Abe Manley
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Abraham L. "Abe" Manley was an American sports executive and husband of the first woman inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
, Effa Manley
. He co-owned the Newark Eagles
baseball franchise in the Negro Leagues
with his wife from 1935 to 1946.
Manley bought the Brooklyn Eagles and Newark Dodgers and merged them into the Newark Eagles
in . An active owner, Manley also served as vice president and treasurer of the Negro National League at one point. He met his wife, Effa, at a New York Yankees
game in 1935, and he involved her in the operation of his club.
Manley was born in Hertford, North Carolina
and died in Germantown, Pennsylvania
.
He was among the 94 Negro League figures on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot
in , but he was not selected. Instead his wife became the first woman to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...
, Effa Manley
Effa Manley
Effa L. Manley was an American sports executive, and the first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. She co-owned the Newark Eagles baseball franchise in the Negro leagues with her husband Abe from 1935 to 1946 and was sole owner through 1948 after his death...
. He co-owned the Newark Eagles
Newark Eagles
The Newark Eagles was a professional Negro league baseball team that played in the second Negro National League from 1936 to 1948.- Formation :...
baseball franchise in the Negro Leagues
Negro league baseball
The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven relatively successful leagues beginning in...
with his wife from 1935 to 1946.
Manley bought the Brooklyn Eagles and Newark Dodgers and merged them into the Newark Eagles
Newark Eagles
The Newark Eagles was a professional Negro league baseball team that played in the second Negro National League from 1936 to 1948.- Formation :...
in . An active owner, Manley also served as vice president and treasurer of the Negro National League at one point. He met his wife, Effa, at a New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
game in 1935, and he involved her in the operation of his club.
Manley was born in Hertford, North Carolina
Hertford, North Carolina
Hertford is a town in Perquimans County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,185 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Perquimans County. Hertford is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region and is part of the Elizabeth City Micropolitan Statistical Area...
and died in Germantown, Pennsylvania
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Germantown is a neighborhood in the northwest section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, about 7–8 miles northwest from the center of the city...
.
He was among the 94 Negro League figures on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot
Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2006
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 2006 proceeded in keeping with rules enacted in 2001, augmented by a special election; the result was the largest class of inductees in the Hall's history, including the first woman elected. The Baseball Writers Association of America held an election to...
in , but he was not selected. Instead his wife became the first woman to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.