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.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	BRO		PHI	L,6-8	GS	14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	22	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 28	BRO		PIT	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	14 (4)	May 3	BRO	@	STL	W,7-3	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
5	18 (3)	May 8	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
6	21 (2)	May 13	BRO		NYG	W,6-4	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	25 (3)	May 19	BRO		CIN	L,5-10	GS	16	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	27 (1)	May 20 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,5-3	GF	20	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	30 (2)	May 25	BRO	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	33 (2)	May 29	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	38 (4)	Jun 2 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
12	42 (3)	Jun 6	BRO	@	MLN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
13	47 (4)	Jun 11	BRO	@	STL	W,8-6	GS	35	8.1	4	3	0	7	1	P
14	52 (4)	Jun 17 (2)	BRO		MLN	L,1-3	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	55 (2)	Jun 21	BRO		STL	W,9-8	GS	23	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	69 (13)	Jul 4 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	W,15-2	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	73 (3)	Jul 8 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	P
18	76 (2)	Jul 13 (1)	BRO	@	MLN	L,6-8	GS	9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	79 (2)	Jul 15	BRO	@	CHC	W,10-8	GS	24	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
20	84 (4)	Jul 20	BRO	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
21	89 (4)	Jul 25	BRO		CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	93 (3)	Jul 29 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	98 (4)	Aug 2	BRO		MLN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	103 (4)	Aug 7	BRO		PIT	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	107 (3)	Aug 11	BRO		PHI	W,5-2	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	110 (2)	Aug 15	BRO		NYG	L,0-1	GS	30	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
27	114 (3)	Aug 19	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	117 (2)	Aug 23	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	121 (3)	Aug 27	BRO	@	MLN	W,6-3	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	122	Aug 28 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-4	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	126 (3)	Aug 31	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	135 (8)	Sep 7 (2)	BRO		NYG	W,3-1	CG	39	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	139 (3)	Sep 12	BRO		MLN	L,7-8	GS	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	141 (1)	Sep 15	BRO		CHC	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	145 (3)	Sep 19	BRO		STL	W,17-2	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
36	148 (2)	Sep 23 susp	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-3	GS	34	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
37	151 (2)	Sep 26	BRO		PHI	L,3-7	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	154 (2)	Sep 30	BRO		PIT	W,8-6	GS	32	7.1	0	3	0	3	1	P
							38gm		268.0	25	39	1	65	5