Bobo Newsom Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac

Bobo Newsom Stats

Bobo Newsom was born on Sunday, August 11, 1907, in Hartsville, South Carolina. Newsom was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 11, 1929, with the Brooklyn Robins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bobo Newsom baseball stats page.

"I played for Washington five different times. That beat Franklin Delano Roosevelt's record. He was only elected four times." - Bobo Newsom in Baseball's Greatest Quotes (1982)

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Birth Name:	Louis Norman Newsom
Nickname:	Bobo or Buck
Born On:	08-11-1907
Born In:	Hartsville, South Carolina
Zodiac:	Leo
Died On:	12-07-1962
Died In:	Orlando, Florida
Cemetery:	Magnolia Cemetery, Hartsville, South Carolina

College:	None Attended
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Height:	6-02
Weight:	220
First Game:	09-11-1929 (Age 22)
Last Game:	09-17-1953
Draft:	Not Applicable

Bobo Newsom Bobo Newsom Pitching Stats
Year	Team	G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	HLD
1929	Robins	3	2	0	0	3	.000	10.61	0	0	0	9.1	47	15	11	12	0	5	-	6	0	0	0	-
1930	Robins	2	0	2	0	0	.000	0.00	0	0	0	3.0	14	2	0	2	0	2	-	1	1	0	0	-
1932	Cubs	1	0	1	0	0	.000	0.00	0	0	0	1.0	3	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	-
1934	Browns	47	32	9	16	20	.444	4.01	15	2	5	262.1	1,159	259	117	138	15	149	-	135	5	1	0	-
1935	Browns	7	6	1	0	6	.000	4.85	1	0	1	42.2	193	54	23	29	2	13	-	22	2	0	0	-
1935	Senators	28	23	4	11	12	.478	4.45	17	2	2	198.1	871	222	98	108	9	84	-	65	3	4	1	-
1936	Senators	43	38	3	17	15	.531	4.32	24	4	2	285.2	1,258	294	137	160	13	146	-	156	8	3	1	-
1937	Senators	11	10	0	3	4	.429	5.85	3	0	0	67.2	321	76	44	49	4	48	-	39	2	3	0	-
1937	Red Sox	30	27	2	13	10	.565	4.46	14	1	0	207.2	926	193	103	114	14	119	-	127	4	3	1	-
1938	Browns	44	40	3	20	16	.556	5.08	31	0	1	329.2	1,475	334	186	205	30	192	-	226	3	5	1	-
1939	Browns	6	6	0	3	1	.750	4.73	3	0	0	45.2	211	50	24	26	5	22	-	28	0	1	0	-
1939	Tigers	35	31	4	17	10	.630	3.37	21	3	2	246.0	1,050	222	92	100	14	104	-	164	4	2	0	-
1940	Tigers	36	34	1	21	5	.808	2.83	20	3	0	264.0	1,101	235	83	110	19	100	-	164	2	3	2	-
1941	Tigers	43	36	5	12	20	.375	4.60	12	2	2	250.1	1,130	265	128	140	15	118	-	175	3	3	0	-
1942	Senators	30	29	1	11	17	.393	4.93	15	2	0	213.2	957	236	117	135	5	92	-	113	2	3	0	-
1942	Dodgers	6	5	0	2	2	.500	3.38	2	1	0	32.0	135	28	12	13	1	14	-	21	1	1	0	-
1943	Dodgers	22	12	7	9	4	.692	3.02	6	1	1	125.0	528	113	42	51	4	57	-	75	3	2	0	-
1943	Browns	10	9	1	1	6	.143	7.39	0	0	0	52.1	257	69	43	45	7	35	-	37	0	1	0	-
1943	Senators	6	6	0	3	3	.500	3.83	2	0	0	40.0	179	38	17	22	1	21	-	11	0	2	0	-
1944	Athletics	37	33	3	13	15	.464	2.82	18	2	1	265.0	1,095	243	83	100	11	82	-	142	8	4	0	-
1945	Athletics	36	34	1	8	20	.286	3.29	16	3	0	257.1	1,116	255	94	111	12	103	-	127	2	3	0	-
1946	Athletics	10	9	0	3	5	.375	3.37	3	1	0	58.2	267	61	22	27	2	30	-	32	0	5	0	-
1946	Senators	24	22	1	11	8	.579	2.78	14	2	1	178.0	744	163	55	63	5	60	-	82	3	2	0	-
1947	Senators	14	13	0	4	6	.400	4.09	1	0	0	83.2	381	99	38	44	2	37	-	40	1	1	1	-
1947	Yankees	17	15	1	7	5	.583	2.80	6	2	0	115.2	475	109	36	38	8	30	-	42	0	2	0	-
1948	Giants	11	4	1	0	4	.000	4.21	0	0	0	25.2	123	35	12	16	1	13	-	9	1	0	0	-
1952	Senators	10	0	8	1	1	.500	4.97	0	0	2	12.2	63	16	7	7	2	9	-	5	0	0	0	-
1952	Athletics	14	5	3	3	3	.500	3.59	1	0	1	47.2	201	38	19	19	2	23	-	22	2	2	0	-
1953	Athletics	17	2	9	2	1	.667	4.89	1	0	0	38.2	187	44	21	24	3	24	-	16	0	5	0	-
Career		G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	HLD
20 Years		600	483	71	211	222	.487	3.98	246	31	21	3,759.1	16,467	3,769	1,664	1,908	206	1,732	-	2,082	60	61	7	-

