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

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Team Record in Appearances: 25-15 / in Starts: 22-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 37, Entered with runners on base: 4

1950 Pitching Game Log

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1950 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	55	1	Apr 18	BRO	@	PHI	L,1-9	GS-2	L(0-1)	99	1.0	5	4	4	0	0	0	0	36.00	2.58	8	3	4	3	0	1	27			0	0	0	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	.94	-0.256	2.31	-0.38%	-3.11	1b start tie	2b -2- 0 out d3
2	56	5	Apr 24	BRO	@	BSN	W,6-4	GS-9	W(1-1)	5	8.1	9	4	4	6	8	0	0	7.71	2.80	38	11	10	5	0	3	51			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.33	-0.193	3.90	-0.34%	-0.97	1b start a 1	9b -23 1 out a2
3	57	9	Apr 28	BRO	@	NYG	W,5-3	GS-3		3	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	7.94	3.03	9	6	2	1	0	0	39			0	0	0	8	0	1	0	2	0	0	1.12	-0.058	3.62	-0.11%	-0.87	1b start tie	3b --3 0 out a3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	58	20	May 13	BRO		BSN	L,2-12	8-GF		14	2.0	3	3	3	1	2	1	0	8.78	3.86	10	3	2	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-1.92	8t --- 0 out d7	9t end d10
5	59	23	May 17	BRO		STL	W,6-2	CG	W(2-1)	3	9.0	5	2	2	4	8	0	0	6.04	3.17	38	14	11	3	0	1	73			0	1	0	34	2	0	1	0	0	2	1.12	0.280	3.97	0.60%	2.85	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
6	60	28	May 22	BRO		CIN	W,5-1	CG	W(3-1)	4	9.0	8	1	0	2	7	0	0	4.31	2.74	36	14	12	5	0	1	74			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	0	.71	0.315	2.68	0.71%	3.85	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
7	61	33	May 27	BRO	@	BSN	L,1-7	GS-2	L(3-2)	4	1.1	3	4	4	2	0	0	0	5.23	2.92	9	5	1	1	0	1	30			0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	-0.229	6.64	-0.67%	-2.19	1b start a 1	2b 1-3 1 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	62	38	Jun 2	BRO	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	W(4-2)	5	9.0	5	1	1	0	3	1	0	4.32	3.02	32	14	14	5	0	1	76			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.270	3.54	0.82%	3.90	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
9	63	42	Jun 7	BRO	@	PIT	W,9-0	SHO	W(5-2)	4	9.0	6	0	0	3	7	0	0	3.55	2.84	36	11	13	4	0	2	79			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	2	.80	0.367	3.09	0.86%	4.85	1b start tie	9b 3 out a9
10	64	44	Jun 9	BRO	@	PIT	W,9-7	9-GF	S(1)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.51	2.84	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.79	0.208	19.22	0.50%	0.95	9b 12- 1 out a2	9b end a 2
11	65	46	Jun 11(1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	W(6-2)	1	9.0	9	4	4	3	8	0	0	3.58	2.68	37	10	15	8	0	1	58			0	0	0	34	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.84	0.380	7.51	0.93%	0.71	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
12	66	50	Jun 17	BRO		STL	W,10-2	CG	W(7-2)	5	9.0	5	2	2	1	8	2	0	3.38	2.86	33	11	12	5	0	1	76			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.105	1.89	0.34%	2.85	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
13	67	54	Jun 21	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	GS-9		3	8.0	6	4	4	6	1	0	0	3.49	3.04	34	18	9	5	0	0	49			0	1	0	28	2	0	0	2	0	2	1.23	0.131	5.64	0.36%	0.92	1t start tie	9t 1-- 0 out a2
14	68	58	Jun 25	BRO		PIT	L,11-16	GS-3		3	2.2	6	5	5	1	0	1	0	3.94	3.22	14	6	7	5	0	0	25			0	1	0	13	2	0	0	1	0	1	.83	-0.347	4.02	-1.01%	-3.72	1t start tie	3t -2- 2 out d3
15	69	62	Jun 30	BRO	@	PHI	L,5-8	GS-8	L(7-3)	4	7.1	12	8	8	2	3	1	0	4.43	3.32	35	11	8	1	0	11	23			1	0	0	33	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.30	-0.490	7.39	-1.68%	-2.48	1b start tie	8b 123 1 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	70	67	Jul 4(1)	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-5	GS-8	L(7-4)	3	7.2	9	5	5	4	4	1	0	4.55	3.44	36	9	16	7	0	3	41			0	0	0	32	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.62	-0.448	5.64	-0.94%	-1.01	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out d1
17	71	71	Jul 8	BRO		PHI	L,1-4	CG	L(7-5)	3	9.0	7	4	4	3	3	2	0	4.50	3.64	36	13	14	1	0	3	57			0	0	0	33	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.51	-0.104	5.59	-0.23%	0.85	1t start tie	9t 3 out d3
18	72	75	Jul 15	BRO	@	CHC	W,13-5	CG	W(8-5)	6	9.0	9	5	5	3	5	1	0	4.54	3.66	37	12	13	4	0	4	51			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	1	0	0	.67	-0.065	1.87	-0.11%	-0.34	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a8
19	73	80	Jul 20(1)	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(8-6)	4	8.0	5	3	3	3	2	1	0	4.46	3.74	29	14	9	2	0	1	59			0	1	0	26	0	0	0	3	0	1	.64	-0.024	2.78	-0.06%	1.19	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
20	74	84	Jul 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,11-6	8-GF	S(2)	2	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.40	3.73	6	4	2	2	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.54	0.074	2.48	0.20%	1.49	8b 12- 1 out a4	9b end a 5
