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.
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.
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
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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