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Jimmie Newberry

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: June 9, 1919 in Bonham, AL us

Died: June 23, 1983 in Bremen Township, IL

Buried: Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: Jimmie Lee Newberry

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.2

ERA

3.68

208.0

104

WHIP

1.308

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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
1943	24		2 Teams	NAL	Maj	BBB-CC	0	4	.000	5.40	7.12	6	5		2	0	0	36.2	36	29	22	1	14		11	0		0	163	1.364	8.8	0.2	3.4	2.7	0.79
1943	24	-6.8	BBB	NAL	Maj	BBB	0	3	.000	6.18	7.81	5	4		1	0	0	27.2	30	24	19	1	12		7	0		0	127	1.518	9.8	0.3	3.9	2.3	0.58
1943	24	-6.8	CC	NAL	Maj	CC	0	1	.000	3.00	5.00	1	1		1	0	0	9.0	6	5	3	0	2		4	0		0	36	0.889	6.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	2.00
1944	25	-6.1	BBB	NAL	Maj	BBB	0	0		13.50	13.50	1	0		0	0	0	0.2	1	1	1		2		0	0		0		4.500	13.5		27.0	0.0	0.00
1945	26	-4.1	BBB	NAL	Maj	BBB	3	3	.500	3.86	4.98	10	6	1	4	1	0	56.0	54	31	24	1	16	0	25	0	0	0	242	1.250	8.7	0.2	2.6	4.0	1.56
1946	27	-1.9	BBB	NAL	Maj	BBB	1	2	.333	2.52	3.60	3	3		2	0	0	25.0	21	10	7		4		17	0		0		1.000	7.6		1.4	6.1	4.25
1947	28	-2.2	BBB	NAL	Maj	BBB	1	2	.333	4.25	5.16	7	3	4	2	0	0	29.2	34	17	14	0	7	0	16	1	0	0	132	1.382	10.3	0.0	2.1	4.9	2.29
1948	29	0.3	BBB	NAL	Maj	BBB	7	2	.778	2.55	3.75	14	4	7	1	0	1	60.0	70	25	17	1	13	0	35	1	0	3	263	1.383	10.5	0.2	2.0	5.3	2.69

1950	31	2.9	Winnipeg	MDAK	Ind		7	7	.500			18	13		10

1952	33	6.4	Hankyu	JPPL	Fgn		11	10	.524	3.23	3.66	36	20	13	10	1		206.1	183	84	74	7	65		100	2	6	1	830	1.202	8.0	0.3	2.8	4.4	1.54

1954	35	10.6	Abilene	WTNM	C		2	6	.250	6.01	7.03	21	7					79.1	95	62	53	15	33							1.613	10.8	1.7	3.7
1955	36		3 Teams	3 Lgs	B-C		7	11	.389			45	10		6	1		156.0	179	106	85	19	53		81	0	1	0
1955	36	10.7	Port Arthur	BSTL	B		6	4	.600	5.01	6.24	33	7		3	1		124.0	146	86	69	14	46		51	0	1	0		1.548	10.6	1.0	3.3	3.7	1.11
1955	36	11.1	Amarillo	WTNM	B		0	3	.000			7
1955	36	10.5	Big Spring	LONG	C		1	4	.200	4.50	5.63	5	3		3	0		32.0	33	20	16	5	7		30	0	0	0		1.250	9.3	1.4	2.0	8.4	4.29
1956	37	12.3	El Paso	SWLG	B		0	1	.000			5
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 (6 seasons)					Majors		12	13	.480	3.68	4.89	41	21	12	11	1	1	208.0	216	113	85	3	56	0	104	2	0	3	800	1.308	9.3		2.4	4.5	1.86
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		9	18	.333			71	17		6	1		235.1	274	168	138	34	86		81	0	1	0
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		11	10	.524	3.23	3.66	36	20	13	10	1		206.1	183	84	74	7	65		100	2	6	1	830	1.202	8.0	0.3	2.8	4.4	1.54
Other (1 season)					Other		7	7	.500			18	13		10
All Levels (11 Seasons)							39	48	.448			166	71	25	37	3	1	649.2	673	365	297	44	207	0	285	4	7	4	1630

B (2 seasons)					Minors		6	8	.429			45	7		3	1		124.0	146	86	69	14	46		51	0	1	0
C (2 seasons)					Minors		3	10	.231	5.58	6.63	26	10		3	0		111.1	128	82	69	20	40		30	0	0	0		1.509	10.3	1.6	3.2