Bobo Newsom

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: August 11, 1907 in Hartsville, SC us

Died: December 7, 1962 in Orlando, FL

Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Hartsville, SC

High School: Hartsville HS (Hartsville, SC)

Debut: September 11, 1929 (Age 22-031d, 6,955th in major league history)
vs. CIN 7.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 17, 1953 (Age 46-037d)
vs. CLE 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: Louis Norman Newsom

Nicknames: Buck

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

47.8

211

222

ERA

3.98

600

483

3759.1

2082

WHIP

1.463

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Team Record in Appearances: 20-20 / in Starts: 18-18

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 37, Entered with runners on base: 2

1937 Pitching Game Log

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1937 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	132	4	Apr 24	WSH		PHA	L,4-6	GS-9	L(0-1)	99	8.2	8	6	6	6	3	0	0	6.23	4.59	38	7	15	5	2	7	41			1	1	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.63	-0.437	3.70	-0.59%	-1.12	1t start tie	9t 1-- 2 out d2
2	133	8	Apr 30	WSH		NYY	W,4-1	CG	W(1-1)	5	9.0	5	1	1	5	8	0	0	3.57	3.82	39						76						34	1	1			0
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	134	11	May 4	WSH	@	CLE	W,12-5	GS-3		3	3.0	8	5	5	2	4	0	0	5.23	3.64	19	1	4	0	3	8	25			1	0	0	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.288	1.53	-0.29%	-3.26	1b start tie	3b 3 out d3
4	135	14	May 8	WSH	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	W(2-1)	3	9.0	7	3	3	6	5	1	1	4.55	4.31	38	10	9	0	1	7	60			0	1	0	31	1	1	0	2	0	0	1.02	0.119	1.56	0.11%	2.45	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a5
5	136	18	May 12	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-13	GS-4	L(2-2)	3	3.1	4	8	6	7	4	1	0	5.73	4.99	23	4	4	0	2	4	21			1	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	1	.90	-0.318	1.30	-0.27%	-5.23	1b start tie	4b 1-- 1 out d6
6	137	20	May 15	WSH		BOS	W,5-4	GS-		2	7.0	8	4	4	3	2	2	0	5.63	5.45	30						44						27					0
7	138	24	May 19	WSH		SLB	W,9-8	GS-9	W(3-2)	3	8.2	11	8	8	5	4	0	0	6.10	5.20	41	9	12	0	2	11	29			0	0	0	36	6	0	0	1	0	0	.33	0.010	.56	0.01%	-3.22	1t start tie	9t -2- 2 out a1
8	139	29	May 24	WSH		DET	L,1-3	CG	L(3-3)	4	9.0	10	3	1	3	4	0	1	5.31	4.95	40	18	5	2	2	9	60			0	1	0	35	3	0	0	1	0	1	1.10	0.109	2.08	0.12%	2.13	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
9	140	33	May 28	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-7	GS-4	L(3-4)	3	4.0	6	6	5	6	2	0	0	5.69	5.07	22	6	3	0	2	5	24			1	0	0	15	2	0	0	1	0	0	.81	-0.230	1.16	-0.20%	-3.51	1b start tie	4b 3 out d6
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	141	38	Jun 2	WSH	@	DET	L,8-11	GS-7		4	6.0	8	5	5	5	3	0	1	5.85	5.08	30	13	0	0	0	8	34			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	.78	0.021	1.08	0.02%	-0.87	1b start a 1	7b -23 0 out a4
11	142	42	Jun 6	WSH	@	CLE	W,8-7	10-10		3	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.85	5.08	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.92	-0.187	3.29	-0.13%	-1.75	10b 12- 1 out a3	10b -2- 1 out a1
				Player went from Washington Nationals to Boston Red Sox
12	143	41	Jun 12(2)	BOS	@	DET	W,5-4	CG(10)	W(4-4)	5	10.0	6	4	4	5	10	0	1	5.56	4.81	41	8	11	2	4	6	69			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.515	2.18	0.54%	2.06	1b start tie	10b 3 out a1
