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Bobo Newsom
Louis Norman Newsom (Buck)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 220 lb.

MLB Debut September 11, 1929
Final Game September 17, 1953
Born August 11, 1907 in Hartsville, SC
Died December 7, 1962 (age 55)

Pitching   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Batters
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV SHO   IP     H   BFP    R   ER   HR  BB  IBB HBP  SO   WP BK  ERA
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 1934 26 NYA AL  10  18  .357  34  34   6   0   0   1  208.2  251   969  157  130  19   96   0   2  104   2  0  5.61  
 1935 27 NYN NL  17  13  .567  32  32   8   0   0   1  243.1  272  1075  147  124  17   85   2   2   97   4  0  4.59  
 1936 28 NYN NL  16  12  .571  37  37   8   0   0   3  264.1  322  1229  165  127  25  135   3   8  190  10  1  4.32  CY-8
 1937 29 NYA AL  14   8  .636  35  35   3   0   0   1  244.2  254  1102  145  123  20  120   4   6  139   7  1  4.52  CY-10
 1938 30 NYA AL  15  15  .500  35  35  21   0   0   2  286.0  267  1275  146  119  30  153   7   8  184   5  1  3.74  CY-3
 1939 31 DEA AL  17  13  .567  39  39  18   0   0   1  303.0  299  1315  175  153  36  138   0   7  252   9  0  4.54  CY-4
 1940 32 DEA AL  18   9  .667  32  32  15   0   0   1  241.1  229  1033  115  103  19   91   0   6  183   4  1  3.84  CY-4
 1941 33 DEA AL   8  19  .296  39  39   8   0   0   2  273.2  292  1215  148  111  17  118   1   5  195   1  0  3.65  
 1942 34 DEA AL   3   8  .273  26  13   1   5   0   1  106.0  141   515   97   79   5   51   2   0   75   3  0  6.71  
 1943 35 BON NL  13  19  .406  37  35   5   2   1   1  243.1  259  1103  117  106   8  131   8   6  184   2  0  3.92  
 1944 36 PHA AL  14  18  .438  38  38  11   0   0   1  290.2  295  1248  134  111  11  100   6   3  191   6  0  3.44  
 1945 37 PHA AL   9  18  .333  40  36   5   3   1   1  259.0  250  1099  119  111  14  111   3   4  145   4  0  3.86  
 1946 38 PHA AL   2   3  .400   7   7   0   0   0   0   43.1   47   195   25   23   4   20   2   0   23   0  0  4.78  
         SLA AL   9  13  .409  27  27   9   0   0   1  208.2  213   919   96   81   9   93  10   4  111   2  0  3.49  
         TOT     11  16  .407  34  34   9   0   0   1  252.0  260  1114  121  104  13  113  12   4  134   2  0  3.71 
 1947 39 BRN NL   9   8  .529  26  19   2   5   0   0  141.1  187   656   88   76   9   55   6   3   62   3  2  4.84  
 1948 40 PHA AL   0   4  .000   6   4   0   1   0   0   16.1   36    86   22   18   0    3   1   1    7   2  0  9.92  
 1949           [Did not play]
 1950           [Did not play]
 1951           [Did not play]
 1952 44 PIN NL   3   0 1.000  27   0   0  12   1   0   44.2   43   197   23   23   5   29   1   0   16   0  0  4.63  
 1953 45 PIN NL   0   7  .000  15   9   0   3   1   0   54.0   73   253   42   41   6   25   0   1   28   0  0  6.83  
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 17 Seasons     177 205  .463 532 471 120  31   4  17 3472.1 3730 15484 1961 1659 254 1554  56  66 2186  64  6  4.30
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
   With DEA      46  49  .484 136 123  42   5   0   5  924.0  961  4078  535  446  77  398   3  18  705  17  1  4.34
   With NYA      39  41  .488 104 104  30   0   0   4  739.1  772  3346  448  372  69  369  11  16  427  14  2  4.53
   With PHA      25  43  .368  91  85  16   4   1   2  609.1  628  2628  300  263  29  234  12   8  366  12  0  3.88
   With NY2      33  25  .569  69  69  16   0   0   4  507.2  594  2304  312  251  42  220   5  10  287  14  1  4.45
   With BON      13  19  .406  37  35   5   2   1   1  243.1  259  1103  117  106   8  131   8   6  184   2  0  3.92
