Abraham Lincoln Manley (December 22, 1885 – December 9, 1952) was an American Negro league baseball executive. He co-owned the

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baseball franchise in the

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with his wife,

Effa Manley Effa Louise Manley (March 27, 1897 – April 16, 1981) was an American sports executive. She co-owned the Newark Eagles baseball franchise in the Negro leagues with her husband Abe Manley from 1935 to 1948. Throughout that time, she served as th ...

, from 1935 to 1946.

Biography

Manley was born in

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on December 22, 1885. He met his wife, Effa, at a

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game in 1935, and involved her in the operation of his club. Manley bought the

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and Newark Dodgers and merged them into the

in . An active owner, Manley also served as vice president and treasurer of the Negro National League at one point and also managed the Eagles in 1936 and 1938. He died in Germantown, Pennsylvania on December 9, 1952, roughly two weeks before what would have been his 67th birthday. He was buried at St. Madeleine Sophie

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Church there in the city.

Legacy

He was among the 94 Negro league figures on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot in , but was not selected, although his wife Effa became the first woman to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

References

External links

''Washington Post'' articleMLB.comAbe Manley at Seamheads.com
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