1941 Newark Eagles

21-15 • .583 Win% • 3rd in NN2

The 1941 Newark Eagles went 21-15 (.583) finishing 3rd in the NN2. The club scored 298 runs, allowed 339, and played home games at Ruppert Stadium. Team leaders included Monte Irvin (11 HR, 54 RBI) and Max Manning (8-5, 4.51 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

21 Wins
15 Losses
.583 Win %
3rd Rank
298 R 339 RA
Diff -41

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⚡ Quick Stats

298 Runs Scored
339 Runs Allowed
-41 Run Diff
32 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1941 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .269 3% above the 1941 league average (.261)
OBP .333 2% above the 1941 league average (.327)
SLG .385 4% above the 1941 league average (.370)
Team ERA 5.03 14% worse than the 1941 league average (4.40)
Runs Scored 298 12% above the 1941 league average (266 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRuppert Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 18 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1941

Batting Avg

1 Monte Irvin 0.385 2 James Brown 0.324 3 Leon Day 0.319 4 Charlie Parks 0.280 5 Lennie Pearson 0.273

Home Runs

1 Monte Irvin 11 2 Fran Matthews 5 3 Johnny Davis 4 4 Lennie Pearson 4 5 Leon Day 3

RBI

1 Monte Irvin 54 2 Fran Matthews 27 3 Leon Day 23 4 Johnny Davis 21 5 Clarence Isreal 20
1941 Newark Eagles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Fran Matthews 56 219 43 51 5 2 5 27 28 4 5 0.233
Clarence Isreal 53 205 36 53 9 3 2 20 19 8 6 0.259
Monte Irvin 53 200 47 77 15 2 11 54 22 2 7 0.385
Leon Day 52 188 24 60 12 5 3 23 14 2 4 0.319
Lennie Pearson 40 139 16 38 7 1 4 20 7 2 5 0.273
Johnny Davis 34 129 14 31 6 2 4 21 11 4 0 0.240
Thad Christopher 37 127 15 27 3 0 1 15 16 0 1 0.213
Charlie Parks 35 107 17 30 10 2 1 16 10 3 0 0.280
Leamon Johnson 28 93 16 25 0 0 0 10 9 0 1 0.269
Biz Mackey 32 78 10 21 3 2 0 11 11 0 0 0.269
Jimmy Hill 34 76 6 17 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0.224
James Brown 25 71 11 23 4 0 0 10 5 1 2 0.324
Max Manning 24 50 5 9 0 0 0 4 2 2 1 0.180
Charlie Thomason 14 43 10 11 0 1 0 6 3 0 0 0.256
Spencer Alexander 11 32 9 9 4 1 1 5 5 0 1 0.281
Leniel Hooker 16 32 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.062
Russell Awkard 7 31 6 12 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.387
Fred Hobgood 18 30 4 8 1 0 0 3 4 1 0 0.267
Tom Young 10 29 2 7 0 1 0 4 5 0 1 0.241
Vernon Riddick 7 24 4 6 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0.250
Marvin Barker 5 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.056
Tuts McBride 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.200
Russ Dedeaux 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rafael Polanco 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Lou Louden 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Roy Powell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1941

ERA

1 Jimmy Hill 4.23 2 Fred Hobgood 4.38 3 Max Manning 4.51 4 Leon Day 5.03 5 Leniel Hooker 5.31

Wins

1 Max Manning 8 2 Jimmy Hill 6 3 Fred Hobgood 5 4 Leon Day 3 5 James Brown 2

Strikeouts

1 Max Manning 80 2 Jimmy Hill 75 3 Fred Hobgood 37 4 Leniel Hooker 33 5 Leon Day 32
1941 Newark Eagles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Max Manning 8 5 4.51 22 13 0 113.2 128 57 34 80
Jimmy Hill 6 6 4.23 21 12 1 106.1 110 50 58 75
Fred Hobgood 5 4 4.38 18 10 1 86.1 90 42 28 37
Leniel Hooker 2 8 5.31 16 10 1 84.2 111 50 24 33
Leon Day 3 3 5.03 6 5 0 39.1 45 22 22 32
James Brown 2 1 8.08 6 4 0 39.0 53 35 16 18
Russ Dedeaux 0 1 9.39 2 1 0 7.2 16 8 2 4
Lou Louden 0 1 10.38 1 1 0 4.1 5 5 2 5
Lennie Pearson 0 1 4.15 1 1 0 4.1 5 2 3 0
Biz Mackey 0 1 6.00 1 1 0 3.0 5 2 0 1

👥 Roster (26)

Spencer Alexander Russell Awkard Marvin Barker James Brown Thad Christopher Johnny Davis Leon Day Russ Dedeaux Jimmy Hill Fred Hobgood Leniel Hooker Monte Irvin +14 more

26 players

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The 1941 Newark Eagles in brief

The 1941 Newark Eagles finished 21-15, a .583 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the NN2. The run column shows 298 for and 339 against. Against a league average of .261, the 1941 Newark Eagles batted .269. The staff ERA of 5.03 was 14% worse than the league average of 4.40. League clubs averaged 266 runs that year, so the Newark Eagles scored 12% more.

Home games were played at Ruppert Stadium. For power, Monte Irvin led the way with 11 homers. On the mound, Max Manning won 8 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 26 players. The 1940 season and the 1942 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1941 Newark Eagles

What was the 1941 Newark Eagles record?
The 1941 Newark Eagles finished 21-15 (.583 win pct).
Who led the 1941 Newark Eagles in home runs?
Monte Irvin led the 1941 Newark Eagles with 11 home runs.
What was the 1941 Newark Eagles team ERA?
The 1941 Newark Eagles posted a team ERA of 5.03.
Did the 1941 Newark Eagles win the World Series?
No. The 1941 Newark Eagles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1941 Newark Eagles play?
The 1941 Newark Eagles played home games at Ruppert Stadium.
Who led the 1941 Newark Eagles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Monte Irvin (11 HR, 54 RBI) and Max Manning (8-5, 4.51 ERA).
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