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Skeeter Newsome
Lamar Ashby Newsome
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: October 18, 1910 in Phenix City, AL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1935
Final Game: September 17, 1947
Died: August 31, 1989 in Columbus, GA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1935 24 PHA AL 59 151 145 18 30 7 1 1 10 2 1 5 9 .207 .233 .290 .523 35 42 0 1 64/5O
1936 25 PHA AL 127 508 471 41 106 15 2 0 46 13 4 25 27 .225 .266 .265 .531 33 125 1 11 *6/45O
1937 26 PHA AL 122 489 438 53 111 22 1 1 30 11 5 37 22 .253 .312 .315 .627 60 138 0 14 *6
1938 27 PHA AL 17 51 48 7 13 4 0 0 7 1 1 1 4 .271 .286 .354 .640 61 17 0 2 6
1939 28 PHA AL 99 282 248 22 55 9 1 0 17 5 7 19 12 .222 .277 .266 .543 41 66 8 0 15 6/4
1941 30 BOS AL 93 263 227 28 51 6 0 2 17 10 4 22 11 .225 .296 .278 .574 51 63 5 1 13 64
1942 31 BOS AL 29 105 95 7 26 6 0 0 9 2 1 9 5 .274 .337 .337 .673 87 32 2 0 1 54/6
1943 32 BOS AL 114 480 449 48 119 21 2 1 22 5 6 21 21 .265 .301 .327 .628 82 147 10 2 8 65 MVP-27
1944 33 BOS AL 136 524 472 41 114 26 3 0 41 4 3 33 21 .242 .291 .309 .600 72 146 11 0 19 *6/45
1945 34 BOS AL 125 476 438 45 127 30 1 1 48 6 3 20 15 .290 .322 .370 .692 99 162 13 1 17 465 MVP-32
1946 35 PHI NL 112 422 375 35 87 10 2 1 23 4 30 23 .232 .289 .277 .566 63 104 3 0 17 *6/45
1947 36 PHI NL 95 336 310 36 71 8 2 2 22 4 24 24 .229 .284 .287 .572 55 89 5 0 2 6/45
12 Seasons 1128 4087 3716 381 910 164 15 9 292 67 35 246 194 .245 .293 .304 .597 62 1131 57 5 120
162 Game Avg. 162 587 534 55 131 24 2 1 42 10 35 28 .245 .293 .304 .597 62 162 1 17
BOS (5 yrs) 497 1848 1681 169 437 89 6 4 137 27 17 105 73 .260 .305 .327 .632 79 550 41 4 58
PHA (5 yrs) 424 1481 1350 141 315 57 5 2 110 32 18 87 74 .233 .280 .287 .568 44 388 8 1 43
PHI (2 yrs) 207 758 685 71 158 18 4 3 45 8 54 47 .231 .287 .282 .569 59 193 8 0 19
AL (10 yrs) 921 3329 3031 310 752 146 11 6 247 59 35 192 147 .248 .294 .309 .603 63 938 49 5 101
NL (2 yrs) 207 758 685 71 158 18 4 3 45 8 54 47 .231 .287 .282 .569 59 193 8 0 19

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1935 PHA AL 24 SS 24 137 56 75 6 20 .956 5.46 .957 5.18
1935 PHA AL 24 2B 13 48 16 29 3 5 .938 3.46 .971 5.61
1935 PHA AL 24 3B 4 11 5 6 0 0 1.000 2.75 .945 2.95
1935 PHA AL 24 OF 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 2.30 0-0-1
1936 PHA AL 25 SS 123 721 273 417 31 87 .957 5.61 .950 5.22
1936 PHA AL 25 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 1.000 5.60
1936 PHA AL 25 3B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 3.00
1936 PHA AL 25 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1-0-0
1937 PHA AL 26 SS 122 696 256 408 32 76 .954 5.44 .955 5.06
1938 PHA AL 27 SS 15 69 24 43 2 7 .971 4.47 .952 4.99
1939 PHA AL 28 SS 93 418 176 221 21 44 .950 4.27 .950 4.68
1939 PHA AL 28 2B 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 5.15
1941 BOS AL 30 SS 69 238 95 133 10 28 .958 3.30 .947 4.59
1941 BOS AL 30 2B 23 120 46 71 3 8 .975 5.09 .967 5.18
1942 BOS AL 31 3B 12 40 10 27 3 4 .925 3.08 .940 3.03
1942 BOS AL 31 2B 10 60 32 26 2 5 .967 5.80 .968 5.39
1942 BOS AL 31 SS 7 30 14 14 2 4 .933 4.00 .950 4.79
1943 BOS AL 32 SS 98 553 222 310 21 69 .962 5.43 .953 4.93 MVP-27
1943 BOS AL 32 3B 15 59 23 36 0 2 1.000 3.93 .949 3.07 MVP-27
1944 BOS AL 33 SS 126 696 249 421 26 79 .963 5.32 .946 5.05
1944 BOS AL 33 2B 8 50 21 26 3 8 .940 5.88 .968 5.36
1944 BOS AL 33 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.000 3.20
1945 BOS AL 34 2B 82 454 206 231 17 54 .963 5.33 .970 5.35 MVP-32
1945 BOS AL 34 SS 33 179 61 114 4 21 .978 5.30 .950 4.94 MVP-32
1945 BOS AL 34 3B 11 41 9 31 1 3 .976 3.64 .946 2.97 MVP-32
1946 PHI NL 35 SS 107 512 179 310 23 53 .955 4.57 .957 4.67
1946 PHI NL 35 2B 3 13 1 11 1 0 .923 4.00 .969 5.10
1946 PHI NL 35 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 .900 2.85
1947 PHI NL 36 SS 85 390 131 247 12 60 .969 4.45 .963 4.66
1947 PHI NL 36 2B 6 8 5 3 0 0 1.000 1.33 .975 5.18
1947 PHI NL 36 3B 3 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.67 .950 2.80
12 Seasons SS 902 4639 1736 2713 190 548 .959 4.93 .952 4.90
9 Seasons 2B 149 756 330 397 29 80 .962 4.88 .969 5.34
8 Seasons 3B 49 156 48 103 5 9 .968 3.08 .946 3.00
2 Seasons OF 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 2.30 1-0-1
12 Seasons TOT 1102 5553 2116 3213 224 637 .960 4.84 .914 4.87 1-0-1
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1943-AL-27-1%
1945-AL-32-0%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1945 AL--.290--10th

Doubles s c a p y
1945 AL--30--5th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1936 AL--11--8th
1937 AL--14--5th
1939 AL--15--7th
1941 AL--13--4th
1944 AL--19--5th
1945 AL--17--5th
1946 NL--17--3rd

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1945 AL--13--8th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1939 AL--7--10th

AB per SO s c a p y
1943 AL--21.381--6th
1944 AL--22.476--7th
1945 AL--29.200--3rd
Career--19.150--120th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 6 (1667), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1720), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

September 5, 1940: Sent to the Boston Red Sox by the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

December 12, 1945: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Boston Red Sox.

September 28, 1947: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

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