Bobo Newsom
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1907, Hartsville, USA · d. 1962 · MLB debut 1929-09-11, final game 1953-09-17
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | BRO | NL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1930 | BRO | NL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1932 | CHN | NL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1934 | SLA | AL | 50 | 93 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .183 | .200 | .204 |
| 1935 | 2TM | AL | 35 | 84 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .274 | .299 | .321 |
| 1936 | WS1 | AL | 44 | 108 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .213 | .234 | .231 |
| 1937 | 2TM | AL | 44 | 100 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .220 | .243 | .310 |
| 1938 | SLA | AL | 46 | 124 | 9 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .250 | .256 | .282 |
| 1939 | 2TM | AL | 41 | 115 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .191 | .198 | .217 |
| 1940 | DET | AL | 36 | 107 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .215 | .222 | .262 |
| 1941 | DET | AL | 43 | 88 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .102 | .132 | .102 |
| 1942 | 2TM | 36 | 86 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .140 | .140 | .163 | |
| 1943 | 3TM | 38 | 74 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .243 | .243 | .243 | |
| 1944 | PHA | AL | 37 | 88 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .114 | .114 | .136 |
| 1945 | PHA | AL | 36 | 86 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .163 | .172 | .174 |
| 1946 | 2TM | AL | 34 | 81 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .148 | .148 | .160 |
| 1947 | 2TM | AL | 31 | 71 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .155 | .155 | .183 |
| 1948 | NY1 | NL | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .429 | .429 |
| 1952 | 2TM | AL | 24 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .118 | .118 | .118 |
| 1953 | PHA | AL | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
| 1929–1953 | 609 | 1337 | 86 | 253 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 1 | 17 | 266 | .189 | .200 | .217 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | BRO | NL | 0 | 3 | 10.61 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 1930 | BRO | NL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1932 | CHN | NL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | SLA | AL | 16 | 20 | 4.01 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 262.1 | 259 | 117 | 15 | 149 | 135 |
| 1935 | 2TM | AL | 11 | 18 | 4.52 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 241.0 | 276 | 121 | 11 | 97 | 87 |
| 1936 | WS1 | AL | 17 | 15 | 4.32 | 43 | 38 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 285.2 | 294 | 137 | 13 | 146 | 156 |
| 1937 | 2TM | AL | 16 | 14 | 4.81 | 41 | 37 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 275.1 | 269 | 147 | 18 | 167 | 166 |
| 1938 | SLA | AL | 20 | 16 | 5.08 | 44 | 40 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 329.2 | 334 | 186 | 30 | 192 | 226 |
| 1939 | 2TM | AL | 20 | 11 | 3.58 | 41 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 291.2 | 272 | 116 | 19 | 126 | 192 |
| 1940 | DET | AL | 21 | 5 | 2.83 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 264.0 | 235 | 83 | 19 | 100 | 164 |
| 1941 | DET | AL | 12 | 20 | 4.60 | 43 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 250.1 | 265 | 128 | 15 | 118 | 175 |
| 1942 | 2TM | 13 | 19 | 4.73 | 36 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 245.2 | 264 | 129 | 6 | 106 | 134 | |
| 1943 | 3TM | 13 | 13 | 4.22 | 38 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 217.1 | 220 | 102 | 12 | 113 | 123 | |
| 1944 | PHA | AL | 13 | 15 | 2.82 | 37 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 265.0 | 243 | 83 | 11 | 82 | 142 |
| 1945 | PHA | AL | 8 | 20 | 3.29 | 36 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 257.1 | 255 | 94 | 12 | 103 | 127 |
| 1946 | 2TM | AL | 14 | 13 | 2.93 | 34 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 236.2 | 224 | 77 | 7 | 90 | 114 |
| 1947 | 2TM | AL | 11 | 11 | 3.34 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 199.1 | 208 | 74 | 10 | 67 | 82 |
| 1948 | NY1 | NL | 0 | 4 | 4.21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 9 |
| 1952 | 2TM | AL | 4 | 4 | 3.88 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 60.1 | 54 | 26 | 4 | 32 | 27 |
| 1953 | PHA | AL | 2 | 1 | 4.89 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 16 |
| 1929–1953 | 211 | 222 | 3.98 | 600 | 483 | 246 | 31 | 21 | 3759.1 | 3769 | 1664 | 206 | 1732 | 2082 |
Awards
- 1938 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1940 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1940 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | BBWAA | 6 | 269 | 202 | |
| 1962 | BBWAA | 3 | 160 | 120 | |
| 1964 | BBWAA | 17 | 201 | 151 | |
| 1964 | Run Off | 1 | 201 | ||
| 1966 | BBWAA | 25 | 302 | 227 | |
| 1967 | BBWAA | 19 | 292 | 219 | |
| 1967 | Run Off | 6 | 306 | ||
| 1968 | BBWAA | 22 | 283 | 213 | |
| 1969 | BBWAA | 32 | 340 | 255 | |
| 1970 | BBWAA | 12 | 300 | 225 | |
| 1971 | BBWAA | 17 | 360 | 270 | |
| 1972 | BBWAA | 31 | 396 | 297 | |
| 1973 | BBWAA | 33 | 380 | 285 | |
| 1981 | Veterans | ||||
| 2003 | Veterans - Players | ||||
| 2005 | Veterans - Players |