Newark Eagles Hand-Painted T-Shirt – Negro League Baseball Shop / Shops At The CoOp

The merging of the Newark Dodgers and Brooklyn Eagles in resulted in the Newark Eagles who would play from 1936 until 1948 while being owned by Effa Manley, the first black woman to manage a team. The team would have a formidable roster and in 1946 would win the World Series in an upset of Kansas City. The team would move to Houston in 1949 and play for a few years. Eagles fans, New York natives and baseball historians will love this shirt representing a part of baseball and American history.