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Skeeter Newsome
Lamar Ashby Newsome

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 170 lb.

Debut April 19, 1935
Final Game September 17, 1947
Born October 18, 1910 in Phenix City, AL
Died August 31, 1989 in Columbus, GA

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1935 24 PHA AL  59  145   18   30   7  1   1   10   2  1   5   9  .207  .233  .290   35   42   1           0    
 1936 25 PHA AL 127  471   41  106  15  2   0   46  13  4  25  27  .225  .266  .265   33  125  11           1    
 1937 26 PHA AL 122  438   53  111  22  1   1   30  11  5  37  22  .253  .312  .315   60  138  14           0    
 1938 27 PHA AL  17   48    7   13   4  0   0    7   1  1   1   4  .271  .286  .354   61   17   2           0    
 1939 28 PHA AL  99  248   22   55   9  1   0   17   5  7  19  12  .222  .277  .266   41   66  15           0   8
 1941 30 BOS AL  93  227   28   51   6  0   2   17  10  4  22  11  .225  .296  .278   51   63  13           1   5
 1942 31 BOS AL  29   95    7   26   6  0   0    9   2  1   9   5  .274  .337  .337   87   32   1           0   2
 1943 32 BOS AL 114  449   48  119  21  2   1   22   5  6  21  21  .265  .301  .327   82  147   8           2  10 MVP-27
 1944 33 BOS AL 136  472   41  114  26  3   0   41   4  3  33  21  .242  .291  .309   72  146  19           0  11
 1945 34 BOS AL 125  438   45  127  30  1   1   48   6  3  20  15  .290  .322  .370   99  162  17           1  13 MVP-32
 1946 35 PHI NL 112  375   35   87  10  2   1   23   4     30  23  .232  .289  .277   63  104  17           0   3
 1947 36 PHI NL  95  310   36   71   8  2   2   22   4     24  24  .229  .284  .287   55   89   2           0   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons    1128 3716  381  910 164 15   9  292  67 35 246 194  .245  .293  .304   62 1131 120   0   0   5  57
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        534   55  131  24  2   1   42  10  5  35  28  .245  .293  .304   62  162  17   0   0   1   8
 Career High    136  472   53  127  30  3   2   48  13  7  37  27  .290  .322  .370   99  162  19   0   0   2  13
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1935 24 PHA AL  151  117   10   2.3   110| .207  .286| .233  .359| .290  .414| .523  .772|  35  .192 -14.6  -1.4  66%
 1936 25 PHA AL  508  380   34   2.4   120| .225  .296| .266  .371| .265  .435| .531  .806|  33  .175 -51.4  -4.7  76%
 1937 26 PHA AL  489  346   43   3.3   115| .253  .287| .312  .362| .315  .428| .627  .790|  60  .297 -26.8  -2.5  68%
 1938 27 PHA AL   51   38    5   3.5   116| .271  .286| .286  .365| .354  .427| .640  .791|  61  .316  -2.9  -0.3  50%
 1939 28 PHA AL  282  223   17   2.0   112| .222  .284| .277  .359| .266  .420| .543  .778|  41  .157 -22.3  -2.1  41%
 1941 30 BOS AL  263  198   19   2.6   108| .225  .278| .296  .355| .278  .410| .574  .764|  51  .247 -16.3  -1.6  71%
 1942 31 BOS AL  105   73   11   4.0    97| .274  .269| .337  .344| .337  .377| .674  .721|  87  .491  -1.4  -0.1  66%
 1943 32 BOS AL  480  354   43   3.3    89| .265  .258| .301  .333| .327  .356| .628  .689|  82  .437 -11.5  -1.3  45%
 1944 33 BOS AL  524  391   42   2.9    91| .242  .267| .291  .334| .309  .364| .600  .698|  72  .354 -17.2  -1.8  57%
 1945 34 BOS AL  476  344   52   4.1    90| .290  .264| .322  .336| .370  .359| .692  .695|  99  .522  -1.5  -0.2  66%
 1946 35 PHI NL  422  308   30   2.6    90| .232  .259| .289  .334| .277  .363| .566  .696|  63  .310 -18.4  -2.0     
 1947 36 PHI NL  336  246   25   2.7   102| .229  .269| .284  .344| .287  .399| .571  .743|  55  .272 -20.3  -2.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     4087 3018  331   2.9   102| .245  .274| .293  .347| .304  .391| .597  .739|  62  .310 -204.6 -20.0     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1935 24 PHA AL SS 24 56 75 6 20 .956 .957 5.46 5.18 2B 13 16 29 3 5 .938 .970 3.46 5.61 3B 4 5 6 0 0 1.000 .948 2.75 2.95 OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.30 0 0 1 1936 25 PHA AL SS 123 273 417 31 87 .957 .950 5.61 5.22 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 5.60 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 3.00 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1 0 0 1937 26 PHA AL SS 122 256 408 32 76 .954 .955 5.44 5.06 1938 27 PHA AL SS 15 24 43 2 7 .971 .953 4.47 4.99 1939 28 PHA AL SS 93 176 221 21 44 .950 .950 4.27 4.68 2B 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 5.15 1941 30 BOS AL SS 69 95 133 10 28 .958 .948 3.30 4.59 2B 23 46 71 3 8 .975 .967 5.09 5.18 1942 31 BOS AL 3B 12 10 27 3 4 .925 .939 3.08 3.03 2B 