1938 Newark Eagles

23-29 • .442 Win% • 5th in NN2

The 1938 Newark Eagles went 23-29 (.442) finishing 5th in the NN2. The club scored 136 runs, allowed 137, and played home games at Ruppert Stadium. Team leaders included Mule Suttles (6 HR, 22 RBI) and Terris McDuffie (5-3, 4.37 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

23 Wins
29 Losses
.442 Win %
5th Rank
136 R 137 RA
Diff -1

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⚡ Quick Stats

136 Runs Scored
137 Runs Allowed
-1 Run Diff
16 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1938 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .264 3% below the 1938 league average (.273)
OBP .323 6% below the 1938 league average (.343)
SLG .383 3% below the 1938 league average (.396)
Team ERA 4.51 11% better than the 1938 league average (5.08)
Runs Scored 136 35% below the 1938 league average (210 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRuppert Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 26 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1938

Batting Avg

1 Ray Dandridge 0.369 2 Ed Stone 0.351 3 Willie Wells 0.322 4 Lennie Pearson 0.295 5 Mule Suttles 0.291

Home Runs

1 Mule Suttles 6 2 Ed Stone 4 3 Johnny Hayes 2 4 Willie Wells 2 5 Ray Dandridge 1

RBI

1 Mule Suttles 22 2 Ray Dandridge 19 3 Ed Stone 19 4 Lennie Pearson 17 5 Willie Wells 15
1938 Newark Eagles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jimmie Crutchfield 28 107 11 25 1 1 0 5 5 0 2 0.234
Dick Seay 28 104 13 20 0 1 0 4 8 0 0 0.192
Ray Dandridge 27 103 24 38 9 2 1 19 8 1 0 0.369
Ed Stone 28 97 21 34 6 3 4 19 13 0 2 0.351
Lennie Pearson 28 95 16 28 5 2 1 17 8 1 2 0.295
Willie Wells 27 90 22 29 7 2 2 15 13 0 3 0.322
Mule Suttles 27 86 18 25 3 0 6 22 10 0 0 0.291
Johnny Hayes 21 57 4 13 2 0 2 11 3 0 0 0.228
Terris McDuffie 10 28 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.143
Joe Brown 10 27 0 7 1 0 0 6 1 1 1 0.259
Fran Matthews 15 25 4 9 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0.360
Bob Evans 10 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.053
Johnny Wright 7 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.077
Bill Casey 3 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.200
Jesse Brown 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Honey Green 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Willie Smith 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Leon Day 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Jimmy Hill 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Johnny Johnson 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jackie Miller 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Washington 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roosevelt Davis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Monte Irvin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Auburn Nelson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Robinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1938

ERA

1 Terris McDuffie 4.37 2 Johnny Wright 4.58 3 Bob Evans 7.04

Wins

1 Terris McDuffie 5 2 Jesse Brown 2 3 Bob Evans 2 4 Leon Day 1 5 Honey Green 1

Strikeouts

1 Terris McDuffie 31 2 Bob Evans 24 3 Johnny Wright 17 4 Jesse Brown 13 5 Jimmy Hill 5
1938 Newark Eagles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Terris McDuffie 5 3 4.37 10 7 1 68.0 78 33 27 31
Bob Evans 2 5 7.04 10 7 0 55.0 69 43 20 24
Johnny Wright 1 2 4.58 7 4 0 35.1 27 18 21 17
Jesse Brown 2 2 2.51 6 3 0 28.2 20 8 14 13
Leon Day 1 1 2.79 2 2 0 9.2 6 3 2 3
Jimmy Hill 1 0 3.00 1 1 0 9.0 7 3 3 5
Johnny Johnson 1 0 4.00 1 1 0 9.0 7 4 4 3
Jackie Miller 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 9.0 3 0 0 2
Honey Green 1 0 1.42 1 0 0 6.1 2 1 3 4
Roosevelt Davis 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.1 3 0 2 1
Ray Robinson 0 0 54.00 2 2 0 0.2 4 4 4 1
Willie Smith 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (26)

Jesse Brown Joe Brown Bill Casey Jimmie Crutchfield Ray Dandridge Roosevelt Davis Leon Day Bob Evans Honey Green Johnny Hayes Jimmy Hill Monte Irvin +14 more

26 players

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The 1938 Newark Eagles in brief

In 1938 the Newark Eagles posted a 23-29 mark (.442) and finished 5th in the NN2. Runs came in at 136 scored against 137 allowed (-1). Against a league average of .273, the 1938 Newark Eagles batted .264. Pitchers allowed 4.51 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 5.08. Measured against the 210-run league average, the offense was 35% behind.

Home games were played at Ruppert Stadium. Mule Suttles led the club in home runs with 6. The hits leader was Ray Dandridge with 38. Terris McDuffie led the pitchers with 5 wins. The roster section lists 26 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1937 season and the 1939 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1938 Newark Eagles

What was the 1938 Newark Eagles record?
The 1938 Newark Eagles finished 23-29 (.442 win pct).
Who led the 1938 Newark Eagles in home runs?
Mule Suttles led the 1938 Newark Eagles with 6 home runs.
What was the 1938 Newark Eagles team ERA?
The 1938 Newark Eagles posted a team ERA of 4.51.
Did the 1938 Newark Eagles win the World Series?
No. The 1938 Newark Eagles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1938 Newark Eagles play?
The 1938 Newark Eagles played home games at Ruppert Stadium.
Who led the 1938 Newark Eagles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mule Suttles (6 HR, 22 RBI) and Terris McDuffie (5-3, 4.37 ERA).
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