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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Previous classes | Class D (1909, 1936–1941) |
| League | Northeast Arkansas League (1909, 1936–1941) |
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| League titles | 1 (1941) |
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Previous parks | Mann Field |
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.[1][2]
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 | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 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 |