1942 Newark Eagles Roster (40-man)

1941 Season 1943 Season

Record: 28-30-3, Finished 3rd in Negro National League II

Manager: Willie Wells (36-33-3)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
James Brown	23	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	May 14, 1919	3	25		25		0	0	0	0	0	0	20	2	3	25			-0.5
Willie Burns	26	us US	L	L	6' 0"	175	Jan 12, 1916	2	4		4		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Buster Clarkson	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	210	Mar 13, 1915	4	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2			0.0
Ray Dandridge HOF	28	us US	R	R	5' 5"	175	Aug 31, 1913	7	30		30		0	0	0	25	2	3	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Johnny Davis	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	217	Feb 6, 1917	2	25		25		0	0	0	0	0	0	15	4	6	25			0.7
Leon Day HOF	25	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Oct 30, 1916	8	41		41		9	0	0	3	0	0	8	15	0	23			3.9	All-Star
Larry Doby HOF	18	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Dec 13, 1923	1st	23		23		0	0	0	11	1	0	0	11	0	11			0.6
Lucius Dorsey	20	us US			6' 0"	193	Oct 15, 1921	2	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.1
Glass							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.0
Gordon							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Jimmy Hill	24	us US	L	L	5' 6"	140	Jun 6, 1918	5	17		17		17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Fred Hobgood	20	us US	L	L	6' 0"	160	Oct 1, 1921	2	11		11		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7
Johnny Holmes							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.1
Leniel Hooker	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	169	Jun 28, 1919	3	18		18		17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Monte Irvin HOF	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Feb 25, 1919	5	4		4		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4			0.6
Clarence Isreal	24	us US	R	R	5' 5"	160	Feb 15, 1918	3	42		42		0	0	0	6	36	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Max Manning	23	us US	R	R	6' 4"	180	Nov 18, 1918	4	15		15		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.2
Fran Matthews	25	us US	L	L	5' 8"	180	Nov 2, 1916	4	5		5		0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Charlie Parks	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	195	Jun 19, 1917	5	41		41		0	28	5	0	5	0	3	0	0	3			0.8
Lennie Pearson	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	214	May 23, 1918	6	50		50		0	0	35	6	4	0	4	3	0	7			2.4	All-Star
Leon Ruffin	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	169	Feb 11, 1912	7	35		35		0	29	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Ed Stone	32	us US	L	R	6' 0"	195	Aug 21, 1909	8	50		50		0	0	0	1	2	1	0	4	42	46			1.4
Mule Suttles HOF	41	us US	R	R	6' 3"	215	Mar 31, 1901	19	7		7		0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Charlie Thomas	23	us US	R	R	5' 9"	168	Aug 13, 1918	2	8		8		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	8			-0.3
Murray Watkins	26	us US	L	R	5' 4"	145	Oct 16, 1915	1st	7		7		0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Willie Wells HOF	37	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Aug 10, 1904	17	47		47		0	0	0	0	0	44	0	2	0	2			1.8	All-Star
Carl Whitney	28	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Sep 7, 1913	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.1
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR