Newark Browns Explained

Newark Browns
City:Bloomfield, New Jersey
League:East–West League (1932)
Ballpark:General Electric Field

The Newark Browns were a Negro league baseball team in the East–West League, based in Bloomfield, New Jersey, in 1932.[1] [2] They played their home games at General Electric Field.[3]

1932 season

The Browns were the final team to join the East–West League in March 1932.[4] They were managed by John Beckwith.[5] On April 13, the Browns' roster was announced, featuring outfielders Paul Arnold, Willie Gray, and Oscar Johnson, infielders Earl Davis, Frank McCoy and Jasper Washington, and pitchers Chet Brewer, Percy Miller and Nip Winters.[6] Early in the season, two pitchers and infielder Dick Seay all jumped from the Browns to other clubs in the league.[7] Their first league game was against the Baltimore Black Sox on May 28.[8] However, the club canceled a game on June 9 against the Hilldale Club,[9] and after only a handful of East–West games, the team dropped from the league and decided to continue play as an independent club.[10]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/nlb/team.cgi?id=c4c3e2ee 1932 Newark Browns
  2. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .
  3. Web site: Newark Opens With Red Caps. 15. Pittsburgh Courier. Newspapers.com. April 30, 1932. February 6, 2022.
  4. Web site: League Now Completed - No New York Entry. 6. The New York Age. Newspapers.com. 1932-03-12 . 2022-02-06.
  5. Web site: Newark Browns at Seamheads. seamheads.com . May 27, 2021.
  6. Web site: Browns Will Face Towners Prepared. 10. The Daily Record (Long Branch, New Jersey). Newspapers.com. 1932-04-14 . 2022-02-06.
  7. Web site: Dial, Lewis. New League Follows Trail Of Old. 6. The New York Age. Newspapers.com. May 21, 1932. February 4, 2022.
  8. Web site: Newark Browns to Meet Black Sox. 11. Asbury Park Press. Newspapers.com. May 28, 1932. February 4, 2022.
  9. Web site: Newark Browns Come to Grief in Cleveland. 13. Asbury Park Press. Newspapers.com. June 8, 1932. February 4, 2022.
  10. Web site: Passaic Pros to Break Into Fast Company. 19. Herald News. Newspapers.com. June 10, 1932. February 4, 2022.

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