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.

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 20	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	5 (1)	Apr 22	BRO	@	NYG	W,4-3	GF	9	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	8 (2)	Apr 25	BRO		BSN	L,5-6	GS	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	15 (6)	May 2	BRO		PIT	L,3-4	GS	33	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
5	19 (3)	May 6	BRO		STL	L,7-11	GS	18	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	23 (3)	May 10	BRO		CHC	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
7	26 (2)	May 15	BRO	@	CHC	W,8-4	GS	18	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	30 (3)	May 19	BRO	@	STL	L,4-6	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	34 (3)	May 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,11-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	38 (3)	May 30 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	41 (2)	Jun 1	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	GF	4	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	43 (1)	Jun 3 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	48 (4)	Jun 9	BRO		PIT	L,1-4	GS	18	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	54 (5)	Jun 15	BRO	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	P
15	57 (2)	Jun 19	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	61 (3)	Jun 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,13-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	65 (3)	Jun 27	BRO	@	NYG	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	69 (3)	Jul 1	BRO		PHI	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
19	74 (4)	Jul 5	BRO		NYG	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
20	77 (2)	Jul 8	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	79 (1)	Jul 13	BRO		CHC	W,8-6	GS	15	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	88 (8)	Jul 21	BRO		STL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	92 (3)	Jul 26	BRO	@	CHC	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	96 (3)	Jul 31	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	100 (3)	Aug 4	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-7	GS	25	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	104 (3)	Aug 8 (2)	BRO		NYG	W,7-6	GS	38	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	108 (3)	Aug 12	BRO		BSN	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	P
28	112 (3)	Aug 16	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-2	GS	29	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
29	119 (6)	Aug 23	BRO		STL	L,2-4	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	122 (2)	Aug 26 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,11-12	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	127 (4)	Aug 29	BRO		CIN	W,13-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	130 (2)	Sep 2	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-11	GS	31	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	135 (4)	Sep 8	BRO		NYG	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
34	138 (2)	Sep 12	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS	9	1.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
35	142 (3)	Sep 17	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS	23	6.2	1	1	0	2	1	P
36	147 (4)	Sep 22	BRO		PHI	L,3-7	GS	25	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	151 (3)	Sep 26	BRO	@	BSN	W,15-5	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
38	154 (2)	Sep 29	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
39	155	Sep 30	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-8		26	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
40	158 (2)	Oct 3	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-5	GS	32	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
							40gm		272.0	24	45	3	72	3