Newark Bears


TEAM NAME: Abbreviation: League: Stadium: Established:	Newark Bears NWK NL Candlestick Park 1961		OWNER: Location: Email: AIM: Career Record:	John Alcamo (none) Johnkc5@verizon.net Johnkc5 59-103 (.364)
FRANCHISE HISTORY 1960: 85-77 (3rd) PLAYOFFS: DNQ MVP: Tito Francona [yearbook] 1961: 65-97 (7th) PLAYOFFS: DNQ MVP: Tito Francona [yearbook] 1962: 80-82 (5th) PLAYOFFS: DNQ MVP: Don Drysdale [yearbook] 1963: 86-76 (2nd) PLAYOFFS: 2-4, Lost LDS MVP: Don Drysdale [yearbook] 1964: 94-68 (3rd) PLAYOFFS: 2-4, Lost LDS MVP: Don Drysdale [yearbook] 1965: 73-89 (6th) PLAYOFFS: DNQ MVP: Donn Clendenon [yearbook] 1966: 93-69 (2nd) PLAYOFFS: 2-4, Lost LDS MVP: Boog Powell [yearbook] 1967: 59-103 (6th) PLAYOFFS: DNQ MVP: Mike Cuellar [yearbook] TTL: 635-661 PLAYOFFS: 6-12 NOTES: Originally the Brooklyn Mets (1960). Relocated to Ohio (1961). 1963 NL Wildcard. 1964 NL Wildcard. 1966 NL Wildcard. Relocated to Newark (1967).
DRAFT HISTORY (First 3 Rounds) 1960: Don Drysdale (1.10), Luis Aparicio (2.23), Bobby Richardson (3.42) 1961: Terry Fox (1.9), Donn Clendenon (2.25), Jack Baldschun (3.41) 1962: Boog Powell (1.4), Manny Mota (2.19), Johnny Klippstein (3.35) 1963: Tommy John (1.8), Fred Newman (2.24), Jim Roland (3.40) 1964: Mike Cuellar (1.10), Jack Aker (2.26), Jackie Brandt (3.42) 1965: Jim Northrup (1.12), Mickey Stanley (2.28), Ken Henderson (3.44) 1966: Rick Monday (1.7), Paul Lindblad (2.22), Dick Lines (3.38) 1967: Don Wilson (1.12), Duane Josephson (3.44) 1968: Bobby Bonds (1.3), Deron Johnson (2.17), Dalton Jones (3.33) [COMPLETE DRAFT HISTORY] FRANCHISE RECORDS
SINGLE SEASON Batting Average: .313 (Tito Francona,1960) At Bats: 703 (Bobby Richardson,1962) Hits: 206 (Bobby Richardson,1962) Doubles: 43 (Tito Francona,1960) Triples: 12 (Donn Clendenon,1965) Home Runs: 45 (Boog Powell,1964) Total Bases: 290 (Tito Francona,1960) Extra Base Hits: 65 (Tito Francona,1960) Runs Scored: 99 (Luis Aparicio,1960) Runs Batted In: 98 (Boog Powell,1964) Stolen Bases: 54 (Luis Aparicio,1960,64) Walks: 80 (Boog Powell,1964) Strikeouts: 147 (Donn Clendenon,1963) Pinch Hits: 22 (Dick Gernert,1961) Earned Run Average: 2.05 (Don Drysdale,1964) Wins: 27 (Don Drysdale,1964) Losses: 23 (Don Drysdale,1965) Saves: 37 (Jack Aker,1966) Innings Pitched: 351.2 (Don Drysdale,1964) Games Pitched: 76 (Lindy McDaniel,1960) Games Started: 45 (Don Drysdale,1963,65) Complete Games: 20 (Don Drysdale,1964) Shutouts: 7 (Don Drysdale,1964) Strikeouts: 260 (Don Drysdale,1960) Walks: 126 (Ray Sadecki,1961)		CAREER Batting Average: .303 (Tito Francona) At Bats: 5087 (Luis Aparicio) Hits: 1301 (Luis Aparicio) Doubles: 177 (John Roseboro) Triples: 34 (Luis Aparicio) Home Runs: 145 (Boog Powell) Total Bases: 1720 (Luis Aparicio) Extra Base Hits: 283 (John Roseboro) Runs Scored: 636 (Luis Aparicio) Runs Batted In: 441 (Luis Aparicio) Stolen Bases: 280 (Luis Aparicio) Walks: 338 (Boog Powell) Strikeouts: 584 (Boog Powell) Pinch Hits: 47 (Wes Covington) Earned Run Average: 2.67 (Lindy McDaniel) Wins: 136 (Don Drysdale) Losses: 119 (Don Drysdale) Saves: 74 (Terry Fox) Innings Pitched: 2351.0 (Don Drysdale) Games Pitched: 500 (Lindy McDaniel) Games Started: 328 (Don Drysdale) Complete Games: 84 (Don Drysdale) Shutouts: 27 (Don Drysdale) Strikeouts: 1692 (Don Drysdale) Walks: 561 (Don Drysdale) Games (P): 500 (Lindy McDaniel) Games (C): 1000 (Johnny Roseboro) Games (1B): 521 (Donn Clendenon) Games (2B): 1056 (Bobby Richardson) Games (3B): 334 (Rich Rollins) Games (SS): 1290 (Luis Aparicio) Games (OF): 623 (Manny Mota) Games (OF): 518 (Russ Snyder) Games (OF): 454 (Boog Powell)