Category Archive: 1946 Newark Eagles

These articles were published in The Newark Eagles Take Flight: The Story of the 1946 Negro League Champions (2019), edited by Frederick C. Bush and Bill Nowlin. Click here to download the e-book or purchase the paperback edition.

September 25, 1946: Hilton Smith goes the distance as Monarchs roll in Game 5

November 18, 2020

Negro League team owners could see the handwriting on the wall…

August 18, 1946: Artie Wilson turns in a star performance in Negro Leagues East-West Classic

October 10, 2020

After the East defeated the West, 6-3, in Washington, D.C., on…

August 15, 1946: Newark Eagles quartet sparks East to victory in Negro Leagues all-star game

October 10, 2020

The first Negro Leagues East-West All-Star Game of 1946 took…

May 5, 1946: Leon Day throws Opening Day no-hitter for Newark Eagles

October 10, 2020

It is common knowledge that Cleveland Indians Hall of Famer Bob…

August 11, 1946: Leon Day pitches 15 innings, hits game-winning homer for Newark Eagles

October 10, 2020

It was a cool, sunny day at Ruppert Stadium, home of the Newark…

September 17-29, 1946: Newark Eagles get the best of Kansas City Monarchs in Negro League World Series

October 10, 2020

The 1946 Negro League World Series played between the Negro National…