21	75	86	Jul 26	BRO		STL	W,7-5	GS-9	W(9-6)	2	8.0	9	5	5	2	5	1	0	4.48	3.72	34	13	12	4	0	2	47			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	0	.72	0.045	3.86	0.14%	-1.08	1t start tie	9t 1-- 0 out a2
22	76	91	Jul 30	BRO		CHC	W,7-2	CG	W(10-6)	3	9.0	5	2	1	1	5	1	0	4.25	3.69	32	19	5	2	0	2	75			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	2	0	1	.54	0.233	2.35	0.61%	2.85	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	77	95	Aug 4	BRO		CIN	W,7-1	CG	W(11-6)	4	9.0	7	1	1	2	3	0	0	4.06	3.63	35	14	16	5	0	0	70			0	0	0	33	1	1	0	2	0	0	.77	0.271	3.13	0.66%	3.85	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
24	78	98	Aug 8	BRO		PHI	L,5-6	GS-8	L(11-7)	3	7.0	10	6	5	1	1	1	0	4.16	3.67	30	13	12	5	0	3	35			0	0	0	28	3	1	0	2	0	0	1.12	-0.370	6.85	-1.36%	-1.86	1t start tie	8t -2- 0 out d2
25	79	102	Aug 12	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-10	GS-5	L(11-8)	3	5.0	9	7	5	3	4	0	0	4.31	3.64	28	12	8	6	0	1	26			1	0	0	25	3	0	1	0	0	1	.89	-0.330	2.58	-0.57%	-4.54	1b start tie	5b 3 out d6
26	80	106	Aug 17(1)	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-6	GS-8	W(12-8)	4	7.1	8	6	5	2	5	0	2	4.39	3.61	36	13	14	7	0	0	43			0	0	0	32	3	0	0	0	0	2	1.10	-0.022	2.95	-0.04%	-1.71	1b start tie	8b 12- 1 out a3
27	81	109	Aug 21	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	W(13-8)	3	9.0	10	2	2	1	1	0	0	4.27	3.56	36	18	14	6	1	2	59			0	1	0	35	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.82	0.619	6.88	1.40%	2.85	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
28	82	114	Aug 25	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-0	SHO	W(14-8)	3	9.0	7	0	0	0	5	0	0	4.06	3.46	31	14	11	5	0	1	78			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	3	0	0	.69	0.334	3.02	0.88%	4.71	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
29	83	118	Aug 29	BRO	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	W(15-8)	3	9.0	8	2	0	1	7	0	0	3.88	3.36	36	16	10	3	0	2	73			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	1	.59	0.259	2.36	0.62%	2.66	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	84	122	Sep 2	BRO		NYG	W,2-0	SHO	W(16-8)	3	9.0	3	0	0	3	2	0	0	3.71	3.35	33	15	11	3	0	2	80			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.583	2.63	0.81%	4.85	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
31	85	126	Sep 6(1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,2-0	SHO	W(17-8)	3	9.0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.55	3.32	31	15	13	2	1	0	82			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.690	4.01	1.43%	4.62	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a2
32	86	127	Sep 6(2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS-7		-1	7.0	8	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.52	3.30	29	10	12	3	1	5	53			0	1	0	28	2	1	0	0	0	1	.70	0.051	3.61	0.16%	1.59	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
33	87	131	Sep 10	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-6	GS-4	L(17-9)	3	4.0	6	6	6	2	2	3	0	3.70	3.47	19	5	6	2	0	4	26			0	1	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	.77	-0.348	2.00	-0.55%	-3.88	1b start tie	4b 3 out d4
34	88	135	Sep 15	BRO		STL	L,2-6	CG	L(17-10)	4	9.0	9	6	4	3	6	0	0	3.71	3.42	39	15	7	0	1	8	52			0	0	0	35	2	0	0	0	0	1	.91	-0.202	2.75	-0.37%	-1.15	1t start tie	9t 3 out d4
35	89	139	Sep 19(1)	BRO		PIT	W,14-3	CG	W(18-10)	3	9.0	10	3	3	1	3	2	0	3.68	3.48	36	15	11	4	2	6	57			0	0	0	35	2	0	0	1	0	0	.21	0.000	.04	0.00%	1.85	1t start tie	9t 3 out a11
36	90	143	Sep 23	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	W(19-10)	3	9.0	7	2	2	2	2	1	0	3.62	3.51	33	11	12	0	0	6	65			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.34	0.528	2.41	0.57%	2.62	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
37	91	146	Sep 25(2)	BRO		NYG	L,3-4	8-8	BS(1)	1	0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.65	3.51	4	1	2	1	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.29	-0.424	14.07	-1.09%	-2.68	8t 12- 0 out a1	8t 1-3 1 out d2
38	92	148	Sep 27(1)	BRO		BSN	W,9-6	GS-6		1	5.1	8	4	4	2	4	1	0	3.72	3.53	25	7	4	1	0	8	38			0	0	0	23	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.22	-0.365	1.62	-0.29%	-2.21	1t start tie	6t -23 1 out tie
39	93	152	Sep 29(1)	BRO		BSN	W,7-5	9-GF	S(3)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.71	3.53	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.96	0.169	.00	0.00%	0.95	9t 12- 1 out a2	9t end a 2
40	94	155	Oct 1	BRO		PHI	L,1-4	CG(10)	L(19-11)	1	10.0	11	4	4	2	3	1	0	3.70	3.55	41	20	12	5	0	4	55			0	1	0	38	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.51	0.085	62.86	2.13%	1.39	1t start tie	10t 3 out d3
							25-15		W-L:19-11,Sv:3,BSv:1	3.0	267.1	258	120	110	75	130	22	2	3.70	3.55	1103	1.19		16%	1%	93	54	8	25%	2	8	0	1019	45	5	3	34	0	15	1.02	1.722	5.93	4.96%	23.54

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