Hal Newhouser
Hal Newhouser
Full name: Harold Newhouser
Born: May 20, 1921, Detroit, Michigan
Died November 10, 1998, Detroit, Michigan
Buried at Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens, Novi, Michigan
First Game: September 29, 1939; Final Game: May 3, 1955
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 2" Weight: 180
Cousin of Mike Macha
Cousin of Ken Macha
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1992
AL MVP (1944 to 1945)
TSN Player of the Year (1945)
TSN AL Pitcher of the Year (1944 to 1945)
P on TSN All-Star Team (1944 to 1946)
Hal Newhouser
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1939 DET A 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1939 DET A
1940 DET A 28 40 3 8 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .256 .200 0.0 1940 DET A
1941 DET A 33 60 3 9 0 0 0 2 3 8 0 5 2 1 0 .150 .190 .150 0.0 1941 DET A
1942 DET A 39 52 1 8 2 0 0 1 3 8 0 3 2 0 0 .154 .200 .192 0.0 1942 DET A
1943 DET A 37 65 4 12 2 0 0 5 3 8 0 4 0 0 0 .185 .221 .215 0.0 1943 DET A
1944 DET A 47 120 10 29 4 0 0 5 6 12 0 6 5 1 0 .242 .278 .275 0.0 1944 DET A
1945 DET A 40 109 9 28 5 1 0 17 7 10 0 8 1 0 1 .257 .302 .321 0.0 1945 DET A
1946 DET A 37 103 6 13 3 0 2 11 6 27 0 8 1 1 0 .126 .174 .214 0.0 1946 DET A
1947 DET A 40 96 5 19 0 0 0 9 15 20 0 3 3 0 0 .198 .306 .198 0.0 1947 DET A
1948 DET A 39 92 6 19 0 1 0 6 10 14 0 6 1 0 0 .207 .284 .228 0.0 1948 DET A
1949 DET A 38 91 8 18 3 0 0 6 12 19 0 14 3 0 2 .198 .291 .231 0.0 1949 DET A
1950 DET A 35 74 6 13 2 0 0 8 5 8 0 5 2 0 0 .176 .228 .203 0.0 1950 DET A
1951 DET A 17 29 4 9 0 0 0 3 5 3 0 4 2 0 0 .310 .412 .310 0.0 1951 DET A
1952 DET A 26 46 5 10 1 0 0 4 10 9 0 1 2 0 0 .217 .357 .239 0.0 1952 DET A
1953 DET A 7 8 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .556 .500 0.0 1953 DET A
1954 CLE A 26 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 0.0 1954 CLE A
1955 CLE A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1955 CLE A
Total 492 999 71 201 22 2 2 81 89 0i 150 0 72 0i 24 3 3 .201 .267 .233 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1945 DET A Daily Splits 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .111 .000 1945 DET A
1954 CLE A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1954 CLE A
Total Splits 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .111 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1943 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1943 AL
1944 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1944 AL
1946 AL Daily Splits 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1946 AL
1947 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1947 AL
1948 AL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1948 AL
Total Splits 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK W L ERA PW Year Team
1939 DET A 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 3 22 0 3 3 4 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 5.40 0.0 1939 DET A
1940 DET A 28 20 7 0 3 0 133.1 149 613 12 81 72 76 89 6 1 2 1 9 9 4.86 0.0 1940 DET A
1941 DET A 33 27 5 1 5 0 173 166 810 6 109 92 137 106 5 5 1 0 9 11 4.79 -0.6 1941 DET A
1942 DET A 38 23 11 1 14 5 183.2 137 789 4 73 50 114 103 10 2 2 0 8 14 2.45 2.9 1942 DET A
1943 DET A 37 25 10 1 9 1 195.2 163 850 3 88 66 111 144 12 3 0 1 8 17 3.04 0.9 1943 DET A
1944 DET A 47 34 25 6 10 2 312.1 264 1271 6 94 77 102 187 18 4 1 2 29 9 2.22 6.1 1944 DET A
1945 DET A 40 36 29 8 2 2 313.1 239 1261 5 73 63 110 212 19 10 0 2 25 9 1.81 7.6 1945 DET A
