Bobo Newsom
Bobo Newsom
Full name: Louis Norman Newsom Born: August 11, 1907, Hartsville, South Carolina Died December 7, 1962, Orlando, Florida Buried at Magnolia Cemetery, Hartsville, South Carolina First Game: September 11, 1929; Final Game: September 17, 1953 Umpired First Game: August 2, 1938; Umpired Final Game: August 2, 1938 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 200
Bobo Newsom
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1929 BRO N 1929 BRO N 1930 BRO N 1930 BRO N 1932 CHI N 1932 CHI N 1934 STL A 1934 STL A 1935 STL A 1935 STL A 1935 WAS A 1935 WAS A 1935 TOT A 35 84 6 23 2 1 0 10 3 9 0 6 0 0 .274 .299 .321 0.0 1935 TOT A
1936 WAS A 1936 WAS A 1937 WAS A 1937 WAS A 1937 BOS A 1937 BOS A 1937 TOT A 44 100 11 22 4 1 1 5 3 18 0 4 0 0 .220 .243 .310 0.0 1937 TOT A
1938 STL A 1938 STL A 1939 STL A 1939 STL A 1939 DET A 1939 DET A 1939 TOT A 41 115 6 22 1 1 0 8 1 18 0 4 6 0 0 .191 .198 .217 0.0 1939 TOT A
1940 DET A 1940 DET A 1941 DET A 1941 DET A 1942 WAS A 1942 WAS A 1942 BRO N 1942 BRO N 1942 Total 36 86 5 12 2 0 0 3 0 30 0 5 6 0 0i .140 .140 .163 0.0 1942 Total
1943 BRO N 1943 BRO N 1943 STL A 1943 STL A 1943 WAS A 1943 WAS A 1943 TOT A 16 30 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .233 .233 .233 0.0 1943 TOT A
1943 Total 38 74 4 18 0 0 0 9 0 12 0 4 2 0 0i .243 .243 .243 0.0 1943 Total
1944 PHI A 1944 PHI A 1945 PHI A 1945 PHI A 1946 PHI A 1946 PHI A 1946 WAS A 1946 WAS A 1946 TOT A 34 81 5 12 1 0 0 4 0 20 0 11 2 0 0 .148 .148 .160 0.0 1946 TOT A
1947 WAS A 1947 WAS A 1947 NY A 1947 NY A 1947 TOT A 31 71 1 11 2 0 0 4 0 17 0 3 2 0 0 .155 .155 .183 0.0 1947 TOT A
1948 NY N 1948 NY N 1952 WAS A 1952 WAS A 1952 PHI A 1952 PHI A 1952 TOT A 24 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 1 2 0 0 .118 .118 .118 0.0 1952 TOT A
1953 PHI A 1953 PHI A Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH 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
1940 DET A Daily Splits 3 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 1940 DET A
1947 NY A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1947 NY A
Total Splits 5 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 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
1940 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1940 AL
1944 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1944 AL
Total Splits 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 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
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HPB BK W L ERA PW Year Team
1929 BRO N 1929 BRO N 1930 BRO N 1930 BRO N 1932 CHI N 1932 CHI N 1934 STL A 1159 15 138 117 149 135 15 5 1 0 16 20 4.01 2.9 1934 STL A 1935 STL A 1935 STL A 1935 WAS A 1935 WAS A 1935 TOT A 35 29 18 2 5 3 241 276 1064 11 137 121 97 87 14 5 4 1 11 18 4.52 -0.2 1935 TOT A
1936 WAS A 38 24 4 3 2 285.2 294 1258 13 160 137 146 156 10 8 3 1 17 15 4.32 1.4 1936 WAS A 1937 WAS A 1937 WAS A 1937 BOS A 1937 BOS A 1937 TOT A 41 37 17 1 2 0 275.1 269 1247 18 163 147 167 166 15 6 6 1 16 14 4.81 -0.1 1937 TOT A
1938 STL A 40 31 0 3 1 329.2 334 1475 30 205 186 192 226 17 3 5 1 20 16 5.08 -0.2 1938 STL A 1939 STL A 1939 STL A 1939 DET A 1939 DET A 1939 TOT A 41 37 24 3 4 2 291.2 272 1261 19 126 116 126 192 12 4 3 0 20 11 3.58 3.8 1939 TOT A
1940 DET A 2 21 5 2.83 3.9 1940 DET A 1941 DET A 20 4.60 -0.5 1941 DET A 1942 WAS A 117 92 113 19 2 3 0 11 17 4.93 -3.5 1942 WAS A 1942 BRO N 1942 BRO N 1942 Total 36 34 17 3 1 0 245.2 264 1092 6 148 129 106 134 20 3 4 0 13 19 4.73 -3.7 1942 Total
1943 BRO N 1943 BRO N 1943 STL A 1943 STL A 1943 WAS A 1943 WAS A 1943 TOT A 16 15 2 0 1 0 92.1 107 436 8 67 60 56 48 6 0 3 0 4 9 5.85 -3.0 1943 TOT A
1943 Total 38 27 8 1 8 1 217.1 220 964 12 118 102 113 123 11 3 5 0 13 13 4.22 -2.6 1943 Total
1944 PHI A 1944 PHI A 1945 PHI A 94 103 127 28 2 3 0 8 20 3.29 -0.4 1945 PHI A 1946 PHI A 1946 PHI A 1946 WAS A 1946 WAS A 1946 TOT A 34 31 17 3 1 1 236.2 224 1011 7 90 77 90 114 12 3 7 0 14 13 2.93 0.9 1946 TOT A