   With SLA       9  13  .409  27  27   9   0   0   1  208.2  213   919   96   81   9   93  10   4  111   2  0  3.49
   With BRN       9   8  .529  26  19   2   5   0   0  141.1  187   656   88   76   9   55   6   3   62   3  2  4.84
   With PIN       3   7  .300  42   9   0  15   2   0   98.2  116   450   65   64  11   54   1   1   44   0  0  5.84
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27 SOp RnSup  AB   H   HR  AVG   E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  OPS Star 
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 1934 26 NYA AL  38  129   5.3   0  4.47   70  12   0  .171   5    8    5  .625    2    1  .667   55   
 1935 27 NYN NL  45  129   4.7   0  5.72   93  21   0  .226   2   10    8  .800   13    8  .619  -58   
 1936 28 NYN NL  51  189   6.4   0  5.54   99  26   0  .263   1    9    8  .889   28    9  .757   63   
 1937 29 NYA AL  47  139   5.0   0  6.14   93  13   1  .140   3    9    5  .556   10    9  .526  -88   
 1938 30 NYA AL  44  146   4.5   0  5.31   94  19   0  .202   1    9    8  .889    2    2  .500  -73   
 1939 31 DEA AL  45  162   4.8   0  5.46  110  23   0  .209   4    8    5  .625   21   13  .618   19   
 1940 32 DEA AL  46  110   4.1   0  5.44   90  24   0  .267   3    9    6  .667   19    9  .679   -7   
 1941 33 DEA AL  45  148   4.8   0  4.67   83   3   0  .036   2   11    8  .727   13   11  .542  -40   
 1942 34 DEA AL  41   80   6.5   1  3.54   30   2   0  .067   4    8    3  .375   16    5  .762   49   
 1943 35 BON NL  43  129   4.7   1  3.11   73  17   0  .233   0    4    3  .750   13    8  .619  -24   
 1944 36 PHA AL  43  128   3.9   0  3.79   95   7   0  .074   0   12   12 1.000   20   12  .625   28   
 1945 37 PHA AL  42  118   4.1   1  3.03   77   8   0  .104   0    6    6 1.000   26   14  .650  -48   
 1946 38 PHA AL  55   23   4.8   0  2.86   14   1   0  .071   0    2    2 1.000    1    1  .500   62   
         SLA AL  47   97   4.1   0  3.56   72  17   0  .236   0   10   10 1.000    5    7  .417  -18   
         TOT         121   4.3   0         86  18   0  .209   0   12   12 1.000    6    8  .429
 1947 39 BRN NL  48  102   6.6   0  6.53   47   8   0  .170   0    7    6  .857   10    3  .769   92   
 1948 40 PHA AL  37   19  11.1   0  3.00    5   1   0  .200   3    3    0  .000    0    0  .000  154   
 1949           [Did not play]
 1950           [Did not play]
 1951           [Did not play]
 1952 44 PIN NL  42   26   5.3   1          2   1   0  .500   0    2    2 1.000    4    3  .571   22   
 1953 45 PIN NL  43   41   6.9   1  3.33   13   0   0  .000   0    3    3 1.000    4    2  .667   23   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 17 Seasons         1926   4.9   5       1160 203   1  .175  28  130  100  .769  207  117  .639   -6   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+

HOF Standards: Pitching - 17.2 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 26.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1934  NYA   76-78   Billy Vanson
 1935  NYN   87-67   David Dick
 1936  NYN   87-67   David Dick
 1937  NYA   92-62   Billy Vanson
 1938  NYA   83-71   Billy Vanson
 1939  DEA   81-73   Thomas Treece
 1940  DEA   90-64   Thomas Treece
 1941  DEA   61-93   Thomas Treece
 1942  DEA   74-80   Thomas Treece
 1943  BON   53-101  Jim Pardee, Scott Maples
 1944  PHA   75-79   Drew Kennedy
 1945  PHA   57-97   Drew Kennedy
 1946  PHA   48-106  Drew Kennedy
 1946  SLA   65-89   Pat Carr
 1947  BRN   88-66   Robert Rescigno
 1948  PHA   64-90   Drew Kennedy
 1952  PIN   64-90   Dennis Van Langen
 1953  PIN   63-91   Dennis Van Langen

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