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Al Newman
Albert Dwayne Newman

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 183 lb.
School San Diego State University

Debut June 14, 1985
  vs. NYM 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 3, 1992
Born June 30, 1960 in Kansas City, MO

Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1985 25 MON NL  25   29    7    5   1  0   0    1   2  1   3   4  .172  .250  .207   32    6   0   0   0   0   0
 1986 26 MON NL  95  185   23   37   3  0   1    8  11 11  21  20  .200  .279  .232   43   43   4   2   2   0   4
 1987 27 MIN AL 110  307   44   68  15  5   0   29  15 11  34  27  .221  .298  .303   59   93   7   1   0   0   5
 1988 28 MIN AL 105  260   35   58   7  0   0   19  12  3  29  34  .223  .301  .250   55   65   6   0   0   0   4
 1989 29 MIN AL 141  446   62  113  18  2   0   38  25 12  59  46  .253  .341  .303   78  135  10   4   0   2   3
 1990 30 MIN AL 144  388   43   94  14  0   0   30  13  6  33  34  .242  .304  .278   60  108   8   2   0   2   7
 1991 31 MIN AL 118  246   25   47   5  0   0   19   4  5  23  21  .191  .260  .211   30   52   5   3   0   1   5
 1992 32 TEX AL 116  246   25   54   5  0   0   12   9  6  34  26  .220  .317  .240   61   59   8   0   0   1   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      854 2107  264  476  68  7   1  156  91 55 236 212  .226  .304  .266   58  561  48  12   2   6  33
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        400   50   90  13  1   0   30  17 10  45  40  .226  .304  .266   58  106   9   2   0   1   6
 Career High    144  446   62  113  18  5   1   38  25 12  59  46  .253  .341  .303   78  135  10   4   2   2   7
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1985 25 MON NL   32   25    2   2.2    91| .172  .254| .250  .321| .207  .379| .457  .700|  32  .228  -2.5  -0.3  66%
 1986 26 MON NL  212  169   12   1.9    97| .200  .261| .279  .332| .232  .394| .511  .726|  43  .185 -14.2  -1.5  50%
 1987 27 MIN AL  349  263   28   2.8   108| .221  .269| .298  .337| .303  .431| .601  .769|  59  .264 -18.8  -1.8  57%
 1988 28 MIN AL  295  215   22   2.7    97| .223  .263| .301  .328| .250  .396| .551  .724|  55  .295 -15.7  -1.6  80%
 1989 29 MIN AL  521  362   52   3.8    99| .253  .269| .341  .335| .303  .395| .644  .730|  78  .445 -11.4  -1.2  67%
 1990 30 MIN AL  433  317   35   3.0   100| .242  .267| .304  .336| .278  .399| .582  .736|  60  .327 -21.4  -2.2  68%
 1991 31 MIN AL  278  217   14   1.7   101| .191  .266| .260  .335| .211  .403| .471  .739|  30  .147 -24.1  -2.4  44%
 1992 32 TEX AL  289  211   21   2.7    92| .220  .256| .317  .324| .240  .380| .557  .704|  61  .288 -11.8  -1.2  60%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      2409 1779  186   2.8    99| .226  .265| .304  .333| .266  .400| .570  .733|  58  .298 -119.9 -12.2  62%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1985 25 MON NL 2B 15 18 33 0 6 1.000 .983 3.40 4.82 6.04 5.47 6 76.0 SS 2 1 3 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 4.25 4.00 4.90 0 9.0 1986 26 MON NL 2B 59 76 127 7 25 .967 .980 3.44 4.54 5.40 5.21 33 338.3 SS 22 22 34 4 10 .933 .962 2.55 3.96 4.17 4.75 10 121.0 1987 27 MIN AL SS 55 62 103 3 24 .982 .970 3.00 4.02 4.33 4.59 38 342.7 2B 47 54 111 2 20 .988 .980 3.51 4.48 4.91 5.12 32 302.7 3B 12 4 11 0 0 1.000 .949 1.25 2.31 3.00 2.76 3 45.0 DH 5 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.75 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 1988 