Bobo Newsom

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: August 11, 1907 in Hartsville, SC us

Died: December 7, 1962 in Orlando, FL

Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Hartsville, SC

High School: Hartsville HS (Hartsville, SC)

Debut: September 11, 1929 (Age 22-031d, 6,955th in major league history)
vs. CIN 7.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 17, 1953 (Age 46-037d)
vs. CLE 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: Louis Norman Newsom

Nicknames: Buck

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

47.8

211

222

ERA

3.98

600

483

3759.1

2082

WHIP

1.463

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-27 / in Starts: 14-18
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	37 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 98 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	75 (41-25-9) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 98 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	66 (34-20-11)

Most Driven In
R Hemsley	4
O Melillo	2
B Campbell	1
F Grube	1
O Bejma	0

Most Driven In By
J Burns	2
S West	2
O Bejma	1
H Clift	1

1934 Batting Game Log

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1934 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	7	1	Apr 17	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	8	4 (2)	Apr 22	SLB	@	CHW	W,6-5	3-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.75	-0.082	4.26	-0.12%	-0.63	P
3	9	7 (2)	Apr 28	SLB		CHW	L,2-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.35	-0.010	.69	-0.01%	-0.13	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	10	12 (4)	May 4	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	1.00	-0.002	2.39	0.00%	-0.06	P
5	11	16 (3)	May 8	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-8	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.21	0.027	2.05	0.03%	0.29	P
6	12	18 (1)	May 11	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9						P
7	13	19	May 12 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	W,6-5	17-GF(17)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9						P
8	14	23 (3)	May 18	SLB		BOS	W,11-3	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	9	.35	0.021	.72	0.03%	1.33	P
9	15	28 (4)	May 23	SLB		WSH	W,6-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	.43	-0.041	1.02	-0.06%	-1.62	P
10	16	32 (3)	May 27	SLB		NYY	W,16-7	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	9	.58	-0.033	1.51	-0.05%	0.29	P
11	17	36 (3)	May 30 (2)	SLB		DET	L,4-5	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.227	.190	.418	9	1.86	-0.056	4.00	-0.07%	-0.28	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	18	38 (1)	Jun 2	SLB		CLE	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.208	.174	.382	9	1.15	-0.066	2.65	-0.09%	-0.56	P
13	19	39	Jun 3	SLB		CLE	W,12-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.208	.174	.382	9						PR
14	20	43 (3)	Jun 7	SLB	@	CHW	W,5-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.222	.192	.415	9	2.01	-0.060	5.12	-0.09%	-0.35	P
15	21	44	Jun 8	SLB	@	CLE	W,8-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.222	.192	.415	9						P
16	22	45	Jun 9	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.222	.192	.415	9						PR
17	23	49 (3)	Jun 15	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.207	.179	.385	9	1.65	-0.030	3.95	-0.04%	-0.36	P
18	24	51 (1)	Jun 17 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	W,10-7	5-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.226	.200	.426	9	1.17	0.106	1.92	0.10%	0.65	P
19	25	54 (2)	Jun 18 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,9-14	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.226	.200	.426	9						P
20	26	56 (1)	Jun 21 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,7-5	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.229	.206	.434	9	.59	0.068	.74	0.05%	0.18	P
21	27	61 (4)	Jun 24	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-7	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.200	.222	.200	.422	9						P
22	28	63 (1)	Jun 26	SLB	@	WSH	L,9-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.222	.200	.422	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	29	66 (2)	Jul 1 (2)	SLB		DET	L,3-12	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.194	.216	.194	.411	9						P
24	30	71 (4)	Jul 8	SLB	@	DET	L,4-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.216	.194	.411	9						P
25	31	72	Jul 13	SLB		BOS	L,2-7	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.211	.189	.400	9	1.33	-0.045	.25	-0.01%	-0.72	P
26	32	76 (3)	Jul 16	SLB		PHA	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.220	.200	.420	9	1.13	0.003	.15	0.00%	-0.07	P
27	33	81 (4)	Jul 21	SLB		WSH	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	1	.209	.227	.209	.437	9	2.27	-0.152	.71	-0.03%	-0.43	P
28	34	86 (4)	Jul 26	SLB		NYY	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.217	.200	.417	9	.73	-0.040	.10	0.00%	-0.42	P
29	35	90 (3)	Jul 29 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,3-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.204	.188	.392	9	.65	-0.054	.03	0.00%	-0.75	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	36	93 (2)	Aug 1 (1)	SLB		CHW	L,6-10	2-6	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.216	.220	.436	9	.74	0.033	.01	0.00%	0.44	P
31	37	98 (4)	Aug 5	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.208	.212	.419	9	1.11	-0.063	.01	0.00%	-0.63	P
32	38	101 (2)	Aug 9	SLB	@	DET	L,2-13	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.214	.218	.432	9	.52	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
33	39	105 (3)	Aug 12 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.214	.228	.232	.460	9	.98	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.04	P
34	40	108 (2)	Aug 17 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,0-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.207	.220	.224	.444	9	1.06	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
35	41	115 (6)	Aug 23	SLB	@	PHA	W,3-0	CG	4	3	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.270	.279	.549	9	.62	0.102	.00	0.00%	0.96	P
36	42	117 (1)	Aug 25 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.270	.279	.549	9						P
37	43	118	Aug 25 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.262	.270	.531	9	1.46	-0.110	.00	0.00%	-0.95	P
38	44	122 (3)	Aug 28	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.239	.261	.269	.530	9	1.24	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
39	45	126 (3)	Sep 2 (1)	SLB		CHW	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.239	.260	.268	.528	9						P
40	46	131 (4)	Sep 5	SLB		WSH	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.247	.253	.500	9	.80	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-1.14	P
41	47	133 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	SLB		WSH	W,3-2	9-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.244	.250	.494	9	3.95	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
42	48	136 (2)	Sep 9 (2)	SLB		NYY	L,1-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.218	.238	.244	.481	9	.56	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
43	49	137	Sep 11 (1)	SLB		NYY	L,4-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.218	.238	.244	.481	9						PR
44	50	138	Sep 11 (2)	SLB		NYY	W,7-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.215	.235	.241	.475	9	.06	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
45	51	139	Sep 14 (1)	SLB		PHA	L,7-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.215	.235	.241	.475	9						P
46	52	140	Sep 14 (2)	SLB		PHA	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.224	.229	.452	9	.60	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-1.43	P
47	53	144 (3)	Sep 18	SLB		BOS	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.195	.213	.218	.432	9	1.86	-0.208	.00	0.00%	-1.56	P
48	54	149 (4)	Sep 23 (1)	SLB		DET	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.187	.204	.209	.413	9	1.35	-0.145	.00	0.00%	-1.26	P
49	55	152 (2)	Sep 26	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.183	.200	.204	.404	9	1.14	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-1.27	P
50	56	153	Sep 30 (1)	SLB	@	DET	L,6-10	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.183	.200	.204	.404	9						P
							23-27		98	93	6	17	2	0	0	8	2	0	10	0	3		2		0	1	.183	.200	.204	.404		1.07	-1.333	.87	-0.37%	-12.46

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