Dick Newsome

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: December 13, 1909 in Ahoskie, NC us

Died: December 15, 1965 in Ahoskie, NC

Buried: Ahoskie Cemetery, Ahoskie, NC

School: Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC)

Debut: April 25, 1941 (Age 31-133d, 7,205th in MLB history)
vs. PHA 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 5 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: September 27, 1943 (Age 33-288d)
vs. DET 9.0 IP, 14 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Heber Hampton Newsome

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.0

W

L

ERA

4.50

G

GS

SV

IP

526.0

SO

138

WHIP

1.500

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1931	21	GBO	C	8	3	.727		14						88.0	71	34			38								1.239	7.3		3.9			GBO PIED
1932	22	STL-min	B,AA	12	6	.667	4.62	32						156.0	154	92	80		93								1.583	8.9		5.4			ELM,ROC NYPL,IL
1933	23	STL-min	A,B,AA	11	7	.611	0.00	27						160.0	190	110	0		58								1.550	10.7		3.3			SPG,GBO,ROC WL,PIED,IL
1934	24	STL-min	B	9	13	.409		31						178.0	204	112			64								1.506	10.3		3.2			GBO PIED
1936	26	STL-min	AA	7	16	.304	3.53	29						171.0	202	86	67		56								1.509	10.6		2.9			SAC PCL
1937	27	STL-min	AA	12	10	.545	3.76	30						182.0	184	100	76		53								1.302	9.1		2.6			SAC PCL
1938	28	STL-min	AA	11	11	.500	3.50	33	19					180.0	175	95	70		64								1.328	8.8		3.2			SAC PCL
1939	29	SDG,POR	AA	6	14	.300	5.26	38	25					178.0	211	119	104		61								1.528	10.7		3.1			SDG,POR PCL
1940	30	SDG	AA	23	11	.676	2.63	39	39					315.0	319	114	92		74								1.248	9.1		2.1			SDG PCL
1941	31	BOS	AL	19	10	.655	4.13	36	29	4	17	2	0	213.2	235	115	98	13	79	58	7	0	6	944	101	4.12	1.470	9.9	0.5	3.3	2.4	0.73	MVP-9
1942	32	BOS	AL	8	10	.444	5.01	24	23	0	11	0	0	158.0	174	98	88	11	67	40	0	0	2	701	75	4.09	1.525	9.9	0.6	3.8	2.3	0.60
1943	33	BOS	AL	8	13	.381	4.49	25	22	1	8	2	0	154.1	166	83	77	8	68	40	5	0	5	689	74	3.98	1.516	9.7	0.5	4.0	2.3	0.59
3 Yrs				35	33	.515	4.50	85	74	5	36	4	0	526.0	575	296	263	32	214	138	12	0	13	2334	84	4.07	1.500	9.8	0.5	3.7	2.4	0.64
162 Game Avg.				15	14	.515	4.50	36	32	2	15	2	0	225	246	127	112	14	92	59	5	0	6	998	84	4.07	1.500	9.8	0.5	3.7	2.4	0.64

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

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