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

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.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 14	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	5 (2)	Apr 19	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-7	GS	15	2.0	0	2	1	3	1	P
3	10 (4)	Apr 25 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,3-9	GS	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	15 (4)	Apr 30	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (3)	May 7	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	23 (3)	May 12	BRO		MLN	L,1-5	GS	26	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
7	30 (6)	May 19	BRO		CHC	L,3-9		4	1.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
8	37 (6)	May 27	BRO		PHI	L,5-11	GS	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	43 (5)	Jun 2	BRO	@	MLN	W,7-6	GS	11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	47 (3)	Jun 6	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-4	GS	20	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	59 (11)	Jun 18	BRO		CHC	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	64 (4)	Jun 23	BRO		CIN	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
13	69 (4)	Jun 29	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-4	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	73 (3)	Jul 3	BRO	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	20	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	78 (4)	Jul 7	BRO		NYG	L,2-10	GS	24	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	83 (4)	Jul 11 (2)	BRO		PHI	L,1-3	GS	25	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	88 (4)	Jul 17	BRO	@	MLN	W,2-1	GS	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	93 (4)	Jul 22	BRO	@	CIN	W,8-5	GS	32	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	98 (4)	Jul 27	BRO		CHC	W,7-6	GS	21	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	102 (3)	Jul 31	BRO		MLN	L,7-15	GS	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	103	Aug 1	BRO		MLN	L,6-14	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	114 (10)	Aug 14	BRO		NYG	W,6-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH P
23	116 (1)	Aug 16	BRO		PHI	L,6-9	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	119 (2)	Aug 19	BRO	@	PIT	W,7-5	GS	32	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	123 (3)	Aug 24	BRO	@	CIN	W,12-4	GS	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	130 (6)	Aug 31	BRO	@	MLN	L,0-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	137 (6)	Sep 6 (2)	BRO		PIT	L,7-9	GS	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	141 (3)	Sep 11	BRO		MLN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	P
29	145 (3)	Sep 15	BRO		CIN	W,10-4	GS	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
							29gm		144.1	11	16	2	29	2