Jeff Newman

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: September 11, 1948 in Fort Worth, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 26th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX).

High School: Robert L. Paschal HS (Fort Worth, TX)

School: Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)

Debut: June 30, 1976 (Age 27-293d, 13,762nd in major league history)
vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 7, 1984 (Age 35-362d)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Jeffrey Lynn Newman

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

2123

475

.224

189

RBI

233

OBP

.264

SLG

.357

OPS

.620

OPS+

Summary of 63 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 10 tying, 13 go ahead

2 Tms
OAK	59
BOS	4

Platoon
vs RHP	41
vs LHP	22

Home/Road
Away	36
Home	27

Outs
0	26
1	19
2	18

13 Opps
MIL	9
TOR	7
MIN	6
BOS	6
CLE	6
KCR	5
NYY	5
SEA	5
BAL	4
DET	4
CHW	3
TEX	2
CAL	1

52 Pitchers
Mike Caldwell	4
Lary Sorensen	2
Jesse Jefferson	2
Steve Stone	2
Wayne Garland	2
Mike Torrez	2
Luis Tiant	2
Tom Underwood	2
Larry Gura	2
Steve Grilli	1
Rick Waits	1
Jim Palmer	1
Jim Slaton	1
Bill Campbell	1
Jay Howell	1
Aurelio López	1
Floyd Bannister	1
Ken Kravec	1
Jack Kucek	1
Dave Goltz	1
Mike Parrott	1
Rick Honeycutt	1
Roy Lee Jackson	1
Jon Matlack	1
Jim Clancy	1
Bill Travers	1
Eduardo Rodríguez	1
Dave Stieb	1
Shane Rawley	1
Eddie Solomon	1
Dennis Eckersley	1
Frank Tanana	1
Mike Bacsik	1
Doug Bird	1
Ross Grimsley	1
Steve Comer	1
Pat Underwood	1
Rick Wise	1
Luis Leal	1
Dan Schatzeder	1
Jim Colborn	1
Bob Stanley	1
Byron McLaughlin	1
Darrell Jackson	1
Jim Barr	1
Jerry Koosman	1
Dave Johnson	1
Scott McGregor	1
Dennis Leonard	1
Moose Haas	1
Mike Marshall	1
Lerrin LaGrow	1

12 Parks
RingCentral Col (OAK)	27
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	6
County Stad (MIL)	5
Yankee Stad (NYC)	4
Fenway Pk (BOS)	4
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	4
ClevelandStd (CLE)	3
Kingdome (SEA)	3
Memor. Stad (BAL)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Arlington St (ARL)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	1

Where Hit
7	40
8	6
9	5

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	61
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	41
1--	12
12-	4
--3	3
-2-	3

89 RBI
RISP	10
0 on	41
1 on	18
2 on	4
Any on	22

Inning
1	3
2	9
3	4
4	7
5	6
6	8
7	11
8	7
9	8

1-3	16
4-6	21
7-end	26

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	6
+2	4
+1	6
Tied	11
-1	10
-2	4
-3	7
-4..	9

