1940 Newark Eagles

25-16 • .610 Win% • 3rd in NN2

📊 Season Record

25 Wins
16 Losses
.610 Win %
3rd Rank
282 R 236 RA
Diff +46

📁 Franchise Info

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⚡ Quick Stats

282 Runs Scored
236 Runs Allowed
+46 Run Diff
39 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1940 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .300 8% above the 1940 league average (.278)
OBP .377 7% above the 1940 league average (.353)
SLG .455 14% above the 1940 league average (.399)
Team ERA 5.32 1% worse than the 1940 league average (5.27)
Runs Scored 282 5% above the 1940 league average (270 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRuppert Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 21 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Monte Irvin 0.370 2 Bus Clarkson 0.356 3 Lennie Pearson 0.353 4 Fran Matthews 0.320 5 Clarence Isreal 0.312

Home Runs

1 Bus Clarkson 8 2 Lennie Pearson 8 3 Mule Suttles 5 4 Monte Irvin 4 5 Clarence Isreal 4

RBI

1 Monte Irvin 36 2 Lennie Pearson 35 3 Mule Suttles 32 4 Bus Clarkson 27 5 Clarence Isreal 26
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lennie Pearson 41 156 46 55 11 2 8 35 16 2 3 0.353
Monte Irvin 40 146 32 54 11 4 4 36 16 3 3 0.370
Ed Stone 39 135 24 37 5 4 2 23 23 1 2 0.274
Mule Suttles 39 134 30 37 8 1 5 32 23 4 3 0.276
Fran Matthews 36 128 34 41 8 3 2 21 20 1 2 0.320
Biz Mackey 38 125 17 38 5 0 1 24 12 0 0 0.304
Clarence Isreal 34 112 31 35 1 0 4 26 13 1 4 0.312
Dick Seay 28 106 20 30 4 1 3 18 9 0 2 0.283
Bus Clarkson 22 87 21 31 3 1 8 27 11 0 2 0.356
Max Manning 22 47 7 12 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.255
Jimmy Hill 20 39 8 13 0 0 1 7 4 0 0 0.333
Spencer Alexander 15 37 5 7 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.189
Charlie Parks 17 32 3 5 2 0 0 1 5 3 0 0.156
Leniel Hooker 19 28 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.107
Spoon Carter 7 11 2 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0.273
Russell Awkard 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Albert Walker 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Evans 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Willie Nixon 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Darltie Cooper 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Everett 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Leon Stewart 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
William Davis 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Taylor 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Eastern 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Purnell Mincy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Allen Reed 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Yarborough 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Jimmy Hill 3.70 2 Max Manning 4.60 3 Leniel Hooker 5.84

Wins

1 Max Manning 10 2 Jimmy Hill 8 3 Leniel Hooker 4 4 Spoon Carter 1

Strikeouts

1 Max Manning 68 2 Jimmy Hill 58 3 Leniel Hooker 47 4 Spoon Carter 9 5 Albert Walker 9
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Max Manning 10 6 4.60 22 12 2 109.2 111 56 50 68
Jimmy Hill 8 2 3.70 13 9 0 82.2 65 34 49 58
Leniel Hooker 4 5 5.84 19 12 2 81.2 89 53 32 47
Spoon Carter 1 0 4.15 6 2 2 17.1 18 8 8 9
Albert Walker 0 0 3.29 4 0 0 13.2 10 5 7 9
Jimmy Everett 0 1 14.73 2 1 0 7.1 14 12 9 4
Purnell Mincy 0 2 12.79 3 2 0 6.1 12 9 7 1
Darltie Cooper 0 1 10.13 2 1 0 5.1 7 6 4 0
Leon Stewart 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 4.2 3 0 1 3
William Davis 0 1 40.50 4 2 0 3.1 13 15 7 2
Johnny Taylor 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.2 1 0 0 3
Yarborough 0 0 10.80 1 0 0 1.2 3 2 0 0
Eastern 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1
Allen Reed 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1

👥 Roster (28)

Spencer Alexander Russell Awkard Spoon Carter Bus Clarkson Darltie Cooper William Davis Eastern Evans Jimmy Everett Jimmy Hill Leniel Hooker Monte Irvin +16 more

28 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Newark Eagles

What was the 1940 Newark Eagles record?
The 1940 Newark Eagles finished 25-16 (.610 win pct).
Who led the 1940 Newark Eagles in home runs?
Bus Clarkson led the 1940 Newark Eagles with 8 home runs.
What was the 1940 Newark Eagles team ERA?
The 1940 Newark Eagles posted a team ERA of 5.32.
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