Newark Bears

The Newark Bears are an American minor league baseball team located in Newark, New Jersey. They are a member of the Atlantic League and are affiliated with no Major League Baseball team. They play their home games at Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium in Newark, New Jersey.

Contents

1 The Atlantic League Bears (1998-present) 1.1 Season Results 1.2 Post-Season Results 1.3 External link 2 The International League Bears (1926-49) 2.1 Season Results 2.2 Post-Season Results 3 References

The Atlantic League Bears (1998-present)

The club is named after an earlier Newark team (see below). It was formed in 1998 by former New York Yankees catcher Rick Cerone, a Newark native. However, the Bears played their "home" schedule at HarborYard Stadium in Bridgeport, Connecticut that season while awaiting the completion of their new home field. In addition, the Bears played several home games during the first half of the 1999 season at Skylands Park in Augusta, New Jersey. The Bears inaugurated their new park in Newark on July 16, 1999.

Over the years, the Bears have succeeded in attracting star talent to their club. Ozzie Canseco played for the Bears in 2000 and 2001, and his brother Jose Canseco was with the team for part of 2001 as well. Rickey Henderson played the first half of the 2003 season with the Bears and was named most valuable player in the Atlantic League All-Star Game. He was subsequently signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but was released at season's end, and he returned to the Bears for 2004.

Season Results

Season	Manager	First Half Record	Second Half Record
1998	Tom O'Malley	18-32, 5th place	17-33, 6th place
1999	Tom O'Malley	24-35, 5th place	31-29, 3rd place
2000	Tom O'Malley	38-32, 3rd place North	36-34, 4th place North
2001	Tom O'Malley	38-25, 1st place North	37-26, 2nd place North
2002	Marv Foley	36-27, 1st place South (tie)	33-28, 3rd place South
2003	Bill Madlock	32-31, 2nd place South	22-40, 4th place South
2004	Bill Madlock	27-36, 4th place South	36-27, 2nd place South

Post-Season Results

• 2001: Defeated Nashua Pride, 2 games to 1; lost to Somerset Patriots, 3 games to 2, in championship round
• 2002: Defeated Atlantic City Surf, 2 games to 1; defeated Bridgeport Bluefish, 3 games to 0, for league championship

External link

• Newark Bears (official site) (http://www.newarkbears.com)

The International League Bears (1926-49)

The Newark Bears were a team in the International League from 1926 to 1949. They played their home games at Ruppert Stadium in what is now known as the Ironbound section of Newark; the stadium was demolished in 1967.

Newark was a hotbed of minor league baseball from the time of the formation of the Newark Indians in 1902, and the addition of the Newark Eagles of the Negro National Leagues in 1936. A Federal League team, the Newark Peppers, played in 1915.

In 1937, as a farm club of the New York Yankees, the Bears featured one of the most potent lineups in baseball, including Charlie Keller, Joe Gordon, and George McQuinn, among others. Their legacy was ensured when, after trailing 3 games to 0, they won the last four games against the Columbus Red Birds of the American Association to capture the Junior World Series.

Following the 1949 season, the Bears moved to Springfield, Massachusetts. Their departure, and the folding of the Eagles a year later, left Newark without professional baseball for nearly 50 years, until the formation of the Atlantic League Bears (see above).

Season Results

Season	Affiliation	Manager	Record
1926	None	Fred Burchell	99-66, 3rd place
1927	None	John Egan	90-77, 3rd place
1928	None	Walter Johnson	81-84, 7th place
1929	None	Tris Speaker	81-85, 7th place
1930	None	Tris Speaker/Al Mamaux	80-88, 5th place
1931	None	Al Mamaux	99-69, 2nd place
1932	Yankees	Al Mamaux	109-59, 1st place
1933	Yankees	Al Mamaux	102-62, 1st place South
1934	Yankees	Bob Shawkey	93-60, 1st place
1935	Yankees	Bob Shawkey	81-71, 4th place
1936	Yankees	Ossie Vitt	88-67, 3rd place
1937	Yankees	Ossie Vitt	109-43, 1st place
1938	Yankees	Johnny Neun	104-48, 1st place
1939	Yankees	Johnny Neun	82-73, 4th place
1940	Yankees	Johnny Neun	95-65, 2nd place
1941	Yankees	Johnny Neun	100-54, 1st place
1942	Yankees	Bill Meyer	92-61, 1st place
1943	Yankees	Bill Meyer	85-68, 2nd place
1944	Yankees	Bill Meyer	85-69, 2nd place
1945	Yankees	Bill Meyer	89-64, 2nd place
1946	Yankees	George Selkirk	80-74, 4th place
1947	Yankees	George Selkirk	65-89, 6th place
1948	Yankees	Bill Skiff	80-72, 2nd place
1949	Yankees	Buddy Hassett	55-98, 8th place

Post-Season Results

• 1932: Defeated Minneapolis Millers (American Association), 4 games to 2, in Junior World Series
• 1933: Lost to Rochester Red Wings, 3 games to 1, in opening round
• 1934: Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 3, in opening round
• 1935: Lost to Syracuse Chiefs, 4 games to 0, in opening round
• 1936: Lost to Buffalo Bisons, 4 games to 1, in opening round
• 1937: Defeated Syracuse Chiefs, 4 games to 0; defeated Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 0, for league championship; defeated Columbus Red Birds, 4 games to 3, in Junior World Series
• 1938: Defeated Rochester Red Wings, 4 games to 3; defeated Buffalo Bisons, 4 games to 1, for league championship; lost to Kansas City Blues, 4 games to 3, in Junior World Series
• 1939: Defeated Jersey City Giants, 4 games to 2; lost to Rochester Red Wings, 4 games to 3, in championship round
• 1940: Defeated Jersey City Giants, 4 games to 0; defeated Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3, for league championship; defeated Louisville Colonels, 4 games to 2, in Junior World Series
• 1941: Defeated Rochester Red Wings, 4 games to 1; lost to Montreal Royals, 4 games to 3, in championship round
• 1942: Lost to Jersey City Giants, 4 games to 2, in opening round
• 1943: Lost to Syracuse Chiefs, 4 games to 2, in opening round
• 1944: Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 0; lost to Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3, in championship round
• 1945: Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 2; defeated Montreal Royals, 4 games to 3, for league championship; lost to Louisville Colonels, 4 games to 2, in Junior World Series
• 1946: Lost to Montreal Royals, 4 games to 2, in opening round
• 1948: Lost to Syracuse Chiefs, 4 games to 3, in opening round

References

Johnson, Lloyd, & Wolff, Miles, eds., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Second Edition, 1997, ISBN 0-9637189-8-3

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