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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1928	20		3 Teams	2 Lgs	C-D		0	5				11						53.0	64	46	41		33
1928	20	-7.5	Raleigh	PIED	C		0	5	.000	6.96	7.81	11						53.0	64	46	41		33							1.830	10.9		5.6
1928	20	-3.2	Greenville	ECAR	D		15	6	.714	4.08	4.60	27						172.0	155	88	78		76							1.343	8.1		4.0
1928	20	-3.2	Wilmington	ECAR	D
1929	21	-5.4	Macon	SALL	B		19	18	.514	3.87	5.04	45						298.0	283	167	128		173							1.530	8.5		5.2
1929	21	-9.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	0	3	.000	10.61	11.57	3	2	0	0	0	0	9.1	15	12	11	0	5	0	6	0	0	0	47	2.143	14.5	0.0	4.8	5.8	1.20
1930	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AA		6	4	.600	2.73	5.00	25	8					99.0	102	55	30		38							1.414	9.3		3.5
1930	22	-5.1	Jersey City	IL	AA		0	1	.000	5.40	9.00	3	1					10.0	15	10	6		9							2.400	13.5		8.1
1930	22	-3.6	Macon	SALL	B		6	3	.667	2.43	4.55	22	7					89.0	87	45	24		29							1.303	8.8		2.9
1930	22	-7.8	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	0	0		0.00	6.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	3.0	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	14	1.333	6.0	0.0	6.0	3.0	0.50
1931	23	-7.4	Little Rock	SOUA	A		16	14	.533	5.05	5.51	51	29					271.0	289	166	152		150							1.620	9.6		5.0
1932	24	-3.5	Reading/Albany	IL	AA		7	7	.500	5.28	5.96	34						145.0	154	96	85		80							1.614	9.6		5.0
1932	24	-5.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1933	25	-3.2	Los Angeles	PCL	AA	CHC	30	11	.732	3.18	3.88	56						320.0	328	138	113		124							1.413	9.2		3.5
1934	26	-2.4	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	16	20	.444	4.01	4.73	47	32	9	15	2	5	262.1	259	138	117	15	149	8	135	1	0	5	1159	1.555	8.9	0.5	5.1	4.6	0.91
1935	27		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-WSH	11	18	.379	4.52	5.12	35	29	5	18	2	3	241.0	276	137	121	11	97	3	87	4	1	5	1064	1.548	10.3	0.4	3.6	3.2	0.90
1935	27	-1.1	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	0	6	.000	4.85	6.12	7	6	1	1	0	1	42.2	54	29	23	2	13	1	22	0	0	2	193	1.570	11.4	0.4	2.7	4.6	1.69
1935	27	-1.1	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	11	12	.478	4.45	4.90	28	23	4	17	2	2	198.1	222	108	98	9	84	2	65	4	1	3	871	1.543	10.1	0.4	3.8	2.9	0.77
1936	28	-0.6	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	17	15	.531	4.32	5.04	43	38	3	24	4	2	285.2	294	160	137	13	146	0	156	3	1	8	1258	1.540	9.3	0.4	4.6	4.9	1.07
1937	29		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BOS-WSH	16	14	.533	4.81	5.33	41	37	2	17	1	0	275.1	269	163	147	18	167	0	166	6	1	6	1247	1.584	8.8	0.6	5.5	5.4	0.99
1937	29	0.2	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	3	4	.429	5.85	6.52	11	10	0	3	0	0	67.2	76	49	44	4	48	0	39	3	0	2	321	1.833	10.1	0.5	6.4	5.2	0.81
1937	29	0.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	13	10	.565	4.46	4.94	30	27	2	14	1	0	207.2	193	114	103	14	119	0	127	3	1	4	926	1.502	8.4	0.6	5.2	5.5	1.07
1938	30	1.3	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	20	16	.556	5.08	5.60	44	40	3	31	0	1	329.2	334	205	186	30	192	6	226	5	1	3	1475	1.596	9.1	0.8	5.2	6.2	1.18
1939	31		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-DET	20	11	.645	3.58	3.89	41	37	4	24	3	2	291.2	272	126	116	19	126	3	192	3	0	4	1261	1.365	8.4	0.6	3.9	5.9	1.52
1939	31	2.6	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	3	1	.750	4.73	5.12	6	6	0	3	0	0	45.2	50	26	24	5	22	0	28	1	0	0	211	1.577	9.9	1.0	4.3	5.5	1.27
1939	31	2.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	17	10	.630	3.37	3.66	35	31	4	21	3	2	246.0	222	100	92	14	104	3	164	2	0	4	1050	1.325	8.1	0.5	3.8	6.0	1.58
1940	32	3.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	21	5	.808	2.83	3.75	36	34	1	20	3	0	264.0	235	110	83	19	100	6	164	3	2	2	1101	1.269	8.0	0.6	3.4	5.6	1.64
1941	33	4.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	12	20	.375	4.60	5.03	43	36	5	12	2	2	250.1	265	140	128	15	118	9	175	3	0	3	1130	1.530	9.5	0.5	4.2	6.3	1.48
1942	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	WSH	13	19	.406	4.73	5.42	36	34	1	17	3	0	245.2	264	148	129	6	106	6	134	4	0	3	1092	1.506	9.7	0.2	3.9	4.9	1.26
1942	34	5.0	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	11	17	.393	4.93	5.69	30	29	1	15	2	0	213.2	236	135	117	5	92	4	113	3	0	2	957	1.535	9.9	0.2	3.9	4.8	1.23