28 MIN AL 3B 60 37 76 4 12 .966 .954 1.88 2.36 2.36 2.71 45 430.3 SS 28 31 44 1 12 .987 .972 2.68 4.14 4.89 4.69 16 138.0 2B 23 29 35 1 9 .985 .982 2.78 4.40 4.32 5.12 15 133.3 DH 2 1989 29 MIN AL 2B 84 116 171 6 37 .980 .981 3.42 4.51 4.49 5.24 63 575.7 3B 37 32 51 4 5 .954 .943 2.24 2.34 3.15 2.73 26 237.0 SS 31 35 59 6 16 .940 .971 3.03 4.11 4.75 4.79 21 178.0 LF 4 8 1 0 0 1.000 .978 2.25 1.82 2.61 2.15 4 31.0 OF 4 8 1 0 0 1.000 .978 2.25 2.12 2.38 2.41 4 34.0 DH 2 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 1990 30 MIN AL 2B 89 118 173 2 48 .993 .984 3.27 4.53 4.98 5.23 54 526.3 SS 48 57 92 8 25 .949 .973 3.10 4.00 4.74 4.74 33 283.0 3B 28 13 39 3 8 .945 .944 1.86 2.32 3.38 2.75 12 138.3 LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.73 1.64 2.21 1 11.0 1991 31 MIN AL SS 55 63 90 2 23 .987 .971 2.78 3.95 4.58 4.67 29 300.7 2B 35 52 76 1 15 .992 .981 3.66 4.44 5.54 5.19 21 208.0 3B 35 8 18 1 1 .963 .956 0.74 2.33 2.52 2.79 4 92.7 DH 3 1B 1 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 7.00 8.30 9.00 9.77 1 7.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.10 1 6.0 1992 32 TEX AL 2B 72 118 168 5 31 .983 .983 3.97 4.60 5.54 5.25 51 465.0 3B 28 12 28 1 8 .976 .950 1.43 2.40 2.15 2.78 16 167.3 SS 20 19 27 2 8 .958 .968 2.30 4.13 4.72 4.71 8 87.7 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1991 31 MIN AL 1B 1 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 7.00 8.30 9.00 9.77 1 7.0 1985 25 MON NL 2B 15 18 33 0 6 1.000 .983 3.40 4.82 6.04 5.47 6 76.0 1986 26 MON NL 2B 59 76 127 7 25 .967 .980 3.44 4.54 5.40 5.21 33 338.3 1987 27 MIN AL 2B 47 54 111 2 20 .988 .980 3.51 4.48 4.91 5.12 32 302.7 1988 28 MIN AL 2B 23 29 35 1 9 .985 .982 2.78 4.40 4.32 5.12 15 133.3 1989 29 MIN AL 2B 84 116 171 6 37 .980 .981 3.42 4.51 4.49 5.24 63 575.7 1990 30 MIN AL 2B 89 118 173 2 48 .993 .984 3.27 4.53 4.98 5.23 54 526.3 1991 31 MIN AL 2B 35 52 76 1 15 .992 .981 3.66 4.44 5.54 5.19 21 208.0 1992 32 TEX AL 2B 72 118 168 5 31 .983 .983 3.97 4.60 5.54 5.25 51 465.0 1987 27 MIN AL 3B 12 4 11 0 0 1.000 .949 1.25 2.31 3.00 2.76 3 45.0 1988 28 MIN AL 3B 60 37 76 4 12 .966 .954 1.88 2.36 2.36 2.71 45 430.3 1989 29 MIN AL 3B 37 32 51 4 5 .954 .943 2.24 2.34 3.15 2.73 26 237.0 1990 30 MIN AL 3B 28 13 39 3 8 .945 .944 1.86 2.32 3.38 2.75 12 138.3 1991 31 MIN AL 3B 35 8 18 1 1 .963 .956 0.74 2.33 2.52 2.79 4 92.7 1992 32 TEX AL 3B 28 12 28 1 8 .976 .950 1.43 2.40 2.15 2.78 16 167.3 1989 29 MIN AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 1987 27 MIN AL DH 5 1988 28 MIN AL DH 2 1989 29 MIN AL DH 2 1991 31 MIN AL DH 3 1992 32 TEX AL DH 1 1987 27 MIN AL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.75 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 1989 29 MIN AL LF 4 8 1 0 0 1.000 .978 2.25 1.82 2.61 2.15 4 31.0 1990 30 MIN AL LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.73 1.64 2.21 1 11.0 1991 31 MIN AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.10 1 6.0 1992 32 TEX AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1987 27 MIN AL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.25 0 4.0 1989 29 MIN AL OF 4 8 1 0 0 1.000 .978 2.25 2.12 2.38 2.41 4 34.0 1990 30 MIN AL OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.03 1.64 2.37 1 11.0 1991 31 MIN AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.40 1 6.0 1992 32 TEX AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1985 25 MON NL SS 2 1 3 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 4.25 4.00 4.90 0 9.0 1986 26 MON NL SS 22 22 34 4 10 .933 .962 2.55 3.96 4.17 4.75 10 121.0 1987 27 MIN AL SS 55 62 103 3 24 .982 .970 3.00 4.02 4.33 4.59 38 342.7 1988 28 MIN AL SS 28 31 44 1 12 .987 .972 2.68 4.14 4.89 4.69 16 138.0 1989 29 MIN AL SS 31 35 59 6 16 .940 .971 3.03 4.11 4.75 4.79 21 178.0 1990 30 MIN AL SS 48 57 92 8 25 .949 .973 3.10 4.00 4.74 4.74 33 283.0 1991 31 MIN AL SS 55 63 90 2 23 .987 .971 2.78 3.95 4.58 4.67 29 300.7 1992 32 TEX AL SS 20 19 27 2 8 .958 .968 2.30 4.13 4.72 4.71 8 87.