Don Newcombe

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 220lb (193cm, 99kg)

Born: June 14, 1926 in Madison, NJ us

Died: February 19, 2019 in Sherman Oaks, CA

Buried: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA

High School: Thomas Jefferson HS (Elizabeth, NJ)

Debut: 1944 (9,552nd in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: May 20, 1949 (Age 22-340d)
vs. STL 0.1 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: October 1, 1960 (Age 34-109d)
vs. CHW 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1949 season)

Full Name: Donald Newcombe

Nicknames: Newk

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

38.7

153

ERA

3.57

360

305

2251.2

1187

WHIP

1.207

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-13 / in Starts: 16-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 55 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	30 (19-8-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 55 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (18-11-5)

Most Driven In
G Hodges	2
C Furillo	1
J Robinson	1

Most Driven In By
D Snider	2
P Reese	2
J Gilliam	2

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	139	2 (1)	Apr 14	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-4	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.56	0.000	1.34	0.00%	-0.86	P
2	140	5 (2)	Apr 19	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.025	2.67	-0.04%	-0.24	P
3	141	10 (4)	Apr 25 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,3-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	142	15 (4)	Apr 30	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.200	.222	.422	9	.92	0.158	3.10	0.32%	1.47	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	143	19 (3)	May 7	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.308	.273	.580	9	.80	-0.010	2.90	-0.02%	0.12	P
6	144	23 (3)	May 12	BRO		MLN	L,1-5	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.357	.273	.630	9	.47	0.015	1.76	0.03%	0.13	P
7	145	30 (6)	May 19	BRO		CHC	L,3-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.357	.273	.630	9						P
8	146	37 (6)	May 27	BRO		PHI	L,5-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	1.82	-0.048	6.23	-0.10%	-0.45	P
9	147	41 (3)	May 31	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-4	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	148	43 (1)	Jun 2	BRO	@	MLN	W,7-6	GS-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	1.09	-0.016	5.03	-0.05%	-0.19	P
11	149	47 (3)	Jun 6	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.313	.231	.543	9	.72	-0.018	3.45	-0.05%	-0.17	P
12	150	59 (11)	Jun 18	BRO		CHC	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.350	.294	.644	9	.43	-0.018	1.95	-0.05%	0.06	P
13	151	63 (3)	Jun 22	BRO		CIN	L,1-13	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.350	.294	.644	9						PR
14	152	64	Jun 23	BRO		CIN	W,6-3	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.417	.350	.767	9	.65	0.075	3.22	0.22%	0.89	P
15	153	69 (4)	Jun 29	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.423	.364	.787	9	.76	-0.011	6.65	-0.06%	-0.11	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	154	73 (3)	Jul 3	BRO	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.393	.333	.726	9	.31	-0.016	1.35	-0.04%	-0.27	P
17	155	78 (4)	Jul 7	BRO		NYG	L,2-10	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.360	.414	.360	.774	9	1.05	0.043	8.45	0.21%	0.39	P
18	156	83 (4)	Jul 11 (2)	BRO		PHI	L,1-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.346	.419	.346	.766	9	1.03	-0.054	4.32	-0.14%	-0.36	P
19	157	88 (4)	Jul 17	BRO	@	MLN	W,2-1	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.382	.310	.693	9	.84	-0.064	2.79	-0.13%	-0.43	P
20	158	93 (4)	Jul 22	BRO	@	CIN	W,8-5	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.344	.405	.344	.749	9	.68	0.037	2.12	0.07%	0.43	P
21	159	98 (4)	Jul 27	BRO		CHC	W,7-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.385	.324	.708	9	.48	-0.027	2.57	-0.09%	-0.58	P
22	160	102 (3)	Jul 31	BRO		MLN	L,7-15	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.324	.385	.324	.708	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	161	103	Aug 1	BRO		MLN	L,6-14	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.343	.400	.343	.743	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.55	P
24	162	114 (10)	Aug 14	BRO		NYG	W,6-5	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.390	.333	.724	9	.56	-0.015	6.30	-0.10%	-0.25	PH P
25	163	116 (1)	Aug 16	BRO		PHI	L,6-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.390	.333	.724	9						P
26	164	119 (2)	Aug 19	BRO	@	PIT	W,7-5	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.342	.395	.342	.737	9	.54	-0.019	3.64	-0.08%	-0.31	P
27	165	123 (3)	Aug 24	BRO	@	CIN	W,12-4	GS-3	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.359	.409	.385	.794	9	.84	0.115	4.63	0.38%	1.09	P
28	166	130 (6)	Aug 31	BRO	@	MLN	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.366	.413	.390	.803	9	.81	-0.017	6.02	-0.08%	-0.10	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	167	137 (6)	Sep 6 (2)	BRO		PIT	L,7-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.366	.413	.390	.803	9						P
30	168	141 (3)	Sep 11	BRO		MLN	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.341	.388	.364	.751	9	.39	-0.030	1.82	-0.08%	-0.81	P
31	169	145 (3)	Sep 15	BRO		CIN	W,10-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.365	.340	.706	9	1.00	-0.074	6.35	-0.28%	-0.91	P
							18-13		55	47	6	15	1	0	0	4	4	0	6	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	.319	.365	.340	.706		.69	-0.019	3.25	-0.14%	-0.90

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