Newark Eagles 1938 Authentic Wool Ballcap Size:700 Louis Browns for many years

Louis Browns for many years

the 1980's with base burner Vince Coleman

Item# GPA22C

Standard black visor with green satin under visor

Newark Eagles 1938 Authentic Wool Ballcap Size:700 Louis Browns for many yearsAUTHENTIC REPRODUCTION OF THE 1939 BALLCAP WORN BY THE NEWARK EAGLES History: The Eagles began life playing in Brooklyns Ebbets Field in 1935, but moved to Newark the following season. One of the Negro National Leagues top clubs, it featured shrewd female management in the form of Effa Manley and won the Negro League World Series in 1946. This was the high point for the team, as 1947 marked the beginning of integration, weakening the Negro Leagues as