClass C Ohio-Pennsylvania League1906 1 Newark Cotton Tops1907 1 Newark Newks1908–1910 3 Class D Ohio State League1911 1 Newark1912 1 Newark Skeeters1915 1 Newark New SocksBuckeye League1944–1947 4 Newark Moundsmen Ohio State LeagueSt. Louis Browns1948–1951 4 Newark YankeesOhio-Indiana LeagueNew York Yankees1994 1 Newark BuffalosIndependentFrontier LeagueNone
References
Baseball Reference Newark, Ohio