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Skeeter Newsome
Lamar Ashby Newsome

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 170 lb.

MLB Debut April 19, 1935
Final Game September 17, 1947
Born October 18, 1910 in Phenix City, AL
Died August 31, 1989 (age 78)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1936 25 PIN NL   87  143   18   38   3   1   0   13   3   0    5   10  .266  .291  .301  .591    74    43   4   0   0   0   0  
 1937 26 PIN NL  125  424   61  124  25   1   1   39   7   7   36   32  .292  .347  .363  .710    95   154  16   3   1   1  10  
 1938 27 PIN NL    6   13    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   1  
 1939 28 PIN NL  104  273   24   62  14   0   0   31   3   4   22   20  .227  .292  .278  .570    79    76   5   0   0   3   4  
 1940           [Did not play]
 1941 30 PHA AL    8   10    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .300  .364  .600  .964   132     6   0   0   0   0   0  
 1942 31 NYA AL   81   93   20   30   4   0   0   10   3   0    9    7  .323  .381  .366  .747   114    34   6   2   2   1   3  
 1943 32 NYA AL  116  435   30  109  15   1   0   51  17   2   19   21  .251  .280  .290  .570    89   126   6   5   0   1   4  
 1944 33 NYA AL  122  467   45  109  23   4   0   31   8   5   31   24  .233  .284  .300  .584    86   140  26   2   0   3   3  
 1945 34 NYA AL  131  471   37  123  19   1   0   35   2   8   25   18  .261  .300  .306  .606    88   144   9   2   7   2  14  
 1946 35 SLN NL   96  295   33   66  10   5   1   26   6   2   18   31  .224  .278  .302  .579    83    89  14   0   1   4   3  
 1947 36 SLN NL   92  322   23   75   7   3   0   24   3   5   23   33  .233  .282  .273  .555    77    88   5   5   0   1   8  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons      968 2946  293  739 120  16   3  262  53  33  189  198  .251  .298  .305  .603         900  91  19  11  16  50
 Per 600 PA           542   54  136  22   3   1   48  10   6   35   36                                 166  17   3   2   3   9
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NYA      450 1466  132  371  61   6   0  127  30  15   84   70  .253  .295  .303  .598         444  47  11   9   7  24
   With PIN      322  853  103  224  42   2   1   83  14  11   63   63  .263  .315  .320  .635         273  25   3   1   4  15
   With SLN      188  617   56  141  17   8   1   50   9   7   41   64  .229  .280  .287  .567         177  19   5   1   5  11
   With PHA        8   10    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .300  .364  .600  .964           6   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1128 3716  381  910 164  15   9  292  67  35  246  194  .245  .293  .304  .597        1131 120           5  57
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1936 25 PIN NL  53   13   3.4  21   6   0  .286   6   32   20  .625    0    0  .000  SS   2e38       60   
 1937 26 PIN NL  22   53   4.3  12   4   0  .333  27  124   79  .637    0    0  .000  SS   2e39       84   
 1938 27 PIN NL  85    0   -.1   1   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  SS   3e23     -640   
 1939 28 PIN NL  18   22   2.7   2   0   0  .000  21   94   65  .691    0    0  .000  SS   2e41       27   
 1940           [Did not play]
 1941 30 PHA AL   9    2   8.8   4   2   1  .500   0    2    2 1.000    0    0  .000  2B   3e23      390   
 1942 31 NYA AL  21   13   5.1  58  23   0  .397   2   12    7  .583    0    0  .000  2B   3e30       73   
 1943 32 NYA AL   6   38   3.0   0   0   0  .000  16  135  102  .756    0    0  .000  SS   2e38      -58   
 1944 33 NYA AL   5   42   2.9   1   0   0  .000  27  144   99  .688    0    0  .000  SS   2e31      -16   
 1945 34 NYA AL  12   39   2.8  16   3   0  .188  22   86   49  .570    0    0  .000  3B   4e26      -87   
 1946 35 SLN NL  30   26   2.9   0   0   0  .000  24  114   80  .702    0    0  .000  SS   2e32       13   
 1947 36 SLN NL   8   24   2.4   0   0   0  .000  17  121   87  .719    0    0  .000  SS   2e29      -16   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 11 Seasons          276   3.1 115  38   1  .330 162  864  590  .683    0    0  .000                  -6   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.2 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 10.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1936 25 PIN NL  SS    52    56    98    6   22   .962    31   302.1   4.58
                 LF     4     0     0    0    0   .000     0    11.0   0.00
                 2B     2     2     1    0    1  1.000     0     5.0   5.40
 1937 26 PIN NL  SS     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
                 LF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
 1938 27 PIN NL  SS     5     4    11    0    3  1.000     4    35.0   3.86
 1939 28 PIN NL  SS    85   138   200   18   44   .949    71   613.1   4.96
                 2B    16    23    47    3    3   .959    10   106.2   5.91
 1940           [Did not play]
 1941 30 PHA AL  2B     5     4     7    0    1  1.000     1    15.2   6.32
                 SS     2     3     4    0    2  1.000     0     4.0  15.75
 1942 31 NYA AL  2B    15    16    27    2    7   .956     6    65.1   5.92
                 3B     4     3     3    0    1  1.000     1    14.0   3.86
                 SS     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1943 32 NYA AL  SS   116   200   309   16   66   .970   115  1008.1   4.54
 1944 33 NYA AL  SS   111   208   321   20   61   .964   111   945.2   5.03
                 2B    11    29    23    6    8   .897     8    77.0   6.08
                 3B     8     1     1    1    0   .667     1    17.0   1.06
 1945 34 NYA AL  3B    72    91   159   13   12   .951    70   602.0   3.74
                 2B    48   109   124    6   41   .975    41   367.1   5.71
                 SS     9     2     6    3    1   .727     1    23.2   3.04
 1946 35 SLN NL  SS    93   157   232   24   59   .942    82   741.2   4.72
 1947 36 SLN NL  SS    84   140   242   16   56   .960    82   730.2   4.71
                 2B     8    14    19    1    7   .971     5    48.2   6.10
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS   558   909  1423  103  314   .958   497  4405.2   4.76
                 2B   105   197   248   18   68   .961    71   685.2   5.84
                 3B    84    95   163   14   13   .949    72   633.0   3.67
                 LF     4     0     0    0    0   .000     0    11.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1943 WS    NYA SLN   L    1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
 1947 WS    SLN BOA   L    7  27  2  5  1  0  0   2  0  1  .185  .185  .222  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1936  PIN   74-80   Tom Edwards
 1937  PIN   69-85   Tom Edwards
 1938  PIN   61-93   Tom Edwards
 1939  PIN   55-99   Tom Edwards
 1941  PHA   86-68   David Dick
 1942  NYA   80-74   Billy Vanson
 1943  NYA   88-66   Billy Vanson
 1944  NYA   45-109  Billy Vanson
 1945  NYA   54-100  Billy Vanson
 1946  SLN   89-65   Mike Rescigno
 1947  SLN   89-65   Mike Rescigno

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