13	144	44	Jun 16	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	W(5-4)	3	9.0	5	2	2	10	8	0	0	5.19	4.81	43	9	11	1	1	5	67			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.97	0.551	3.84	0.65%	3.61	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
14	145	49	Jun 20(2)	BOS		CLE	L,7-8	GS-9		3	8.1	5	7	6	4	5	1	1	5.31	4.85	37	11	11	1	2	5	48			0	0	0	31	1	1	0	0	0	2	1.19	-0.258	3.54	-0.46%	-1.02	1t start tie	9t 1-- 1 out a1
15	146	52	Jun 25	BOS		SLB	W,4-2	CG	W(6-4)	4	9.0	4	2	2	1	4	1	0	5.02	4.79	32	5	18	1	4	4	74			0	0	0	31	0	1	0	0	0	0	.98	0.498	2.47	0.75%	3.61	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
16	147	57	Jun 30	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-6	CG(8)	L(6-5)	4	8.0	8	6	6	7	5	0	1	5.14	4.80	39	13	5	0	0	8	40			1	0	0	31	2	2	0	1	0	0	1.61	-0.451	4.11	-0.69%	-1.44	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	148	62	Jul 4(2)	BOS		PHA	W,4-2	GS-8	W(7-5)	3	7.1	7	2	2	6	6	0	0	4.98	4.75	31	4	8	1	1	7	56			0	0	1	25	1	1	0	3	0	0	1.21	0.268	2.81	0.38%	2.36	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out a2
18	149	65	Jul 9	BOS	@	PHA	W,12-11	GS-8		4	7.2	13	6	6	2	8	0	0	5.10	4.58	37	4	10	2	3	13	35			0	0	0	35	5	2	0	0	0	0	1.43	-0.388	2.39	-0.39%	-0.71	1b start tie	8b -2- 2 out d1
19	150	70	Jul 14	BOS	@	SLB	W,15-6	CG	W(8-5)	4	9.0	9	6	6	3	7	1	0	5.16	4.55	39	14	6	1	1	9	49			0	0	0	36	1	1	0	0	0	0	.49	0.313	1.28	0.49%	-0.66	1b start tie	9b 3 out a9
20	151	74	Jul 18(1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS-8		3	7.2	10	5	5	4	4	0	0	5.20	4.50	35	4	13	0	4	10	39			1	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.53	-0.330	3.73	-0.48%	-0.81	1b start tie	8b 1-3 2 out d1
21	152	79	Jul 22	BOS	@	DET	L,4-17	GS-2	L(8-6)	3	1.1	6	6	6	0	1	1	0	5.52	4.57	10	0	3	0	2	6	19			0	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	.72	-0.304	.75	-0.19%	-4.40	1b start tie	2b 1-- 1 out d5
22	153	81	Jul 24	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS-9		1	8.1	8	5	3	5	4	0	0	5.40	4.54	36	10	9	0	4	8	50			0	1	1	30	2	1	0	1	0	1	1.61	0.163	1.74	0.11%	0.49	1b start tie	9b -2- 1 out a1
23	154	84	Jul 28	BOS		SLB	W,5-4	CG	W(9-6)	3	9.0	8	4	3	2	2	1	0	5.27	4.56	38	13	13	2	3	8	57			0	1	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	2	1.44	-0.255	1.29	-0.14%	1.61	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	155	89	Aug 1(2)	BOS		DET	T,2-2	CG(10)		3	10.0	7	2	1	6	7	0	0	5.01	4.50	43	11	13	0	5	6	73			0	0	0	37	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.74	0.346	3.39	0.40%	4.23	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
25	156	93	Aug 5	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	CG	W(10-6)	3	9.0	8	4	3	2	5	1	0	4.91	4.49	35	7	13	0	3	8	60			2	0	0	33	3	1	0	1	0	0	1.37	0.326	2.08	0.30%	1.61	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
26	157	99	Aug 11(2)	BOS		NYY	L,4-10	GS-1		5	0.2	5	4	4	0	0	1	0	5.09	4.55	7	1	1	0	0	5	26			1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.285	1.96	-0.37%	-3.65	1t start tie	1t 1-- 2 out d4
27	158	100	Aug 12(1)	BOS		NYY	W,16-10	6-GF	BW(11-6)	0	4.0	4	2	2	2	3	0	0	5.08	4.52	17	3	5	0	3	4		0	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.007	1.10	-0.01%	0.49	6t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 6