1947 WAS A 1947 WAS A 1947 NY A 1947 NY A 1947 TOT A 31 28 7 2 1 0 199.1 208 856 10 82 74 67 82 16 1 3 1 11 11 3.34 0.2 1947 TOT A
1948 NY N 1948 NY N 1952 WAS A 1952 WAS A 1952 PHI A 1952 PHI A 1952 TOT A 24 5 1 0 11 3 60.1 54 264 4 26 26 32 27 4 2 2 0 4 4 3.88 0.0 1952 TOT A
1953 PHI A 1953 PHI A Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HPB 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
1940 DET A Daily Splits 3 3 3 1 0 0 26 18 97 0 4 4 4 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 2 1 1.38 1940 DET A
1947 NY A Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 6 13 0 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.29 1947 NY A
Total Splits 5 4 3 1 0 0 28.1 24 110 0 9 9 6 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 3 0 2 2 2.86 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
1940 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1940 AL
1944 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1944 AL
Total Splits 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.1 1 12 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 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
1929 BRO N 1930 BRO N 1932 CHI N 1934 STL A 1935 STL A 1935 WAS A 1935 TOT A P 35 6 37 2 4 .956
1936 WAS A 1937 WAS A 1937 BOS A 1937 TOT A P 41 11 41 3 1 .945
1938 STL A 1939 STL A 1939 DET A 1939 TOT A P 41 12 39 3 1 .944
1940 DET A 1941 DET A 1942 WAS A 1942 BRO N 1942 Total P 36 6 34 5 3 .889
1943 BRO N 1943 STL A 1943 WAS A 1943 TOT A P 16 3 9 0 0 1.000
1943 Total P 38 5 34 0 4 1.000
1944 PHI A 1945 PHI A 1946 PHI A 1946 WAS A 1946 TOT A P 34 4 25 0 1 1.000
1947 WAS A 1947 NY A 1947 TOT A P 31 5 18 2 1 .920
1948 NY N 1952 WAS A 1952 PHI A 1952 TOT A P 24 3 14 0 1 1.000
1953 PHI A 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
1940 DET A Daily P 3 3 3 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
1947 NY A Daily P 2 1 0 2.1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000
Total P 5 4 3 28.1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1.000
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
1940 AL Daily P 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1944 AL Daily P 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 2 0 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Umpiring Record
Year LG
1938 AL
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Robins (1928).
Selected by St. Louis Browns from Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 major league draft (October 2, 1933 ).
Sold by St. Louis Browns to Washington Senators for $40000 (May 21, 1935 ).
Traded by Washington Senators with Ben Chapman to Boston Red Sox in exchange for
Rick Ferrell , Wes Ferrell and Mel Almada (June 11, 1937 ).
Traded by Boston Red Sox with Red Kress and Buster Mills to St. Louis Browns in
exchange for Joe Vosmik (October 2, 1937 ).
Traded by St. Louis Browns with Beau Bell , Red Kress and Jim Walkup to Detroit
Tigers in exchange for Vern Kennedy , Bob Harris , George Gill , Roxie Lawson , Chet
Laabs and Mark Christman (May 13, 1939 ).
Sold by Detroit Tigers to Washington Senators for $40000 (March 31, 1942 ).
Sold by Washington Senators to Brooklyn Dodgers for $25000 (August 30, 1942 ).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Fritz Ostermueller
and Archie McKain (July 15, 1943 ).
Sold by St. Louis Browns to Washington Senators (August 31, 1943 ).
Traded by Washington Senators to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Roger Wolff
(December 13, 1943 ).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (June 3, 1946 ).
Signed by Washington Senators (@June 4, 1946 ).
Sold by Washington Senators to New York Yankees (July 11, 1947 ).
Released by New York Yankees (February 6, 1948 ).
Signed by New York Giants (April 12, 1948 ).
Released by New York Giants (June 19, 1948 ).
Signed by Washington Senators (April 14, 1949 ).
Released by Washington Senators (June 16, 1952 ).
Signed by Philadelphia Athletics (June 16, 1952 ).
Released by Philadelphia Athletics (November 19, 1953 ).
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