1946 DET A 37 34 29 6 2 1 292.2 215 1176 10 77 63 98 275 9 8 1 0 26 9 1.94 6.4 1946 DET A
1947 DET A 40 36 24 3 4 2 285 268 1216 9 105 91 110 176 27 11 2 0 17 17 2.87 3.7 1947 DET A
1948 DET A 39 35 19 2 4 1 272.1 249 1146 10 109 91 99 143 15 5 1 0 21 12 3.01 4.5 1948 DET A
1949 DET A 38 35 22 3 3 1 292 277 1228 19 118 109 111 144 12 3 0 0 18 11 3.36 2.9 1949 DET A
1950 DET A 35 30 15 1 5 3 213.2 232 929 23 110 103 81 87 12 4 4 0 15 13 4.34 0.9 1950 DET A
1951 DET A 15 14 7 1 0 0 96.1 98 393 10 47 42 19 37 6 1 3 1 6 6 3.92 0.6 1951 DET A
1952 DET A 25 19 8 0 2 0 154 148 643 13 72 64 47 57 13 3 0 0 9 9 3.74 0.5 1952 DET A
1953 DET A 7 4 0 0 1 1 21.2 31 102 4 22 17 8 6 3 1 2 0 0 1 7.06 -0.3 1953 DET A
1954 CLE A 26 1 0 0 15 7 46.2 34 187 3 16 13 18 25 5 1 0 0 0 7 2 2.51 1.1 1954 CLE A
1955 CLE A 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 1 12 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 1955 CLE A
Total 488 374 212 33 79 26 2993 2674 12648 137 1197 1016 1249 1i1796 174 1i 65 19 7 207 150 3.06 37.2 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK W L ERA PW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1945 DET A Daily Splits 3 3 2 0 0 0 20.2 25 89 0 14 14 4 1 22 2 0 1 0 0 7 2 2 2 2 1 6.10 1945 DET A
1954 CLE A Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 INF 1954 CLE A
Total Splits 4 3 2 0 0 0 20.2 26 91 0 15 15 5 1 22 2 0 1 0 0 7 2 2 2 2 1 6.53 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1943 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 12 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 1943 AL
1944 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 3 11 0 3 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 1944 AL
1946 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1946 AL
1947 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1947 AL
Total Splits 4 1 0 0 0 0 10.2 8 43 0 3 3 3 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.53 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
1939 DET A P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1940 DET A P 28 5 31 1 0 .973
1941 DET A P 33 4 37 0 4 1.000
1942 DET A P 38 10 45 1 3 .982
1943 DET A P 37 8 49 1 1 .983
1944 DET A P 47 9 61 1 5 .986
1945 DET A P 40 16 66 0 5 1.000
1946 DET A P 37 15 47 3 4 .954
1947 DET A P 40 23 52 4 3 .949
1948 DET A P 39 11 52 1 5 .984
1949 DET A P 38 7 69 3 3 .962
1950 DET A P 35 10 37 2 1 .959
1951 DET A P 15 3 22 2 4 .926
1952 DET A P 25 10 31 3 2 .932
1953 DET A P 7 1 4 0 0 1.000
1954 CLE A P 26 3 7 0 0 1.000
1955 CLE A P 2 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 488 135 611 22 40 .971
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1945 DET A Daily P 3 3 2 20.2 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 .889
1954 CLE A Daily P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 4 3 2 20.2 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 .889
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1943 AL Daily P 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1944 AL Daily P 1 0 0 1.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1946 AL Daily P 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1947 AL Daily P 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 4 1 0 10.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1939).
Released by Detroit Tigers (July 27, 1953 ).
Signed by Cleveland Indians (April 12, 1954 ).
Released by Cleveland Indians (May 16, 1955 ).
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