Ahead	22
Tied	11
Behind	30

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	45
1B	16
PH	2

OrderPos
7th	15
4th	13
8th	10
5th	9
6th	8
9th	5
3rd	3

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	16
Low Lev	35

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1977-07-10	OAK	@	KCR	Doug Bird	ahead 3-2	t 9	2	---	1	9	2	0.106	91%		Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1977-07-24 (2)	OAK	@	MIN	Dave Johnson	ahead 7-5	t 9	0	---	1	8	2	0.041	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	1977-08-24 (2)	OAK		DET	Steve Grilli	ahead 4-3	b 7	0	---	1	8	2	0.098	89%		Home Run
4	4	4	1	1977-09-26	OAK		KCR	Jim Colborn	ahead 5-1	b 8	2	--3	2	9	2	0.010	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Alexander Scores
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1978-04-12	OAK		SEA	Shane Rawley	tied 3-3	b 9	0	---	1	6	2	0.374	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run
6	6	2	1	1978-05-20	OAK		CHW	Lerrin LaGrow	behind 0-3	b 7	0	12-	3	9	PH	0.348	58%		Home Run; W. Gross Scores; D. Murphy Scores
7	7	3	1	1978-05-29	OAK	@	MIL	Eduardo Rodríguez	ahead 5-2	t 8	1	---	1	5	2	0.036	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	4	1	1978-06-19	OAK	@	TEX	Jon Matlack	tied 1-1	t 8	0	---	1	8	2	0.256	76%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	5	1	1978-07-05	OAK	@	SEA	Mike Parrott	tied 1-1	t 5	2	---	1	8	2	0.159	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	6	1	1978-07-22	OAK	@	TOR	Jim Clancy	behind 1-4	t 6	1	1--	2	7	2	0.165	30%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Guerrero Scores
11	11	7	1	1978-09-24	OAK	@	MIL	Mike Caldwell	behind 0-5	t 7	2	1--	2	9	PH	0.042	6%		Home Run; J. Essian Scores
12	12	8	1	1978-09-29	OAK		MIL	Bill Travers	behind 0-2	b 5	0	---	1	5	3	0.133	40%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	9	1	1978-09-30	OAK		MIL	Mike Caldwell	behind 0-5	b 2	0	---	1	4	3	0.052	16%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1979-04-28	OAK		BAL	Scott McGregor	behind 0-1	b 2	2	12-	3	8	2	0.292	72%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Edwards Scores; W. Gross Scores
15	15	2	1	1979-04-30	OAK		BOS	Bill Campbell	behind 3-4	b 9	2	---	1	6	2	0.489	53%		Home Run
16	16	3	1	1979-05-07	OAK	@	BAL	Steve Stone	behind 1-2	t 2	0	---	1	7	2	0.104	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
17	17	4	1	1979-05-12	OAK	@	BOS	Mike Torrez	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	7	2	0.101	58%		Home Run
18	18	5	1	1979-05-17	OAK		CHW	Ken Kravec	behind 0-2	b 7	0	---	1	4	3	0.145	36%		Home Run
19	19	6	1	1979-05-19	OAK		MIL	Moose Haas	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	---	1	5	2	0.080	79%		Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	7	1	1979-05-26	OAK	@	MIL	Jim Slaton	behind 1-8	t 9	2	12-	3	4	3	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Edwards Scores; D. Murphy Scores
21	21	8	1	1979-05-27	OAK	@	MIL	Lary Sorensen	behind 0-1	t 7	0	---	1	4	2	0.190	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	9	1	1979-05-28	OAK	@	MIN	Dave Goltz	behind 1-4	t 6	2	-2-	2	4	2	0.159	28%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Gross Scores
23	23	10	1	1979-06-06	OAK		CLE	Rick Wise	behind 1-2	b 3	2	---	1	5	2	0.126	51%		Home Run (Deep CF)
24	24	11	1	1979-06-17	OAK	@	TOR	Jesse Jefferson	ahead 5-3	t 5	2	1--	2	5	2	0.152	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Revering Scores
25	25	12	1	1979-06-18	OAK		KCR	Larry Gura	behind 0-3	b 9	1	--3	2	5	2	0.062	11%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Revering Scores
26	26	13	1	1979-06-28	OAK	@	KCR	Larry Gura	ahead 3-2	t 3	0	1--	2	4	3	0.146	79%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Gross Scores
27	27	14	1	1979-07-02	OAK	@	CAL	Jim Barr	behind 2-8	t 9	0	---	1	4	3	0.004	1%		Home Run (Deep CF)
28	28	15	1	1979-07-10	OAK		BAL	Steve Stone	behind 3-6	b 6	2	---	1	7	2	0.082	19%		Home Run (Deep CF)
29	29	16	1	1979-07-15	OAK		BOS	Bob Stanley	tied 1-1	b 7	0	---	1	7	2	0.205	79%		Home Run
30	30	17	1	1979-07-19	OAK	@	NYY	Luis Tiant	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	1	6	2	0.104	48%		Home Run (Deep RF)
31	31	18	2	1979-07-19	OAK	@	NYY	Luis Tiant	behind 1-2	t 4	1	---	1	6	2	0.125	47%		Home Run (Deep LF)