Bobo Newsom Bobo Newsom Hitting Stats
Yr	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1929	Robins	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	-	0	-	.000	.000	.000
1930	Robins	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1932	Cubs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1934	Browns	50	93	6	17	2	0	0	0	8	2	-	10	3	-	0	-	.183	.200	.204
1935	Browns	7	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	2	-	0	-	.091	.091	.091
1935	Senators	28	73	6	22	2	1	0	0	10	3	-	9	4	-	0	-	.301	.329	.356
1936	Senators	44	108	11	23	2	0	0	0	11	3	-	23	4	-	0	-	.213	.234	.231
1937	Senators	13	25	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	-	4	0	-	0	-	.120	.154	.240
1937	Red Sox	31	75	9	19	4	1	0	0	4	2	-	14	4	-	0	-	.253	.273	.333
1938	Browns	46	124	9	31	4	0	0	0	16	1	-	21	14	-	0	-	.250	.256	.282
1939	Browns	6	18	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	2	0	-	0	0	.222	.222	.278
1939	Tigers	35	97	6	18	0	1	0	0	7	1	-	16	4	-	0	6	.186	.194	.206
1940	Tigers	36	107	9	23	5	0	0	0	16	1	-	17	4	-	0	4	.215	.222	.262
1941	Tigers	43	88	3	9	0	0	0	0	3	2	-	20	5	-	1	3	.102	.132	.102
1942	Senators	30	75	5	12	2	0	0	0	3	0	-	25	4	-	0	5	.160	.160	.187
1942	Dodgers	6	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	5	1	-	0	1	.000	.000	.000
1943	Dodgers	22	44	4	11	0	0	0	0	6	0	-	11	3	-	0	1	.250	.250	.250
1943	Browns	10	15	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	-	0	1	-	0	0	.333	.333	.333
1943	Senators	6	15	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	1	0	-	0	1	.133	.133	.133
1944	Athletics	37	88	4	10	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	20	9	-	0	3	.114	.114	.136
1945	Athletics	36	86	3	14	1	0	0	0	2	1	-	21	7	-	0	0	.163	.172	.174
1946	Athletics	10	19	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	-	5	4	-	0	0	.105	.105	.158
1946	Senators	24	62	5	10	0	0	0	0	2	0	-	15	7	-	0	2	.161	.161	.161
1947	Senators	14	29	1	7	2	0	0	0	3	0	-	6	2	-	0	1	.241	.241	.310
1947	Yankees	17	42	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	11	1	-	0	1	.095	.095	.095
1948	Giants	11	7	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	1	-	0	0	.429	.429	.429
1952	Senators	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	2	0	-	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1952	Athletics	14	15	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	5	1	-	0	2	.133	.133	.133
1953	Athletics	17	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	1	-	0	0	.167	.167	.167
Career		G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
20 Years		609	1,337	86	253	28	3	1	0	102	17	-	266	86	-	1	30	.189	.200	.217

Bobo Newsom Bobo Newsom Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
1929 Robins	P	3	2	28	2	0.7	2	0	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.93	-
1930 Robins	P	2	0	9	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00	-
1932 Cubs	P	1	0	3	1	1.0	1	0	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	9.00	-
1934 Browns	P	47	32	787	64	1.4	62	13	49	2	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.969	2.13	-
1935 Browns	P	7	6	128	10	1.4	10	0	10	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.11	-
1935 Senators	P	28	23	595	35	1.3	33	6	27	2	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	.943	1.50	-
1936 Senators	P	43	38	857	62	1.4	61	11	50	1	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	.984	1.92	-
1937 Senators	P	11	10	203	15	1.4	15	3	12	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.00	-
1937 Red Sox	P	30	27	623	40	1.3	37	8	29	3	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.925	1.60	-
1938 Browns	P	44	40	989	51	1.2	49	11	38	2	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.961	1.34	-
1939 Browns	P	6	6	137	10	1.7	10	4	6	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.97	-
1939 Tigers	P	35	31	738	44	1.3	41	8	33	3	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.932	1.50	-
1940 Tigers	P	36	34	792	38	1.1	35	3	32	3	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.921	1.19	-
1941 Tigers	P	43	36	751	43	1.0	41	5	36	2	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	.953	1.47	-
1942 Senators	P	30	29	641	41	1.4	36	5	31	5	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.878	1.52	-
1942 Dodgers	P	6	5	96	4	0.7	4	1	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.13	-
1943 Dodgers	P	22	12	375	27	1.2	27	2	25	0	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.94	-
1943 Browns	P	10	9	157	6	0.6	6	1	5	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.03	-
1943 Senators	P	6	6	120	6	1.0	6	2	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.35	-
1944 Athletics	P	37	33	795	48	1.3	48	3	45	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.63	-
1945 Athletics	P	36	34	772	42	1.2	40	12	28	2	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.952	1.40	-
1946 Athletics	P	10	9	176	8	0.8	8	1	7	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.23	-
1946 Senators	P	24	22	534	21	0.9	21	3	18	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.06	-
1947 Senators	P	14	13	251	10	0.7	8	2	6	2	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.800	0.86	-
1947 Yankees	P	17	15	347	15	0.9	15	3	12	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.17	-
1948 Giants	P	11	4	77	6	0.5	5	1	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.833	1.75	-
1952 Senators	P	10	0	38	5	0.5	5	1	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	3.55	-
1952 Athletics	P	14	5	143	12	0.9	12	2	10	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.27	-
1953 Athletics	P	17	2	116	8	0.5	8	1	7	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.86	-
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
P Totals		600	483	11,278	674	1.1	646	112	534	28	32	n/a	n/a	n/a	.958	1.55	--
20 Years		600	483	11,278	674	1.1	646	112	534	28	32	n/a	n/a	n/a	.958	1.55	--