10 32 26 2 5 .967 .968 5.80 5.39 SS 7 14 14 2 4 .933 .949 4.00 4.79 1943 32 BOS AL SS 98 222 310 21 69 .962 .953 5.43 4.93 3B 15 23 36 0 2 1.000 .952 3.93 3.07 1944 33 BOS AL SS 126 249 421 26 79 .963 .947 5.32 5.05 2B 8 21 26 3 8 .940 .967 5.88 5.36 3B 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 3.20 1945 34 BOS AL 2B 82 206 231 17 54 .963 .970 5.33 5.35 SS 33 61 114 4 21 .978 .951 5.30 4.94 3B 11 9 31 1 3 .976 .948 3.64 2.97 1946 35 PHI NL SS 107 179 310 23 53 .955 .957 4.57 4.67 2B 3 1 11 1 0 .923 .968 4.00 5.10 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.85 1947 36 PHI NL SS 85 131 247 12 60 .969 .963 4.45 4.66 2B 6 5 3 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 5.18 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 2.80
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1935 24 PHA AL 2B 13 16 29 3 5 .938 .970 3.46 5.61 1936 25 PHA AL 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 5.60 1939 28 PHA AL 2B 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 5.15 1941 30 BOS AL 2B 23 46 71 3 8 .975 .967 5.09 5.18 1942 31 BOS AL 2B 10 32 26 2 5 .967 .968 5.80 5.39 1944 33 BOS AL 2B 8 21 26 3 8 .940 .967 5.88 5.36 1945 34 BOS AL 2B 82 206 231 17 54 .963 .970 5.33 5.35 1946 35 PHI NL 2B 3 1 11 1 0 .923 .968 4.00 5.10 1947 36 PHI NL 2B 6 5 3 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 5.18 1935 24 PHA AL 3B 4 5 6 0 0 1.000 .948 2.75 2.95 1936 25 PHA AL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 3.00 1942 31 BOS AL 3B 12 10 27 3 4 .925 .939 3.08 3.03 1943 32 BOS AL 3B 15 23 36 0 2 1.000 .952 3.93 3.07 1944 33 BOS AL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 3.20 1945 34 BOS AL 3B 11 9 31 1 3 .976 .948 3.64 2.97 1946 35 PHI NL 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.85 1947 36 PHI NL 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 2.80 1935 24 PHA AL OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.30 0 0 1 1936 25 PHA AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1 0 0 1935 24 PHA AL SS 24 56 75 6 20 .956 .957 5.46 5.18 1936 25 PHA AL SS 123 273 417 31 87 .957 .950 5.61 5.22 1937 26 PHA AL SS 122 256 408 32 76 .954 .955 5.44 5.06 1938 27 PHA AL SS 15 24 43 2 7 .971 .953 4.47 4.99 1939 28 PHA AL SS 93 176 221 21 44 .950 .950 4.27 4.68 1941 30 BOS AL SS 69 95 133 10 28 .958 .948 3.30 4.59 1942 31 BOS AL SS 7 14 14 2 4 .933 .949 4.00 4.79 1943 32 BOS AL SS 98 222 310 21 69 .962 .953 5.43 4.93 1944 33 BOS AL SS 126 249 421 26 79 .963 .947 5.32 5.05 1945 34 BOS AL SS 33 61 114 4 21 .978 .951 5.30 4.94 1946 35 PHI NL SS 107 179 310 23 53 .955 .957 4.57 4.67 1947 36 PHI NL SS 85 131 247 12 60 .969 .963 4.45 4.66
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total SS 902 1736 2713 190 548 .959 .953 4.93 4.90 2B 149 330 397 29 80 .962 .969 4.88 5.34 3B 49 48 103 5 9 .968 .947 3.08 3.00 OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 2.30 1 0 1 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1102 2116 3213 224 637 .960 .955 4.84 4.87
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1943-AL-27-0.01
1945-AL-32-0.00
Car-1456-0.01 shares

Batting Average
1945 AL-.290-10

Doubles
1945 AL-30-5

Sac. Hits
1936 AL-11-8
1937 AL-14-5
1939 AL-15-7
1941 AL-13-4
1944 AL-19-5
1945 AL-17-5
1946 NL-17-3

Grounded into Double Plays
1945 AL-13-8

Caught Stealing
1939 AL-7-10

At Bats per Strikeout
1943 AL-21.4-6
1944 AL-22.5-7
1945 AL-29.2-3

         

Gray Ink: Batting - 6 (1642) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.9 (1711) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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  1. Red Killefer (990)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Connie Mack (982) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Onix Concepcion (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  5. Bob Swift (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Bob Swift (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Ed Romero (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Don Heffner (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Germany Schaefer (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. John Warner (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Mickey Owen (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

September 5, 1940: Sent to the Boston Red Sox by the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

December 12, 1945: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Boston Red Sox.

September 28, 1947: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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