Doc Newton Notable

b. October 26, 1877 · Cincinnati Reds 1900–1901, Brooklyn Superbas 1901–1902, New York Highlanders 1905–1909

Doc Newton played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1900 and closing with the New York Highlanders in 1909.

He went 54 and 72 with a 3.22 earned run average, pitching 1,201.7 innings in 178 games. He struck out 503, completed 99 of his 139 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 180 games he batted .172, with 75 hits and 43 runs. He finished with 5 doubles and 6 stolen bases.

He was born in Mount Carmel, IN, USA on October 26, 1877, and died on May 14, 1931. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1900	CIN	36	86	11	17	0	1	7	6	26	2	.198
1901	BRO/CIN	33	110	10	18	2	0	9	4	31	0	.164
1902	BRO	33	109	7	19	2	0	10	9	22	3	.174
1905	NYY	11	22	2	3	0	0	1	1	9	0	.136
1906	NYY	21	41	4	9	0	0	5	1	13	0	.220
1907	NYY	19	37	5	4	0	0	0	6	14	1	.108
1908	NYY	23	25	3	4	1	0	2	2	12	0	.160
1909	NYY	4	6	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	.167
Career	—	180	436	43	75	5	1	34	31	129	6	.172

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1900	CIN	9	15	36	27	0	235.2	255	108	100	89	4.12
1901	BRO/CIN	10	18	33	30	0	273.1	300	110	89	110	3.62
1902	BRO	15	14	31	28	2	264.1	208	71	87	107	2.42
1905	NYY	2	2	11	7	0	59.2	61	14	24	15	2.11
1906	NYY	7	5	21	15	0	125.0	118	44	33	52	3.17
1907	NYY	7	10	19	15	0	133.0	132	47	31	70	3.18
1908	NYY	4	5	23	13	1	88.1	78	29	41	49	2.95
1909	NYY	0	3	4	4	0	22.1	27	7	11	11	2.82
Career	—	54	72	178	139	3	1201.2	1179	430	416	503	3.22

On this day & linked events

1877

Born October 26, 1877

Mount Carmel, IN, USA

1931

Died May 14, 1931

1900

Major-league debut: Doc Newton

Doc Newton made a major-league debut on April 27, 1900.

1909

Final major-league game: Doc Newton

Doc Newton played a final major-league game on May 7, 1909.