1909
Born December 13, 1909
Ahoskie, NC, USA
Dick Newsome Notable
b. December 13, 1909 · Boston Red Sox 1941–1943
Dick Newsome played 1941 to 1943 for the Boston Red Sox as a pitcher.
He went 35 and 33 with a 4.50 earned run average, pitching 526 innings in 85 games. He struck out 138, completed 36 of his 74 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 87 games he batted .215, with 39 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He was born in Ahoskie, NC, USA on December 13, 1909, and died on December 15, 1965. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1941 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | BOS | 36 | 78 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .244 |
| 1942 | BOS | 24 | 55 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .236 |
| 1943 | BOS | 27 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .146 |
| Career | — | 87 | 181 | 8 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 43 | 0 | .215 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | BOS | 19 | 10 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 213.2 | 235 | 98 | 79 | 58 | 4.13 |
| 1942 | BOS | 8 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 158.0 | 174 | 88 | 67 | 40 | 5.01 |
| 1943 | BOS | 8 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 154.1 | 166 | 77 | 68 | 40 | 4.49 |
| Career | — | 35 | 33 | 85 | 74 | 0 | 526.0 | 575 | 263 | 214 | 138 | 4.50 |
On this day & linked events
1965
Died December 15, 1965
Image: Boston Red Sox, public domain