32	32	19	1	1979-07-24	OAK	@	BOS	Dennis Eckersley	behind 0-2	t 2	0	---	1	4	2	0.091	40%		Home Run
33	33	20	1	1979-08-11	OAK	@	MIN	Mike Marshall	behind 6-9	t 8	0	---	1	3	3	0.068	14%		Home Run (Deep RF)
34	34	21	1	1979-08-21	OAK		DET	Pat Underwood	ahead 5-0	b 4	1	12-	3	5	2	0.034	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Essian Scores; D. Revering Scores
35	35	22	1	1979-09-26	OAK	@	TEX	Steve Comer	behind 1-5	t 9	1	---	1	4	3	0.009	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	1980-04-22	OAK	@	SEA	Rick Honeycutt	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	3	0.184	66%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Heath Scores
37	37	2	1	1980-04-25	OAK	@	MIN	Jerry Koosman	behind 1-10	t 8	0	---	1	3	2	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
38	38	3	1	1980-05-04 (2)	OAK		DET	Dan Schatzeder	tied 0-0	b 6	1	---	1	4	3	0.190	73%		Home Run (Deep RF)
39	39	4	1	1980-05-27	OAK		KCR	Dennis Leonard	behind 1-2	b 7	0	---	1	7	2	0.239	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
40	40	5	1	1980-06-13 (2)	OAK		NYY	Tom Underwood	tied 2-2	b 6	1	-2-	2	3	3	0.240	84%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Henderson Scores
41	41	6	1	1980-06-17	OAK	@	BOS	Mike Torrez	behind 0-1	t 5	1	---	1	6	2	0.137	47%		Home Run (Deep LF)
42	42	7	1	1980-06-22	OAK	@	NYY	Tom Underwood	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	3	0.188	66%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Heath Scores
43	43	8	1	1980-07-20	OAK		CLE	Ross Grimsley	ahead 3-0	b 6	1	1--	2	5	3	0.055	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Armas Scores
44	44	9	1	1980-07-22 (1)	OAK		TOR	Jesse Jefferson	behind 1-5	b 7	0	---	1	7	2	0.052	11%		Home Run (Deep LF)
45	45	10	1	1980-07-30	OAK	@	TOR	Jack Kucek	ahead 7-0	t 6	0	1--	2	7	2	0.009	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); O. González Scores
46	46	11	1	1980-08-03 (1)	OAK	@	CLE	Wayne Garland	tied 1-1	t 4	2	---	1	7	2	0.132	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
47	47	12	1	1980-08-04	OAK		MIN	Mike Bacsik	ahead 8-1	b 2	1	---	1	4	3	0.012	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
48	48	13	1	1980-08-16	OAK	@	SEA	Byron McLaughlin	ahead 5-1	t 5	1	1--	2	7	2	0.062	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Armas Scores
49	49	14	1	1980-09-06	OAK	@	BAL	Jim Palmer	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	---	1	7	2	0.100	68%		Home Run (Deep LF)
50	50	15	1	1980-09-28	OAK		MIL	Mike Caldwell	behind 0-2	b 7	0	1--	2	6	3	0.316	58%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Klutts Scores
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
51	51	1	1	1981-05-07	OAK		DET	Aurelio López	ahead 4-3	b 7	2	---	1	7	2	0.111	89%		Home Run (Deep CF)
52	52	2	1	1981-08-24	OAK		CLE	Wayne Garland	ahead 10-4	b 7	0	---	1	5	3	0.003	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
53	53	3	1	1981-08-30	OAK	@	BOS	Frank Tanana	ahead 3-0	t 4	0	---	1	7	2	0.062	89%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
54	54	1	1	1982-04-11 (1)	OAK		SEA	Floyd Bannister	ahead 1-0	b 5	1	---	1	8	2	0.114	81%		Home Run (Deep LF)
55	55	2	1	1982-04-21	OAK		MIN	Darrell Jackson	ahead 3-0	b 4	1	1--	2	8	2	0.078	95%		Home Run; D. McKay Scores
56	56	3	1	1982-05-02	OAK	@	CLE	Rick Waits	behind 1-2	t 4	2	--3	2	8	2	0.228	59%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Rudi Scores
57	57	4	1	1982-06-12	OAK	@	TOR	Dave Stieb	ahead 3-0	t 3	1	---	1	6	2	0.068	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
58	58	5	1	1982-06-17	OAK		CHW	Eddie Solomon	behind 5-10	b 8	0	1--	2	6	2	0.045	8%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Klutts Scores/unER
59	59	6	1	1982-07-19	OAK	@	CLE	Lary Sorensen	tied 1-1	t 4	2	-2-	2	7	2	0.222	70%		Home Run (Deep CF); M. Page Scores
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
60	60	1	1	1983-05-12	BOS	@	MIL	Mike Caldwell	ahead 4-2	t 6	1	---	1	8	2	0.088	87%		Home Run
61	61	2	1	1983-05-28	BOS	@	TOR	Luis Leal	ahead 3-0	t 2	0	---	1	8	2	0.064	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
62	62	3	1	1983-07-01	BOS	@	NYY	Jay Howell	behind 0-7	t 3	0	---	1	9	2	0.021	6%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
63	63	1	1	1984-06-17	BOS	@	TOR	Roy Lee Jackson	behind 2-5	t 8	0	---	1	7	2	0.066	14%		Home Run