Abe Manley facts for kids
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| Born: December 22, 1885 Hertford, North Carolina |
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| Died: December 9, 1952 (aged 66) Germantown, Pennsylvania |
Abraham Lincoln Manley (born December 22, 1885 – died December 9, 1952) was an important person in American baseball. He was an executive in the Negro Leagues. He owned the Newark Eagles baseball team with his wife, Effa Manley. They owned the team from 1935 to 1946.
About Abe Manley
Abe Manley was born in Hertford, North Carolina. His birthday was December 22, 1885.
He met his wife, Effa, at a New York Yankees baseball game in 1935. He soon asked her to help him run his baseball team.
In 1936, Manley bought two teams: the Brooklyn Eagles and the Newark Dodgers. He combined them to create the Newark Eagles. He was a very involved owner. He also worked as a vice president and treasurer for the Negro National League. He even managed the Eagles team in 1936 and 1938.
Manley passed away in Germantown, Pennsylvania on December 9, 1952. This was about two weeks before his 67th birthday. He was buried at St. Madeleine Sophie Catholic Church in that city.
His Baseball Legacy
Abe Manley was one of 94 people from the Negro Leagues considered for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. He was not chosen at that time. However, his wife, Effa Manley, made history. She became the first woman to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
