In the 1946 Negro World Series, the Newark Eagles, champions of the Negro National League, beat the Kansas City Monarchs, champions of the Negro American League, four games to three.

Newark won the series, 4–3.

Game 1 matched Hilton Smith for Kansas City and Leon Day for Newark, but each would not factor in the final decision, while each team lost a player due to injury. Newark third baseman Clarence Isreal was lost for the game in the third inning due to dislocating his knee while running into the stands for a foul ball (he was replaced by Benny Felder). Monarch shortstop Jim Hamilton was lost in the fifth inning due to suffering a compound fracture in his right leg on a play at the plate (he would be replaced by Chico Renfroe).^{[citation needed]}

Kansas City started the proceedings with the first run in the opening inning with Hank Thompson hitting a leadoff single. However, right fielder Bob Harvey would commit an error on the play, and Thompson advanced all the way to third base. Herb Souell would follow him with a single to right that scored Thompson. A single by the next batter was followed by a double play and a subsequent out to quell the threat for more.^{[citation needed]}

The Monarchs blew a key chance in the fourth inning for runs. The bases were loaded on two walks and a single and one out, but Hilton Smith and Hank Thompson committed outs to end the threat. Newark had their own blown chance in the fifth inning, when they had two baserunners on with one out, but Jimmy Wilkes and Benny Felder both committed outs to keep the game at 1–0. Smith was replaced after the fifth inning, having allowed five hits while walking two batters and striking out four. Day would follow in being replaced in the fifth, having allowed four hits while walking four and striking out six. In for Smith was Satchel Paige while in for Day was Rufus Lewis, with each proving to allow four hits in four innings, but Paige proved the most effective, as he allowed no runs to score while striking out eight. Newark broke through in the sixth inning. Second baseman Larry Doby was walked by Smith (who in turned was replaced by Paige). Doby stole second base, but Monte Irvin and Lennie Pearson struck out. With two outs, Johnny Davis hit a single to right that tied the game.^{[citation needed]}

Kansas City responded in the seventh inning, starting on a single by Paige that got him to second base when Doby committed an error. With two outs, Souell hit a single to left that scored Paige and gave them a 2–1 lead. The Eagles would hit a single in each of the last three innings but fail to send a runner home, with Cotton Williams striking out to end the game.^{[citation needed]}

This was the first time since Game 3 of the 1942 Negro World Series that each team hit a home run, and it saw Kansas City blow a 4–1 lead in the seventh inning. Acting as starter was Ford Smith for Kansas City while Max Manning started for Newark. The Eagles started the scoring when Larry Doby drew a two-out walk. Monte Irvin lined a double that scored Doby. Kansas City equaled the game in the fifth inning, starting with a leadoff single by Buck O'Neil, who advanced to second base on an error by center fielder Jimmy Wilkes. After a batter struck out, Chico Renfroe lined a single to right field that scored O'Neil.^{[citation needed]}

Kansas City cracked open the game in the sixth inning. Herb Souell hit a leadoff single, and Ted Strong laid a successful bunt that ended up getting him to first base when Manning committed an error. Willard Brown proceeded to hit a home run that made the score 4–1. However, Newark responded the next inning. Wilkes started by lining a leadoff single. After a strikeout, Doby stepped to the plate with one out. He hit a home run that made the score 4–3. After a walk to Irvin, Smith was replaced by Paige for his second straight relief appearance. Lennie Pearson lined a single to left that scored Irvin and tied the game, and an error by left fielder Johnie Scott got him to second base. A single by Johnny Davis scored Pearson to break the tie. A strikeout meant that Leon Ruffin stepped to the plate with two out. He responded with a single that scored Davis, and the throw by right fielder Strong rolled through third baseman Souell's legs, which meant that Ruffin advanced to third on the play. Manning, up to bat, singled to right to score the sixth and final run of the inning to make a 7–4 lead.^{[citation needed]}