1960
Born June 30, 1960
Kansas City, MO, USA
Al Newman Notable
Al Newman played for three clubs across eight seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Montreal Expos in 1985 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1992. His longest stay was with the Minnesota Twins, from 1987 to 1991.
Across 854 games he batted .226, with 476 hits and 264 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 68 doubles and 91 stolen bases.
He played 424 games at second base, with 894 assists and 24 errors. He turned 191 double plays. He also played 261 games at shortstop and 200 games at third base.
He was born in Kansas City, MO, USA on June 30, 1960. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | MON | 25 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .172 |
| 1986 | MON | 95 | 185 | 23 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 11 | .200 |
| 1987 | MIN | 110 | 307 | 44 | 68 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 34 | 27 | 15 | .221 |
| 1988 | MIN | 105 | 260 | 35 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 34 | 12 | .223 |
| 1989 | MIN | 141 | 446 | 62 | 113 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 59 | 46 | 25 | .253 |
| 1990 | MIN | 144 | 388 | 43 | 94 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 13 | .242 |
| 1991 | MIN | 118 | 246 | 25 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 4 | .191 |
| 1992 | TEX | 116 | 246 | 25 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 26 | 9 | .220 |
| Career | — | 854 | 2107 | 264 | 476 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 156 | 236 | 212 | 91 | .226 |
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