Bobo Newsom   |   Major Leaguer   1929-1953

Full Name:  Louis Norman Newsom
Born:  August 11,1907  in  Hartsville, South Carolina
Death:  December 7,1962
Height:  6-2  Weight:  220  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:   -
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Transactions:   [Jan 1,1928] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Dodgers.  [May 21,1935] - Purchased by Senators from Browns.  [Jun 11,1937] - Traded by Senators with Ben Chapman to Red Sox for Mel Almada, Wes Ferrell and Rick Ferrell.  [Oct 2,1937] - Traded by Red Sox with Buster Mills and Red Kress to Browns for Joe Vosmik.  [May 13,1939] - Traded 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.  [Mar 31,1942] - Purchased by Senators from Tigers.  [Aug 30,1942] - Purchased by Dodgers from Senators.  [Jul 15,1943] - Traded by Dodgers to Browns for Archie McKain and Fritz Ostermueller.  [Aug 31,1943] - Purchased by Senators from Browns.  [Dec 13,1943] - Traded by Senators to Athletics for Roger Wolff.  [Jun 3,1946] - Released by Phillies.  [Jun 4,1946] - Signed as Free Agent by Senators.  [Jul 11,1947] - Purchased by Yankees from Senators.  [Feb 6,1948] - Released by Yankees.  [Apr 12,1948] - Signed as Free Agent by Giants.  [Jun 19,1948] - Released by Giants.  [Apr 14,1949] - Signed as Free Agent by Senators.  [Jun 16,1952] - Released by Senators.  [Jun 16,1952] - Signed as Free Agent by Athletics.  [Nov 19,1953] - Released by Athletics.