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	1-10 / in Starts: 1-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 8 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	6 (2-3-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 8 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	5 (2-1-0)

Most Driven In By
W Lockman	1
J Mize	1
B Kerr	0

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 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	558	6 (5)	Apr 25 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-2	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	1.91	0.025	5.46	0.04%	-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
2	559	12 (5)	May 1	NYG		BSN	L,3-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9						P
3	560	21 (8)	May 17	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-7	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	1.50	0.080	5.49	0.18%	0.73	P
4	561	25 (3)	May 21	NYG		CHC	L,3-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9						P
5	562	29 (3)	May 27	NYG		STL	L,6-9	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9						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
6	563	37 (7)	Jun 3	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.05	-0.052	4.60	-0.14%	-0.58	P
7	564	39 (1)	Jun 5	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-5	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.33	-0.009	1.45	-0.02%	-0.10	P
8	565	43 (3)	Jun 9 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,7-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9						P
9	566	45 (1)	Jun 10	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-6	3-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9	1.49	-0.004	6.11	-0.01%	0.07	P
10	567	52 (6)	Jun 17	NYG		PIT	L,8-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9						P
11	568	53	Jun 18	NYG		STL	L,8-12	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9						P
							1-10		8	7	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857		1.41	0.040	4.97	0.05%	-0.02

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