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Don Newcombe   |   Major Leaguer   1949-1960

Full Name:  Donald Newcombe
Born:  June 14,1926  in  Madison, New Jersey
Height:  6-4  Weight:  225  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right
High School:  Thomas Jefferson (Elizabeth,NJ)
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Transactions:   [Jan 1,1946] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Dodgers.  [Jun 15,1958] - Traded by Dodgers to Reds for Charlie Rabe, Art Fowler, Steve Bilko and Johnny Klippstein.  [Jul 29,1960] - Purchased by Indians from Reds.  [Jan 19,1961] - Released by Indians.  

 Pitching Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevel WLERAGGSCGSHGFSVIPHRERHRBBSOWPBK H9HR9BB9K9WHIPGB%
1949BrooklynNL23BrkMLB 1783.17383119551244.12238986177314942 8.210.632.695.491.21--
1950BrooklynNL24BrkMLB 19113.70403520443267.1258120110227513011 8.690.742.524.381.25--
1951BrooklynNL25BrkMLB 2093.28403618320272.023511599199116470 7.780.633.015.431.20--
1954BrooklynNL28BrkMLB 984.5529256020144.1158817324498200 9.851.503.065.111.43--
1955BrooklynNL29BrkMLB 2053.20343117110233.222210383353814300 8.551.351.465.511.11--
1956BrooklynNL30BrkMLB 2773.06383618520268.021910191334613940 7.351.111.544.670.99--
1957BrooklynNL31BrkMLB 11123.49282812400198.2199867728339000 9.021.271.504.081.1743%
1958LA DodgersNL32LaMLB 067.86118102034.15337301181600 13.892.882.104.191.7838%
 CincinnatiNL32CinMLB 773.8520187021133.1159615720285320 10.731.351.893.581.4045%
1959CincinnatiNL33CinMLB 1383.16302917211222.02168778252710040 8.761.011.094.051.0949%
1960ClevelandAL34CleMLB 234.332020013154.0612826682700 10.171.001.334.501.2839%
 CincinnatiNL34CinMLB 464.571615100082.299484212143600 10.781.311.523.921.3743%
 
Major League Totals - 10 Season(s)149903.56344294136243472,154.221029568522524901129223 8.781.052.054.721.20--
 

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1949BrooklynNL23BrkMLB p 3996822400100 5160 1 4 .229*.273.271*544--
1950BrooklynNL24BrkMLB p 409782431180 10190 3 3 .247*.322.330*652--
1951BrooklynNL25BrkMLB p 401031123310800891 2 0 .223*.285.272*557--
1954BrooklynNL28BrkMLB p 3147615100400460 310 .319.365.340705--
1955BrooklynNL29BrkMLB p 571171842917231061810101 .359.395.6321027--
1956BrooklynNL30BrkMLB p 5211113266021610121810314 .234.312.342654--
1957BrooklynNL31BrkMLB p93474817201701111100104 .230.329.29762659%
1958LA DodgersNL32LaMLB p91112250000002200000 .417.500.41791767%
 CincinnatiNL32CinMLB p9396092110190081000010 .350.420.41783764%
1959CincinnatiNL33CinMLB p96110510322032100172301101 .305.402.41081251%
1960ClevelandAL34CleMLB p92420161001001700000 .300.333.35068337%
 CincinnatiNL34CinMLB p92436051001003800200 .139.205.16737257%
 
Major League Totals - 10 Season(s)452878942383331510828714731717 .271.367-----


 Playoffs Pitching Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgSeriesWLERAGGSCGSHGFSVIPHRERHRBBSOWPBK H9HR9BB9K9WHIPGB%
1949BrooklynNL23Ws023.0921011.2104311 7.72---2.328.491.11--
1955BrooklynNL29Ws019.541005.28624 12.72---3.186.361.77--
1956BrooklynNL30Ws0121.242004.2111134 21.24---5.797.733.00--
 
Major League Totals - 3 Season(s)048.5951022.02921819 11.86---3.277.771.68--
 

 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1949BrooklynNL23BrkWs24000000000300000 .000.000.000000--
1955BrooklynNL29BrkWs13000000000000000 .000.000.000000--
1956BrooklynNL30BrkWs21000000000000000 .000.000.000000--
 
Major League Totals - 3 Season(s)58000000000300000 .000.000.000000--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1949BrooklynNL23BrkMLBP38244.117400572---1.0002.10
 
1950BrooklynNL24BrkMLBP40267.119432643---.9692.09
 
1951BrooklynNL25BrkMLBP4027224453723---.9582.28
 
1954BrooklynNL28BrkMLBP29144.111162292---.9311.68
 
1955BrooklynNL29BrkMLBP34233.215244435---.9071.50
 
1956BrooklynNL30BrkMLBP3826825391655---.9852.15
 
1957BrooklynNL31BrkMLBP28198.213412561---.9642.45
 
1958CincinnatiNL32CinMLBP20133.19130222---1.0001.49
1958LA DodgersNL32LaMLBP1134.126080---1.0002.10
 
1959CincinnatiNL33CinMLBP3022214311464---.9781.82
 
1960CincinnatiNL34CinMLBP1682.26112190---.8951.85
1960ClevelandAL34CleMLBP205444190---.8891.33
 


 Awards
[1949] - National League Rookie of the Year, Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #8)  [1950] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #18), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1951] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #22)  [1955] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #7), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1956] - Major League Cy Young Award, National League Most Valuable Player  [1966] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (7 votes - 2.32%)  [1967] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (2 votes - 0.65%)  [1968] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (9 votes - 3.18%)  [1969] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (3 votes - 0.88%)  [1970] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (5 votes - 1.67%)  [1971] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (8 votes - 2.22%)  [1972] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (7 votes - 1.77%)  [1973] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (11 votes - 2.89%)  [1974] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (7 votes - 1.92%)  [1975] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (11 votes - 3.04%)  [1976] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (21 votes - 5.41%)  [1977] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (43 votes - 11.23%)  [1978] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (48 votes - 12.66%)  [1979] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (52 votes - 12.04%)  [1980] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (59 votes - 15.32%)
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955.

Notes: Played in 4 All-Star games during his career (1949-1951, 1955)
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2008Los Angeles Dodgers [MLB]Director, Community Relations
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