League Year Team Record Standing Federal League 1915 Newark Peppers 80-72 5th Place
Class League Year Team (affiliate) Record Standing
Eastern League 1884 Newark Domestics 40-43 3rd
Eastern League 1885 Newark Domestics 42-49 4th
Eastern League 1886 Newark Little Giants 68-26 1st
(A) International Assoc. 1887 Newark Sailors 59-39 4th
Central League 1888 Newark Trunkmakers 83-23 1st [aka Newark Little Giants]
Atlantic Association 1889 Newark Little Giants 54-40 2nd
Atlantic Association 1890 Newark Little Giants 60-61 3rd
(A) Atlantic League 1896 Newark Colts 82-61 1st (not in playoffs)
(A) Atlantic League 1897 Newark Colts 89-52 2nd
(B) Atlantic League 1898 Newark Colts 58-71 6th
(A) Atlantic League 1899 Newark Colts 42-54 6th, last
(A) Atlantic League 1900 Newark Colts 8-12 Disbanded 6/2
(A) Eastern League 1902 Newark Sailors 39-98 8th,last
(A) Eastern League 1903 Newark Sailors 73-63 5th
(A) Eastern League 1904 Newark Sailors 77-59 4th
(A) Eastern League 1905 Newark Sailors 69-62 4th
(A) Eastern League 1906 Newark Sailors 66-71 5th
(A) Eastern League 1907 Newark Sailors 67-66 4th
(A) Eastern League 1908 Newark Indians 79-58 3rd
(A) Eastern League 1909 Newark Indians 86-67 2nd Mgr.-Joe McGinnity 29 wins, 195 SO's
(A) Eastern League 1910 Newark Indians 88-66 2nd Mgr.-Joe McGinnity 30 wins
(A) Eastern League 1911 Newark Indians 57-95 7th Mgr.-Joe McGinnity
AA International League 1912 Newark Indians 80-72 3rd Same league, name change.
AA International League 1913 Newark Indians 95-57 1st
AA International League 1914 Newark Indians 73-77 5th
D Atlantic League 1914 Newark Cubans 26-11 Moved to Long Branch 7/22 Tot:59-32 2nd
AA International League 1915 Newark Indians 26-26 Moved to Harrisburg Senators 7/2
AA International League 1916 Newark Indians 52-87 8th,last
AA International League 1917 Newark Bears 86-68 4th
AA International League 1918 Newark Bears 64-63 4th
AA International League 1919 Newark Bears 71-80 5th
AA International League 1921 Newark Bears 72-92 5th
AA International League 1922 Newark Bears 54-112 8th,last
AA International League 1923 Newark Bears 60-101 7th
AA International League 1924 Newark Bears 80-83 5th
AA International League 1925 Newark Bears 8-20 Moved to Providence Grays Tot:63-100 8th,last
AA International League 1926 Newark Bears 99-66 3rd
AA International League 1927 Newark Bears 90-77 3rd
AA International League 1928 Newark Bears 81-84 7th
AA International League 1929 Newark Bears 81-85 6th
AA International League 1930 Newark Bears 80-88 5th
AA International League 1931 Newark Bears 99-69 2nd
AA International League 1932 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 109-59 1st Junior World Series Champions
AA International League 1933 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 102-62 1st
AA International League 1934 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 93-60 1st
AA International League 1935 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 81-71 4th
AA International League 1936 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 88-67 3rd,lose 1 game playoff for 2nd.
