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BOBO NEWSOM

|     Deceased

High Level:   MLB     Career Ranks:  6th in BB
Positions:   P-600
Full Name:   Louis Norman Newsom
Nickname:  Buck
Born:   Aug 11, 1907 in Hartsville,South Carolina
Died:   Dec 7, 1962   (55.118)

MLB Debut:  Sep 11, 1929  (22.031)
Control
58
K-Rating
88
Efficiency
65
vsPower
71
Ht/Wt:  6-2 / 220   Bats/Throws:  Right / Right
High School:   Hartsville  (Hartsville,SC)
College:   None listed
Drafted:  Not drafted

Tags:  20-Win Season || League MVP - Minors || Major League All-Star Game || Major League Comebacks || World Series Champion

TBC Player ID:  15951
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OFF THE FIELD
DateNotes
1953-11-19Released by Athletics.
1952-06-16Signed as Free Agent by Athletics.
1952-06-16Released by Senators.
1949-04-14Signed as Free Agent by Senators.
1948-06-19Released by Giants.
1948-04-12Signed as Free Agent by Giants.
1948-02-06Released by Yankees.
1947-07-11Purchased by Yankees from Senators.
1946-06-04Signed as Free Agent by Senators.
1946-06-03Released by Phillies.
1943-12-13Traded by Senators to Athletics for Roger Wolff.
1943-08-31Purchased by Senators from Browns.
1943-07-15Traded by Dodgers to Browns for Archie McKain and Fritz Ostermueller.
1942-08-30Purchased by Dodgers from Senators.
1942-03-31Purchased by Senators from Tigers.
1939-05-13Traded by Browns with Jim Walkup, Red Kress and Beau Bell to Tigers for Mark Christman, Chet Laabs, Roxie Lawson, George Gill, Bob Harris and Vern Kennedy.
1937-10-02Traded by Red Sox with Buster Mills and Red Kress to Browns for Joe Vosmik.
1937-06-11Traded by Senators with Ben Chapman to Red Sox for Mel Almada, Wes Ferrell and Rick Ferrell.
1935-05-21Purchased by Senators from Browns.
1928-01-01Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Dodgers.


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