Newport Dodgers
Introduction The '''Newport Dodgers''' were a Northeast Arkansas League baseball team based in Newport, Arkansas, USA that played from 1936 to 1941.They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1936 to 1937, the Detroit Tigers in 1939 and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1940–1941.They played their home games at Mann Field. The Newport Pearl Diggers began Northeast Arkansas League play in 1909.Pete Reiser and Johnny Sain are the only two known major leaguers to play for the team when it was known as the Cardinals.
Year-by-year record  Year  Record  Finish  Manager  Playoffs 1909  29–25  2nd  Arthur Riggs none 1936  67–30  1st  Thorpe Hamilton  Lost League Finals 1937  53–55  4th  Thorpe Hamilton  none 1938  61–46  3rd  Thorpe Hamilton / Mike Blazo  Lost League Finals 1939  61–60  3rd  Clarence Harris  none 1940  56–68  3rd  Cliff Greer / Paul Chervinko  1941  71–46  1st  Merle Settlemire  none   '''League Champs'''
References
External links * Baseball Reference