AA International League 1937 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 109-43 1st Junior World Series Champions
AA International League 1938 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 104-48 1st Int'l. Lg. Playoff Champions
AA International League 1939 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 82-73 4th,win 1 game playoff for 4th
AA International League 1940 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 95-65 2nd Junior World Series Champions
AA International League 1941 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 100-54 1st
AA International League 1942 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 92-51 1st
AA International League 1943 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 85-68 2nd
AA International League 1944 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 85-69 2nd
AA International League 1945 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 89-64 2nd Int'l. Lg. Playoff Champions
AAA International League 1946 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 80-74 4th,lose 1 game playoff for 3rd
AAA International League 1947 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 65-89 6th
AAA International League 1948 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 80-72 2nd
AAA International League 1949 Newark Bears (NY-AL) 55-98 8th,last; Franchise sold to Cubs, transferred by Lg. to Springfield Cubs (Chi-NL)
• In 1951, there was talk of moving the IL team in Ottawa to Newark, but nothing came of it.
Ind Atlantic League 1998 Newark Bears 1st half 13-32 5th
2nd half 17-33 6th
35-65 6th,last 29GB [Home games played at Ballpark at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut]
Ind Atlantic League 1999 Newark Bears 1st half 24-35 5th, 18˝GB [Home games played at Skylands Park, Augusta, N.J.]
2nd half 31-29 3rd, 5GB [Home Field: Riverfront Stadium, Newark]
55-64 22˝GB
Ind Atlantic League 2000 Newark Bears 1st half 38-32 3rd,6GB North Division
2nd half 36-34 4th, last 7˝GB North Div.
74-66 5th 8GB
Ind Atlantic League 2001 Newark Bears 1st half 38-25 1st,3GA Northern Div 1st half Champions
2nd half 37-26 2nd,1GB, North Division. North Division (playoffs) Champions
75-51 2nd,8GB
Ind Atlantic League 2002 Newark Bears 1st half 36-27 1st (tie), South Division
2nd half 33-28 3rd,9˝GB, South Division. South Division (playoffs) Champions
69-55 4th,2GB
Ind Atlantic League 2003 Newark Bears 1st half 32-31 2nd,9GB, South Division
2nd half 22-40 4th,last, 14˝GB South Div.
54-71
Ind Atlantic League 2004 Newark Bears 1st half 27-36 4th, South Division
2nd half 36-27 2nd, 3˝ GB, South Division
63-63
Ind Atlantic League 2005 Newark Bears 1st half 33-36 2nd, 9˝GB, North Division
2nd half 24-46 3rd, 12GB, North Division
57-82
Ind Atlantic League 2006 Newark Bears 1st half 21-42 4th, last, 18GB, North Division
2nd half 21-41 3rd, 16˝GB, North Division
42-83
Ind Atlantic League 2007 Newark Bears 1st half 36-27 1st, 1 GA North Division
2nd half 36-27 2nd, 1GB, North Division Champions!
72-54
Ind Atlantic League 2008 Newark Bears 1st half 39-31 2nd, 1GB, Freedom Division
2nd half 33-37 3rd, last, 9GB (tie), Freedom Division
72-68
Ind Atlantic League 2009 Newark Bears 1st half 35-35 2nd, 8 G.B., Freedom Division
2nd half 39-31 2nd, 4 G.B. Freedom Division (Freedom Division playoffs)
74-66
Ind Atlantic League 2010 Newark Bears 1st half 21-49 4th, last, 19 G.B. Freedom Division
2nd half 32-37 2nd (tie), 6.5 G.B. Freedom Division
53-86 4th, last, 21.5 G.B. Freedom Division [Move to Canadian-American League for 2011]
Ind Can-Am League 2011 Newark Bears 1st half 23-24 5th, 12.5 G.B.
2nd half 18-28 7th, 12 G.B.
41-52 6th, 24.5 G.B.
Ind Can-Am League 2012 Newark Bears 35-65 4th, 31 G.B.
Ind Can-Am League 2013 Newark Bears 37-63 5th, last, 20 G.B.
The Newark Bears left Can-Am League and disbanded before the 2014 season.
