Don Newcombe

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 220lb (193cm, 99kg)

Born: June 14, 1926 in Madison, NJ us

Died: February 19, 2019 in Sherman Oaks, CA

Buried: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA

High School: Thomas Jefferson HS (Elizabeth, NJ)

Debut: 1944 (9,552nd in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: May 20, 1949 (Age 22-340d)
vs. STL 0.1 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: October 1, 1960 (Age 34-109d)
vs. CHW 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1949 season)

Full Name: Donald Newcombe

Nicknames: Newk

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

38.7

153

ERA

3.57

360

305

2251.2

1187

WHIP

1.207

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	BRO	@	PHI	L,1-9	GS	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 24	BRO	@	BSN	W,6-4	GS	38	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 28	BRO	@	NYG	W,5-3	GS	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	20 (10)	May 13	BRO		BSN	L,2-12	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	23 (2)	May 17	BRO		STL	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	28 (4)	May 22	BRO		CIN	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	33 (4)	May 27	BRO	@	BSN	L,1-7	GS	9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	38 (4)	Jun 2	BRO	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
9	42 (3)	Jun 7	BRO	@	PIT	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
10	44 (1)	Jun 9	BRO	@	PIT	W,9-7	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	46 (1)	Jun 11 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	50 (3)	Jun 17	BRO		STL	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	54 (3)	Jun 21	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	GS	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
14	58 (3)	Jun 25	BRO		PIT	L,11-16	GS	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	62 (3)	Jun 30	BRO	@	PHI	L,5-8	GS	35	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	67 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-5	GS	36	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	71 (3)	Jul 8	BRO		PHI	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
18	75 (3)	Jul 15	BRO	@	CHC	W,13-5	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	80 (4)	Jul 20 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	84 (3)	Jul 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,11-6	GF	6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	86 (1)	Jul 26	BRO		STL	W,7-5	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
22	91 (4)	Jul 30	BRO		CHC	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	95 (3)	Aug 4	BRO		CIN	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	98 (2)	Aug 8	BRO		PHI	L,5-6	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	102 (3)	Aug 12	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-10	GS	28	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	106 (3)	Aug 17 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-6	GS	36	7.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
27	109 (2)	Aug 21	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	114 (4)	Aug 25	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
29	118 (3)	Aug 29	BRO	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	122 (3)	Sep 2	BRO		NYG	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	126 (3)	Sep 6 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
32	127	Sep 6 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
33	131 (3)	Sep 10	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-6	GS	19	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	135 (3)	Sep 15	BRO		STL	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
35	139 (3)	Sep 19 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,14-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
36	143 (3)	Sep 23	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
37	146 (2)	Sep 25 (2)	BRO		NYG	L,3-4		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	148 (1)	Sep 27 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,9-6	GS	25	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
39	152 (3)	Sep 29 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,7-5	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	155 (2)	Oct 1	BRO		PHI	L,1-4	CG	41	10.0	3	2	0	5	0	P
							40gm		267.1	19	43	2	64	3