1942	34	5.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	2	2	.500	3.38	3.66	6	5	0	2	1	0	32.0	28	13	12	1	14	2	21	1	0	1	135	1.313	7.9	0.3	3.9	5.9	1.50
1943	35		3 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	BRO	13	13	.500	4.22	4.89	38	27	8	8	1	1	217.1	220	118	102	12	113	7	123	5	0	3	964	1.532	9.1	0.5	4.7	5.1	1.09
1943	35	5.1	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	9	4	.692	3.02	3.67	22	12	7	6	1	1	125.0	113	51	42	4	57	2	75	2	0	3	528	1.360	8.1	0.3	4.1	5.4	1.32
1943	35	5.5	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	1	6	.143	7.39	7.74	10	9	1	0	0	0	52.1	69	45	43	7	35	5	37	1	0	0	257	1.987	11.9	1.2	6.0	6.4	1.06
1943	35	5.5	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	3	3	.500	3.83	4.95	6	6	0	2	0	0	40.0	38	22	17	1	21	0	11	2	0	0	179	1.475	8.6	0.2	4.7	2.5	0.52
1944	36	6.2	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	13	15	.464	2.82	3.40	37	33	3	18	2	1	265.0	243	100	83	11	82	4	142	4	0	8	1095	1.226	8.3	0.4	2.8	4.8	1.73
1945	37	7.1	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	8	20	.286	3.29	3.88	36	34	1	16	3	0	257.1	255	111	94	12	103	4	127	3	0	2	1116	1.391	8.9	0.4	3.6	4.4	1.23
1946	38		2 Teams	AL	Maj	WSH-PHA	14	13	.519	2.93	3.42	34	31	1	17	3	1	236.2	224	90	77	7	90	7	114	7	0	3	1011	1.327	8.5	0.3	3.4	4.3	1.27
1946	38	8.2	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	3	5	.375	3.38	4.14	10	9	0	3	1	0	58.2	61	27	22	2	30	2	32	5	0	0	267	1.551	9.4	0.3	4.6	4.9	1.07
1946	38	8.2	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	11	8	.579	2.78	3.19	24	22	1	14	2	1	178.0	163	63	55	5	60	5	82	2	0	3	744	1.253	8.2	0.3	3.0	4.1	1.37
1947	39		2 Teams	AL	Maj	WSH-NYY	11	11	.500	3.34	3.70	31	28	1	7	2	0	199.1	208	82	74	10	67	3	82	3	1	1	856	1.380	9.4	0.5	3.0	3.7	1.22
1947	39	9.5	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	4	6	.400	4.09	4.73	14	13	0	1	0	0	83.2	99	44	38	2	37	3	40	1	1	1	381	1.625	10.6	0.2	4.0	4.3	1.08
1947	39	9.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	7	5	.583	2.80	2.96	17	15	1	6	2	0	115.2	109	38	36	8	30	0	42	2	0	0	475	1.202	8.5	0.6	2.3	3.3	1.40
1948	40	11.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	0	4	.000	4.21	5.61	11	4	1	0	0	0	25.2	35	16	12	1	13	2	9	0	0	1	123	1.870	12.3	0.4	4.6	3.2	0.69
1949	41	13.8	Chattanooga	SOUA	AA	WSH	17	12	.586	4.41	5.54	36			19	0		237.0	273	146	116		82		141	7	0	6		1.498	10.4		3.1	5.4	1.72
1950	42	15.1	Chattanooga	SOUA	AA	WSH	13	17	.433	4.06	4.56	34			16	2		235.0	244	119	106		71		145	4	1	4		1.340	9.3		2.7	5.6	2.04
1951	43	15.9	Birmingham	SOUA	AA	BOS	16	11	.593	3.04	3.49	32	31		17	3		237.0	228	92	80		71		132	4	0	5		1.262	8.7		2.7	5.0	1.86
1952	44		2 Teams	AL	Maj	WSH-PHA	4	4	.500	3.88	3.88	24	5	11	1	0	3	60.1	54	26	26	4	32	2	27	2	0	2	264	1.425	8.1	0.6	4.8	4.0	0.84
1952	44	13.9	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	1	1	.500	4.97	4.97	10	0	8	0	0	2	12.2	16	7	7	2	9	0	5	0	0	0	63	1.974	11.4	1.4	6.4	3.6	0.56
1952	44	13.9	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	3	3	.500	3.59	3.59	14	5	3	1	0	1	47.2	38	19	19	2	23	2	22	2	0	2	201	1.280	7.2	0.4	4.3	4.2	0.96
1953	45	15.1	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	2	1	.667	4.89	5.59	17	2	9	1	0	0	38.2	44	24	21	3	24	1	16	5	0	0	187	1.759	10.2	0.7	5.6	3.7	0.67
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (20 seasons)					Majors		211	222	.487	3.98	4.57	600	483	71	246	31	21	3759.1	3769	1908	1664	206	1732	71	2082	61	7	60	16467	1.463	9.0	0.5	4.1	5.0	1.20
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		139	105				351	68		52	5		2067.0	2120	1113	929		898		418	15	1	15
All Levels (26 Seasons)							350	327				951	551	71	298	36	21	5826.1	5889	3021	2593	206	2630	71	2500	76	8	75	16467

AA (6 seasons)					Minors		83	59	.585	3.85	4.57	195	32		52	5		1184.0	1242	601	506		437		418	15	1	15		1.418	9.4		3.3
A (1 season)					Minors		16	14	.533	5.05	5.51	51	29					271.0	289	166	152		150							1.620	9.6		5.0
B (2 seasons)					Minors		25	21	.543	3.53	4.93	67	7					387.0	370	212	152		202							1.478	8.6		4.7
C (1 season)					Minors		0	5	.000	6.96	7.81	11						53.0	64	46	41		33							1.830	10.9		5.6
D (1 season)					Minors		15	6				27						172.0	155	88	78		76