League Year Team Lg Record Standing Eastern Colored League 1926 Newark Stars 1-10 Folded after 11 games. Eastern Colored League 1927 Newark Cuban Stars 28-28 4th Cuban Stars were road team earlier. Eastern Colored League 1928 Newark Cuban Stars 1-3 7th, last League folded mid-season Independent 1931 Newark Browns 3-9 6th in loose East confederation. East-West League 1932 Newark Browns 3-14 8th, last Independent 1933 Newark Dodgers 12-9 (against top black teams) pos. 18-15 in NNL in 1934, but listed as Philadelphia Stars in records Negro National League 1934 Newark Dodgers 11-14 5th East-West League 1935 Newark Dodgers 17-33 8th, last [a.k.a. Negro National League] Negro National League 1936 Newark Eagles 30-29 3rd, 5.5GB Team formed by merger of Newark Dodgers with Brooklyn Eagles. Negro National League 1937 Newark Eagles 26-11 2nd, 1.5 GB Negro National League 1938 Newark Eagles 28-17 3rd, 3GB Negro National League 1939 Newark Eagles 29-20 2nd Lost 1st round playoffs, 3 games to 1 to Baltimore Elite Giants Negro National League 1940 Newark Eagles 32-22 3rd Negro National League 1941 Newark Eagles 19-15 3rd Negro National League 1942 Newark Eagles 18-16 3rd, 4GB Negro National League 1943 Newark Eagles 19-20 5th Negro National League 1944 Newark Eagles 19-22 5th, 9GB Negro National League 1945 Newark Eagles 21-17 3rd, 7.5GB Negro National League 1946 Newark Eagles 47-16 1st Champions! Won Negro World Series 4 games to 3 v. Kansas City Monarchs (ANL) Negro National League 1947 Newark Eagles 41-35 3rd 1st half 1st Negro National League 1948 Newark Eagles 29-28 3rd
1939 1st round: Newark Eagles lose 3 games to 1 against the Baltimore Elite Giants
1946 Newark Eagles (NNL) win 4 games to 3 against the Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) Champions!
1933 South Division, 1st round lose 1 game to 3 to Rochester Red Wings (St. Louis-NL)
1934 1st round lose 1 game to 4 to Toronto Maple Leafs (Cinn.)
1935 1st round lose 0 games to 4 to Syracuse Chiefs (Indep.)
1936 Lose 1 game playoff to Rochester Red Wings (St.Louis-NL) for 2nd place
1st round lose 0 games to 4 to Buffalo Bisons (Indep.)
1937 1st round beat Syracuse Chiefs (Cinn.) 4 games to 0
Finals: beat Baltimore Orioles (Indep.) 4 games to 0 Champions
1938 1st round beat Rochester Red Wings (St.L-NL) 4 games to 3
Finals: beat Buffalo Bisons 4 games to 1 Champions
1939 Win 1 game playoff for 4th v. Syracuse Chiefs (Indep.)
1st round beat Jersey City Giants (NY-NL) 4 games to 2
Finals: lose 4 games to 3 to Rochester red Wings (St.Louis-NL)
1940 1st round beat Jersey City Giants (NY-NL) 4 games to 0
Finals: beat Baltimore Orioles (Phil.-NL) 4 games to 3 Champions
1941 1st round beat Rochester red Wings (St.Louis-NL) 4 games to 1
Finals: lose 4 games to 3 to Montreal Royals (Bklyn.)
1942 1st round lose 4 games to 2 to Jersey City Giants (NY-NL)
1943 1st round lose 4 games to 2 to Syracuse Chiefs (Cinn.)
1944 1st round beat Toronto Maple Leafs (Pitts.) 4 games to 0
Finals: lose 4 games to 3 to Baltimore Orioles (Cleve.)
1945 1st round beat Toronto Maple Leafs (Phil.-AL) 4 games to 2
Finals: beat Montreal Royals (Bklyn.) 4 games to 3 Champions
1946 lose 1 game playoff for 3rd place to Baltimore Orioles (Cleve.)
1st round lose 4 games to 2 to Montreal Royals (Bklyn.)
1948 1st round lose 4 games to 3 to Syracuse Chiefs (Cinn.)
