Newark Eagles

Newark Eagles
Newark Eagles
Information
League	Independent (1933); Negro National League (II) (1934–1948); Negro American League (1949–1951);
Location	Newark, New Jersey
Ballpark	General Electric Field (Bloomfield, New Jersey) (1934 Dodgers); Ollemar Stadium (Irvington, New Jersey) (1935 Dodgers); Ebbets Field (Brooklyn) (1935 Eagles); Ruppert Stadium (Newark) (1936–1948); Buffalo Stadium (Houston) (1949–1950);
Established	1933 (est. 1936 through merger)
Disbanded	1950
Nickname(s)	Newark Dodgers* (1933–1935); Brooklyn Eagles* (1935); *merged 1935; Newark Eagles (1936–1948); Houston Eagles (1949–1950); New Orleans Eagles (1951);
League titles	1946
Negro World Series championships	1946

The Newark Eagles were a professional Negro league baseball team which played in the Negro National League from 1936 to 1948. They were owned by Abe and Effa Manley.

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