Don Newcombe

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 220lb (193cm, 99kg)

Born: June 14, 1926 in Madison, NJ us

Died: February 19, 2019 in Sherman Oaks, CA

Buried: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA

High School: Thomas Jefferson HS (Elizabeth, NJ)

Debut: 1944 (9,552nd in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: May 20, 1949 (Age 22-340d)
vs. STL 0.1 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: October 1, 1960 (Age 34-109d)
vs. CHW 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1949 season)

Full Name: Donald Newcombe

Nicknames: Newk

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

38.7

153

ERA

3.57

360

305

2251.2

1187

WHIP

1.207

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-15 / in Starts: 22-14
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 114 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	76 (36-27-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 114 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	74 (38-23-11)

Most Driven In
R Campanella	4
D Thompson	1
C Furillo	1
R Bridges	1
G Hodges	1
B Cox	0

Most Driven In By
P Reese	5
D Snider	4
J Robinson	1
C Furillo	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	99	3 (2)	Apr 20	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.65	0.016	1.62	0.02%	-0.32	P
2	100	5 (1)	Apr 22	BRO	@	NYG	W,4-3	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	6.87	-0.172	20.23	-0.30%	-0.77	P
3	101	8 (2)	Apr 25	BRO		BSN	L,5-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.69	-0.039	5.21	-0.07%	-0.48	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
4	102	15 (6)	May 2	BRO		PIT	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	1.89	-0.045	5.37	-0.08%	-0.08	P
5	103	19 (3)	May 6	BRO		STL	L,7-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.05	-0.027	3.15	-0.05%	-0.24	P
6	104	23 (3)	May 10	BRO		CHC	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9	.78	0.071	2.05	0.11%	0.64	P
7	105	26 (2)	May 15	BRO	@	CHC	W,8-4	GS-5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	.90	-0.044	3.30	-0.10%	-0.54	P
8	106	30 (3)	May 19	BRO	@	STL	L,4-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	1.44	-0.091	5.26	-0.20%	-0.76	P
9	107	34 (3)	May 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,11-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	.26	-0.013	1.05	-0.03%	0.08	P
10	108	38 (3)	May 30 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.292	.599	9	.40	0.032	1.72	0.08%	0.82	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
11	109	41 (2)	Jun 1	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.292	.599	9						P
12	110	43 (1)	Jun 3 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.222	.276	.259	.535	9	1.05	-0.088	5.52	-0.28%	-0.99	P
13	111	48 (4)	Jun 9	BRO		PIT	L,1-4	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.259	.559	9	.73	0.017	3.70	0.05%	0.21	P
14	112	54 (5)	Jun 15	BRO	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.324	.323	.646	9	1.91	0.092	10.62	0.31%	0.55	P
15	113	57 (2)	Jun 19	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.289	.286	.575	9	.52	-0.037	2.96	-0.13%	-0.78	P
16	114	61 (3)	Jun 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,13-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.279	.275	.554	9	.21	-0.029	1.02	-0.08%	-0.81	P
17	115	65 (3)	Jun 27	BRO	@	NYG	W,10-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.233	.283	.279	.562	9	.83	0.070	6.01	0.30%	0.84	P
Jul		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
18	116	69 (3)	Jul 1	BRO		PHI	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.265	.261	.526	9	.60	-0.045	3.54	-0.16%	-0.53	P
19	117	74 (4)	Jul 5	BRO		NYG	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.283	.280	.563	9	.89	-0.013	6.15	-0.05%	0.29	P
20	118	77 (2)	Jul 8	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.240	.283	.280	.563	9						P
21	119	79 (1)	Jul 13	BRO		CHC	W,8-6	GS-3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.296	.294	.590	9	.33	0.013	1.14	0.03%	0.39	P
22	120	88 (8)	Jul 21	BRO		STL	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.298	.296	.595	9	.39	0.007	2.27	0.02%	0.17	P
23	121	92 (3)	Jul 26	BRO	@	CHC	W,9-1	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.306	.310	.617	9	1.19	0.153	3.38	0.26%	0.38	P
24	122	96 (3)	Jul 31	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	5	5	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.328	.365	.693	9	.45	0.131	.80	0.14%	0.77	P
Aug		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
25	123	100 (3)	Aug 4	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.277	.319	.354	.673	9	1.03	-0.048	1.52	-0.04%	-0.52	P
26	124	104 (3)	Aug 8 (2)	BRO		NYG	W,7-6	GS-9	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.306	.338	.644	9	.35	-0.034	.80	-0.05%	-0.67	P
27	125	108 (3)	Aug 12	BRO		BSN	W,7-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.293	.324	.617	9	.77	-0.059	.42	-0.02%	-0.58	P
28	126	112 (3)	Aug 16	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.247	.286	.315	.601	9	.98	-0.048	1.43	-0.04%	-0.40	P
29	127	119 (6)	Aug 23	BRO		STL	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.278	.307	.585	9	.63	-0.032	1.05	-0.03%	-0.27	P
30	128	122 (2)	Aug 26 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,11-12	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.280	.299	.579	9	.51	0.002	1.15	0.00%	-0.32	P
31	129	127 (4)	Aug 29	BRO		CIN	W,13-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.279	.296	.575	9	.19	-0.020	.56	-0.04%	-0.24	P
Sep/Oct		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
32	130	130 (2)	Sep 2	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-11	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.273	.289	.562	9	1.43	-0.073	7.54	-0.23%	-0.68	P
33	131	135 (4)	Sep 8	BRO		NYG	W,9-0	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.293	.294	.588	9	.35	0.047	2.18	0.17%	0.74	P
34	132	138 (2)	Sep 12	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.293	.294	.588	9						P
35	133	142 (3)	Sep 17	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.295	.295	.590	9	1.14	-0.054	4.62	-0.13%	-0.10	P
36	134	147 (4)	Sep 22	BRO		PHI	L,3-7	GS-6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.247	.309	.303	.613	9	1.51	0.144	7.28	0.42%	1.39	P
37	135	151 (3)	Sep 26	BRO	@	BSN	W,15-5	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.237	.304	.290	.594	9	.16	-0.021	2.18	-0.17%	-0.78	P
38	136	154 (2)	Sep 29	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.237	.302	.289	.591	9	.25	0.005	3.93	0.05%	-0.34	P
39	137	155	Sep 30	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-8	8-13	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.232	.296	.283	.579	9	1.54	-0.077	24.19	-0.72%	-0.26	P
40	138	158 (2)	Oct 3	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-5	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.223	.286	.272	.558	9	.68	-0.070	56.25	-3.49%	-0.87	P
							25-15		114	103	11	23	3	1	0	8	8	0	9	1	2		0	0	0	0	.223	.286	.272	.558		.80	-0.379	5.53	-4.51%	-5.07

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