1943 Newark Eagles

18-14 • .562 Win% • 3rd in NN2

📊 Season Record

18 Wins
14 Losses
.562 Win %
3rd Rank
191 R 206 RA
Diff -15

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⚡ Quick Stats

191 Runs Scored
206 Runs Allowed
-15 Run Diff
14 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1943 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .261 6% below the 1943 league average (.279)
OBP .340 4% below the 1943 league average (.353)
SLG .372 2% below the 1943 league average (.379)
Team ERA 4.94 equal to the 1943 league average (4.95)
Runs Scored 191 22% below the 1943 league average (246 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRuppert Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 16 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Davis 0.326 2 Bob Harvey 0.323 3 Larry Doby 0.301 4 Lennie Pearson 0.279 5 Wilmore Williams 0.246

Home Runs

1 Johnny Davis 4 2 Larry Doby 4 3 Lennie Pearson 4 4 Bob Harvey 1 5 Mule Suttles 1

RBI

1 Johnny Davis 23 2 Larry Doby 22 3 Lennie Pearson 20 4 Leon Ruffin 19 5 Bob Harvey 10
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Murray Watkins 33 138 22 32 1 0 0 9 13 0 6 0.232
Johnny Davis 35 132 28 43 10 1 4 23 15 0 3 0.326
Lennie Pearson 33 122 27 34 8 4 4 20 19 0 5 0.279
Leon Ruffin 31 108 16 23 7 1 0 19 8 0 4 0.213
Larry Doby 28 103 18 31 8 3 4 22 20 0 5 0.301
Leon Day 27 97 11 23 3 1 0 6 9 0 2 0.237
Bob Harvey 17 65 11 21 0 2 1 10 4 0 0 0.323
Cotton Williams 19 64 8 15 2 1 0 6 2 0 0 0.234
Wilmore Williams 17 57 8 14 2 1 0 7 5 0 0 0.246
Earl Richardson 11 44 3 10 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0.227
Ed Stone 12 40 7 11 1 1 0 4 8 0 4 0.275
James Brown 11 39 4 14 3 1 0 6 2 0 0 0.359
Leniel Hooker 15 30 5 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.167
Austin Davis 11 28 4 4 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0.143
Jimmy Hill 13 24 3 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.125
Larry St. Thomas 7 19 5 4 1 1 0 3 5 0 1 0.211
Fred Hobgood 8 16 1 5 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0.312
Mule Suttles 8 13 3 4 2 0 1 5 2 0 0 0.308
Jim Elam 9 12 3 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.417
Joe Spencer 3 11 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.364
John Fitzgerald 4 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.200
Monte Irvin 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Ed Butler 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Max Manning 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Jim Smith 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Ben Keeling 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Leniel Hooker 3.81 2 Leon Day 4.27 3 Jimmy Hill 5.34 4 Jim Elam 6.39

Wins

1 Leniel Hooker 6 2 Leon Day 4 3 Jimmy Hill 3 4 Jim Elam 1 5 Fred Hobgood 1

Strikeouts

1 Leniel Hooker 40 2 Leon Day 39 3 Jimmy Hill 37 4 Fred Hobgood 18 5 Cotton Williams 13
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Leniel Hooker 6 4 3.81 15 6 0 75.2 79 32 28 40
Jimmy Hill 3 5 5.34 13 8 0 59.0 61 35 47 37
Leon Day 4 2 4.27 10 6 0 52.2 50 25 20 39
Jim Elam 1 1 6.39 9 6 0 31.0 46 22 21 11
Fred Hobgood 1 4 9.20 6 5 0 29.1 48 30 21 18
Cotton Williams 1 1 3.00 5 2 1 27.0 21 9 3 13
Max Manning 0 1 6.00 1 1 0 9.0 11 6 2 8
Johnny Davis 0 0 2.84 2 0 0 6.1 5 2 3 2
James Brown 0 1 3.60 2 1 0 5.0 3 2 3 2
Mule Suttles 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 1 1

👥 Roster (26)

James Brown Ed Butler Austin Davis Johnny Davis Leon Day Larry Doby Jim Elam John Fitzgerald Bob Harvey Jimmy Hill Fred Hobgood Leniel Hooker +14 more

26 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 Newark Eagles

What was the 1943 Newark Eagles record?
The 1943 Newark Eagles finished 18-14 (.562 win pct).
Who led the 1943 Newark Eagles in home runs?
Johnny Davis led the 1943 Newark Eagles with 4 home runs.
What was the 1943 Newark Eagles team ERA?
The 1943 Newark Eagles posted a team ERA of 4.94.
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