Hal Newhouser
Harold Newhouser (Prince Hal)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 192 lb.

Born: May 20, 1921 in Detroit, MI
High School: Wilbur Wright (Detroit, MI)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 29, 1939
Final Game: May 3, 1955
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1992.
Died: November 10, 1998 in Southfield, MI
Relatives: Cousin of Ken Macha
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1939 DET AL 18 P 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 1.00
1940 DET AL 19 P 28 37 5 31 1 0 .973 1.29 .954 1.05
1941 DET AL 20 P 33 41 4 37 0 4 1.000 1.24 .959 1.16
1942 DET AL 21 P 38 56 10 45 1 3 .982 1.45 .955 1.30 AS
1943 DET AL 22 P 37 58 8 49 1 1 .983 1.54 .962 1.27 AS
1944 DET AL 23 P 47 71 9 61 1 5 .986 1.49 .959 1.14 AS,MVP-1
1945 DET AL 24 P 40 82 16 66 0 5 1.000 2.05 .952 1.28 MVP-1
1946 DET AL 25 P 37 65 15 47 3 4 .954 1.68 .951 1.01 AS,MVP-2
1947 DET AL 26 P 40 79 23 52 4 3 .949 1.88 .956 0.95 AS
1948 DET AL 27 P 39 64 11 52 1 5 .984 1.62 .962 0.91 AS,MVP-9
1949 DET AL 28 P 38 79 7 69 3 3 .962 2.00 .962 1.01
1950 DET AL 29 P 35 49 10 37 2 1 .959 1.34 .949 0.96
1951 DET AL 30 P 15 27 3 22 2 4 .926 1.67 .956 0.99
1952 DET AL 31 P 25 44 10 31 3 2 .932 1.64 .968 1.03
1953 DET AL 32 P 7 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.71 .960 0.89
1954 CLE AL 33 P 26 1 46.2 10 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.93 0.38 .960 2.01 0.93
1955 CLE AL 34 P 2 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.93 0.85
17 Seasons P 488 1 49.0 768 135 611 22 40 .971 137.02 1.53 .957 2.00 1.08
17 Seasons TOT 488 1 49.0 768 135 611 22 40 .971 137.02 1.53 .929 2.00 1.08
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1939 DET AL 18 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1940 DET AL 19 28 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1941 DET AL 20 33 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1942 DET AL 21 39 39 39 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1943 DET AL 22 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1944 DET AL 23 47 47 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1945 DET AL 24 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1946 DET AL 25 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 DET AL 26 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 DET AL 27 39 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 DET AL 28 38 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 DET AL 29 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 DET AL 30 17 17 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 DET AL 31 26 26 26 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 DET AL 32 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 CLE AL 33 26 1 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 CLE AL 34 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Seasons 492 1 492 492 488 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1954 CLE AL 33 189 77% 28% 8 100% 0 3 0 2 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1955 CLE AL 34 13 62% 23% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 202 76% 28% 8 100% 0 3 0 2 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
MLB Averages 79% 26% 90% 83%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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