1932 Newark Bears 4 games to 2 vs. Minneapolis Millers (American Association)Champions 1937 Newark Bears 4 games to 3 vs. Columbus Redbirds (American Association)Champions 1938 Kansas City Blues (NY-AL) (Amer. Assoc.) 4 games to 3 vs. Newark Bears 1940 Newark Bears 4 games to 2 vs. Louisville Colonels (Cinn.) (Amer. Assoc)Champions 1945 Louisville Colonels (Cinn.) 4 games to 2 vs. Newark Bears
2001 Northern Division Championship: Newark Bears beat Nashua Spirit 2 games to 0
League Championship: Newark Bears lose 3 games to 2 to Somerset Patriots.
2002 South Division Championship: Newark Bears beat Atlantic City Surf 2 games to 1
League Championship: Newark Bears beat Bridgeport Bluefish 3 games to 0 of best of 5 series. Champions
2007 North Division Championship: Newark Bears beat Long Island Ducks 2 games to 0
League Championship: Newark Bears beat Somerset Patriots 3 games to 1. Champions
2009 Freedom Division Championship: Newark Bears lose 3 games to 1 to Somerset Patriots.
Negro League World Series Champions
Newark Eagles 1946
National Negro League Pennants
Newark Eagles 1946, 1st Half
Newark Eagles 1946, 2nd Half
Newark Eagles 1947, 1st Half
Eastern League Pennant
Newark Little Giants 1886
Central League Pennant
Newark Trunkmakers 1888
Atlantic League Pennant
Newark Colts 1896
International League Pennants
Newark Indians 1913 Champions (no playoffs)
Newark Bears 1932 Champions (no playoffs)
Newark Bears- South Division 1933
Newark Bears 1934,1937,1938,1941,1942
International League Playoff Champions
Newark Bears 1937,1938,1940,1945
Newark Bears International League Playoff Records:
One Game playoffs 1-2 (not in other playoff totals)
Playoff series 11-11
Playoff games 65-60
Finals series 4-3
Finals games 25-19
Newark Bears Junior World Series Records:
Champions 1932,1937,1940
Series 3-2
Total Games 17-15
Total Post Season Totals, Newark Bears (International Lg.): 82-75
Atlantic League Pennants:
Newark Bears 2001 Northern Division, 1st Half
Newark Bears 2002 South Division, 1st Half (tie)
Newark Bears 2007 North Division, 1st Half
Atlantic League Playoff Champions
Newark Bears 2002
Newark Bears 2007
Note: 1937- Bears clinch pennant 8/23 after 131 games of 154 scheduled.
| Home Fields: | |
|---|---|
| • Meadowbrook Oval, Newark | |
| Home field for Newark teams to 1915 | |
| • Harrison Field, Harrison, NJ | |
| Newark Peppers home field, opened 4/16/1915 | |
| Newark Indians home field, 1916 | |
| Newark Bears home field, 1917-1923 | |
| Burned down 8/18/1923 | |
| • Meadowbrook Oval | |
| Newark Bears home field from 8/19/1923 - 1925 | |
| • Davids Stadium, Newark; cap.- 15,000 | |
| Newark Bears home field 1926-1927 | |
| • Newark Ballpark- renamed Davids Stadium | |
| Newark Bears home field, 1928 | |
| • Bears Stadium- renamed Newark Ballpark | |
| Newark Bears home field, 1929-1932 | |
| • Ruppert Stadium cap.- 19,000; Rebuilt & reopened 1932. Site of earlier Down Neck Stadium | |
| Newark Bears home field, 1926-1949. | |
| Newark Eagles home field | |
| Demolished 1967 | |
| • Ballpark at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut | |
| Newark Bears home field, 1998 | |
| • Skylands Park, Augusta, New Jersey | |
| Newark Bears home field, 1st half 1999 | |
| • Riverfront Park, Newark, New Jersey, Opened 7/19/1999 | |
| Newark Bears & Eagles home field, opened 7/19/1999 |
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