Bobo Newsom Bobo Newsom Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1929 Robins	0	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.20	5.79	4.82
1930 Robins	0	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.50	3.00	6.00
1932 Cubs	0	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.00
1934 Browns	0	1	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	9.3	11.6	0.91	4.63	5.11
1935 Browns	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.69	4.64	2.74
1935 Senators	1	0	1.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	8.1	7.3	0.77	2.95	3.81
1936 Senators	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	4.7	9.8	1.07	4.91	4.60
1937 Senators	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	25.0	6.3	25.0	0.81	5.19	6.38
1937 Red Sox	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	5.4	18.8	1.07	5.50	5.16
1938 Browns	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	5.9	7.8	1.18	6.17	5.24
1939 Browns	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	9.0	18.0	1.27	5.52	4.34
1939 Tigers	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	6.1	13.9	1.58	6.00	3.80
1940 Tigers	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	6.3	6.7	1.64	5.59	3.41
1941 Tigers	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	4.4	29.3	1.48	6.29	4.24
1942 Senators	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	3.0	25.0	1.23	4.76	3.88
1942 Dodgers	0	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	2.2	0.0	1.50	5.91	3.94
1943 Dodgers	0	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	4.0	7.3	1.32	5.40	4.10
1943 Browns	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	0.0	7.5	1.06	6.36	6.02
1943 Senators	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.52	2.48	4.72
1944 Athletics	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	4.4	44.0	1.73	4.82	2.78
1945 Athletics	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	4.1	43.0	1.23	4.44	3.60
1946 Athletics	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	3.8	9.5	1.07	4.91	4.60
1946 Senators	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	4.1	31.0	1.37	4.15	3.03
1947 Senators	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	4.8	9.7	1.08	4.30	3.98
1947 Yankees	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	3.8	42.0	1.40	3.27	2.33
1948 Giants	0	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	7.0	0.0	0.69	3.16	4.56
1952 Senators	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.56	3.55	6.39
1952 Athletics	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	3.0	15.0	0.96	4.15	4.34
1953 Athletics	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	6.0	0.0	0.67	3.72	5.59
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
20 Years	1	1	.500	-	-	n/a	1,337.0	5.0	13.1	1.20	4.98	4.15

Bobo Newsom Bobo Newsom Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team [Click for Roster]	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1929 Brooklyn Robins	n/a	Undetermined	n/a	-
1930 Brooklyn Robins	n/a	Undetermined	n/a	-
1932 Chicago Cubs	27	Undetermined	n/a	-
1934 St. Louis Browns	21	Undetermined	-	-
1935 St. Louis Browns	21	Undetermined	-	-
1935 Washington Senators	21	Undetermined	-	-
1936 Washington Senators	12	Undetermined	-	-
1937 Washington Senators	12	Undetermined	-	-
1937 Boston Red Sox	12	Undetermined	-	-
1938 St. Louis Browns	12	Undetermined	Stats	-
1939 St. Louis Browns	12	Undetermined	Stats	-
1939 Detroit Tigers	12	Undetermined	Stats	-
1940 Detroit Tigers	12	Undetermined	Stats	Stats
1941 Detroit Tigers	12	$32,500.00	-	-
1942 Washington Senators	12	Undetermined	-	-
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers	8	Undetermined	-	-
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers	8	Undetermined	-	-
1943 St. Louis Browns	15, 33	Undetermined	-	-
1943 Washington Senators	00	Undetermined	-	-
1944 Philadelphia Athletics	16	Undetermined	Stats	-
1945 Philadelphia Athletics	16	Undetermined	n/a	-
1946 Philadelphia Athletics	16	Undetermined	-	-
1946 Washington Senators	00	Undetermined	-	-
1947 Washington Senators	00	Undetermined	-	Stats
1947 New York Yankees	34	Undetermined	-	Stats
1948 New York Giants	48	Undetermined	-	-
1952 Washington Senators	12	Undetermined	-	-
1952 Philadelphia Athletics	20	Undetermined	-	-
1953 Philadelphia Athletics	20	Undetermined	-	-
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