1945 Newark Eagles

21-18 • .538 Win% • 3rd in NN2

📊 Season Record

21 Wins
18 Losses
.538 Win %
3rd Rank
107 R 122 RA
Diff -15

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⚡ Quick Stats

107 Runs Scored
122 Runs Allowed
-15 Run Diff
12 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1945 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .240 10% below the 1945 league average (.267)
OBP .314 6% below the 1945 league average (.335)
SLG .332 9% below the 1945 league average (.363)
Team ERA 4.45 7% worse than the 1945 league average (4.16)
Runs Scored 107 48% below the 1945 league average (205 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRuppert Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 19 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1945

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Davis 0.329 2 Lennie Pearson 0.307 3 Cotton Williams 0.288 4 Biz Mackey 0.276 5 Bob Harvey 0.256

Home Runs

1 Johnny Davis 5 2 Lennie Pearson 2 3 Bob Harvey 1 4 Biz Mackey 1 5 Fran Matthews 1

RBI

1 Johnny Davis 22 2 Bob Harvey 13 3 Lennie Pearson 13 4 Biz Mackey 8 5 Cotton Williams 6
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Murray Watkins 23 96 11 19 1 0 0 5 10 0 4 0.198
Bob Harvey 22 82 14 21 3 0 1 13 7 1 0 0.256
Johnny Davis 22 79 15 26 9 0 5 22 11 0 0 0.329
Lennie Pearson 20 75 15 23 2 3 2 13 5 0 0 0.307
Charlie Humber 18 61 5 15 1 0 0 5 6 0 1 0.246
Biz Mackey 19 58 5 16 1 1 1 8 9 1 0 0.276
Cotton Williams 14 52 9 15 0 1 1 6 7 0 0 0.288
Fran Matthews 12 46 8 11 0 1 1 4 4 0 1 0.239
Norman Banks 10 33 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.121
Willie Wynn 9 32 2 5 0 1 0 6 2 0 0 0.156
Willie Wells 9 31 6 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.129
Jimmy Wilkes 10 30 7 8 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 0.267
Sidney Williams 10 27 3 9 4 0 1 3 2 0 1 0.333
Leniel Hooker 8 24 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.083
Don Newcombe 10 24 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.167
Monte Irvin 2 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.111
Jimmy Hill 6 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.429
Emmett Hopkins 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Clay 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Warren Peace 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Specs Roberts 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Thad Christopher 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Terris McDuffie 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Urban 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Wright 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Griffith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1945

ERA

1 Don Newcombe 2.60 2 Leniel Hooker 3.15

Wins

1 Don Newcombe 3 2 Leniel Hooker 2 3 Jimmy Hill 1 4 Sidney Williams 1

Strikeouts

1 Don Newcombe 33 2 Leniel Hooker 29 3 Jimmy Hill 7 4 Sidney Williams 5 5 Emmett Hopkins 3
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Leniel Hooker 2 6 3.15 8 7 0 60.0 69 21 10 29
Don Newcombe 3 3 2.60 7 6 0 55.1 43 16 16 33
Sidney Williams 1 0 2.79 5 1 0 19.1 19 6 9 5
Emmett Hopkins 0 2 10.05 3 2 0 14.1 22 16 8 3
Jimmy Hill 1 2 3.95 3 3 0 13.2 13 6 4 7
Warren Peace 0 1 11.57 2 2 0 9.1 19 12 6 2
Terris McDuffie 0 1 8.59 2 1 0 7.1 13 7 5 3
Specs Roberts 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 6.2 7 5 3 1
Cotton Williams 0 0 4.15 1 0 0 4.1 3 2 2 2
Johnny Wright 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 1 1
Johnny Davis 0 1 33.75 1 1 0 1.1 6 5 4 0
Willie Wells 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (26)

Norman Banks Thad Christopher Clay Johnny Davis Ted Griffith Bob Harvey Jimmy Hill Leniel Hooker Emmett Hopkins Charlie Humber Monte Irvin Biz Mackey +14 more

26 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1945 Newark Eagles

What was the 1945 Newark Eagles record?
The 1945 Newark Eagles finished 21-18 (.538 win pct).
Who led the 1945 Newark Eagles in home runs?
Johnny Davis led the 1945 Newark Eagles with 5 home runs.
What was the 1945 Newark Eagles team ERA?
The 1945 Newark Eagles posted a team ERA of 4.45.
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