Skeeter Newsome

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 155lb (175cm, 70kg)

Born: October 18, 1910 in Phenix City, AL us

Died: August 31, 1989 in Columbus, GA

Buried: Parkhill Cemetery, Columbus, GA

Debut: April 19, 1935 (Age 24-183d, 7,851st in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 17, 1947 (Age 36-334d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: Lamar Ashby Newsome

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.2

3716

910

.245

381

RBI

292

OBP

.293

SLG

.304

OPS

.597

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1935 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1935 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 19	PHA	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	1	4	1	6	1
2	4	Apr 20	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	2	1	4	1
3	5	Apr 21	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	6	Apr 23	PHA		WSH	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	2	5	0	7	2
5	7	Apr 24	PHA		WSH	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
6	8	Apr 25	PHA		WSH	W,10-0	CG	30	9.0	3	4	1	8	2
7	9	Apr 26	PHA		NYY	L,2-11	CG	45	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
8	10	Apr 27	PHA		NYY	L,8-9	CG	45	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
9	11	Apr 28	PHA		NYY	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	7	5	0	12	3
10	12	Apr 29	PHA		BOS	L,8-10	CG	54	11.0	4	3	0	7	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	13	May 1	PHA		BOS	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
12	15 (1)	May 7	PHA	@	DET	L,3-5	GF	15	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
13	24 (8)	May 20	PHA		DET	L,6-8	GF	15	3.0	1	1	0	2	0
14	28 (3)	May 25 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
15	29	May 26	PHA		CHW	L,3-5	GS	32	8.0	5	6	1	12	2
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	54 (24)	Jun 22	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-11	GF	9	1.2	1	0	1	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	62 (7)	Jul 2	PHA		NYY	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	4	6	0	10	2
18	63	Jul 3	PHA		NYY	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
19	64	Jul 4 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,6-3	CG	44	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
20	65	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	5	2	0	7	1
21	66	Jul 6	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	2	1	1	4	0
22	67	Jul 7 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	53	12.2	3	5	0	8	0
23	68	Jul 7 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	34	8.0	1	6	0	7	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	91 (22)	Aug 6	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-11	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	94 (2)	Aug 10 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,7-18	GF	25	4.0	3	0	1	4	0
26	104 (9)	Aug 19 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-7	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
27	118 (13)	Aug 28	PHA	@	DET	L,0-11	GF	28	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	119	Aug 29	PHA		BOS	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	123 (3)	Sep 7 (1)	PHA		DET	L,7-9	GF	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	131 (7)	Sep 13	PHA		CHW	W,19-7	GF	15	3.0	3	0	0	3	0
31	139 (7)	Sep 18 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,0-10	CG	41	9.0	5	5	1	11	1
32	140	Sep 21 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	0	5	1	6	0
33	141	Sep 21 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	5	0	7	1
34	142	Sep 22 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	2	4	0	6	1
35	143	Sep 22 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-11	CG	45	8.0	1	2	0	3	1
36	144	Sep 24 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-8	CG	46	8.0	2	4	0	6	1
37	145	Sep 24 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-6	GS	37	8.0	3	3	0	6	1
38	146	Sep 25	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	3	3	0	6	0
39	147	Sep 28 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,5-4	CG	49	11.0	3	1	0	4	0
40	148	Sep 28 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,0-8	CG	33	6.0	1	1	0	2	0
41	149	Sep 29	PHA		WSH	W,11-8	CG	47	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
							42gm		301.0	79	110	9	198	25