28	159	103	Aug 14	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-8	CG(8)	L(11-7)	1	8.0	9	8	4	3	2	0	0	5.06	4.50	38	21	5	0	2	7	39			0	0	0	35	1	1	0	0	0	2	.61	-0.224	.46	-0.10%	-3.44	1b start tie	8b 3 out d5
29	160	107	Aug 18	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-4	GS-6	L(11-8)	3	6.0	7	3	3	4	4	0	0	5.04	4.48	28	6	7	2	2	7	46			0	0	0	23	0	1	0	0	0	0	.94	-0.048	.41	-0.01%	0.49	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
30	161	111	Aug 25(1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-8	GS-6	L(11-9)	6	5.2	8	5	5	7	2	0	0	5.12	4.52	29	9	3	1	1	8	28			0	1	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	-0.058	.11	0.00%	0.01	1b start a 1	6b 12- 2 out d2
31	162	116	Aug 29(1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,2-0	SHO	W(12-9)	3	9.0	4	0	0	3	4	0	0	4.91	4.47	32	21	0	0	0	4	80			0	1	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.11	0.705	.05	0.02%	5.34	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
32	163	118	Aug 31	BOS	@	CHW	L,6-7	8-9	L(12-10)	1	1.1	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	4.96	4.47	8	3	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.23	-0.451	.18	-0.02%	-0.82	8b --- 0 out d1	9b 12- 1 out tie
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	164	122	Sep 4(1)	BOS		PHA	W,5-4	CG(10)	W(13-10)	3	10.0	10	4	4	4	3	2	0	4.90	4.56	44	13	14	1	5	10	55			1	2	0	40	1	0	0	1	0	3	1.43	0.239	.03	0.00%	2.23	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
34	165	128	Sep 8(1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	L(13-11)	3	8.2	7	3	3	10	6	0	0	4.83	4.58	43	9	11	0	3	7	54			0	0	0	33	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.64	0.035	.00	0.00%	1.96	1b start tie	9b 12- 2 out d1
35	166	132	Sep 11	BOS	@	PHA	W,6-4	GS-9	W(14-11)	2	8.0	7	4	4	6	7	1	0	4.82	4.61	37	11	6	1	0	7	53			1	0	0	31	1	1	0	1	0	1	.96	0.187	.00	0.00%	0.73	1b start tie	9b --3 0 out a3
36	167	135	Sep 17	BOS		CLE	L,1-4	GS-8	L(14-12)	5	8.0	3	4	4	2	5	2	0	4.81	4.65	29	11	8	1	2	3	63			0	0	0	27	0	1	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.046	.00	0.00%	0.99	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
37	168	137	Sep 20(1)	BOS		SLB	L,6-8	5-GF		2	4.2	3	0	0	3	2	0	0	4.72	4.64	20	6	6	0	2	3		2	2	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.062	.00	0.00%	1.79	5t 1-3 1 out tie	9t end d 2
38	169	141	Sep 22	BOS		DET	L,4-6	GS-2	L(14-13)	1	1.2	7	6	6	2	0	1	0	4.90	4.71	14	1	4	0	4	7	15			0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.404	.00	0.00%	-4.89	1t start tie	2t --- 2 out d4
39	170	146	Sep 27(1)	BOS		PHA	W,6-2	CG	W(15-13)	4	9.0	5	2	2	5	6	1	0	4.80	4.72	37	9	12	0	6	5	70			0	1	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	1	.98	0.308	.00	0.00%	3.61	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
40	171	147	Sep 27(2)	BOS		PHA	L,0-6	GS-3	L(15-14)	-1	2.1	2	4	4	6	2	0	0	4.90	4.76	15	2	3	1	1	2	33			1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	-0.128	.00	0.00%	-1.43	1t start tie	3t 1-3 1 out d2
41	172	152	Oct 1	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG(7)	W(16-14)	3	7.0	5	2	1	4	4	0	0	4.81	4.73	32	8	11	0	1	5	61			0	0	0	28	3	0	0	0	0	2	1.34	0.278	.00	0.00%	2.24	1b start a 3	7b 3 out a2
							20-20		W-L:16-14,BSv:1	3.0	275.1	269	163	147	167	166	18	6	4.81	4.73	1247	1.08		4%	14%	250	48	4	100%	12	10	2	1059	56	17	0	18	0	18	1.19	-0.044	1.54	-0.45%	1.82

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