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 2B* 424 581 894 24 191 .984 .982 3.48 4.53 5.06 5.22 275 2625.3 SS* 261 290 452 26 119 .966 .970 2.84 4.03 4.57 4.69 155 1460.0 3B* 200 106 223 13 34 .962 .949 1.65 2.35 2.67 2.74 106 1110.7 DH 13 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.00 1.78 1.83 2.15 6 54.0 OF* 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.00 2.07 1.74 2.38 6 57.0 11 1 0# 1B* 1 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 7.00 8.30 9.00 9.77 1 7.0 CF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 897 994 1570 63 344 .976 .974 2.86 3.87 4.39 4.52 543 5260
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1987   ALCS  MIN DET     W   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
        WS    MIN STL     W   4   5   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   1  .200  .333  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
 1991   ALCS  MIN TOR     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    MIN ATL     W   4   2   0   1  0  1  0   1   0   0  .500  .500 1.500   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     2-0   3   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
  2 World Series        2-0   8   7   0   2  0  1  0   1   1   1  .286  .375  .571   0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   4-0  11   9   0   2  0  1  0   1   1   1  .222  .300  .444   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Caught Stealing
1987 AL-11-9
1989 AL-12-9

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Transactions 

January 9, 1979: Drafted by the California Angels in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 11, 1980: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1980: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

December 7, 1983: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Montreal Expos to the San Diego Padres. The San Diego Padres sent Gary Lucas to the Montreal Expos. The Montreal Expos sent Scott Sanderson to the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs sent Carmelo Martinez, Craig Lefferts, and Fritzie Connally to the San Diego Padres.

July 20, 1984: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Montreal Expos for Greg Harris.

February 20, 1987: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the Minnesota Twins for Mike Shade (minors).

November 11, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

February 2, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

April 1, 1992: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

April 3, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 28, 1992: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Montreal Expos$62,500
1988Minnesota Twins$100,000
1989Minnesota Twins$180,000
1990Minnesota Twins$350,000
1991Minnesota Twins$450,000
1992Texas Rangers$260,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,402,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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