Jeff Newman Notable

b. September 11, 1948 · Oakland Athletics 1976–1982, Boston Red Sox 1983–1984

Jeff Newman divided nine seasons between two clubs as a catcher: the Oakland Athletics from 1976, then the Boston Red Sox through 1984.

Across 735 games he batted .224, with 475 hits and 189 runs. He finished with 63 home runs, 85 doubles and 7 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game.

He played 513 games behind the plate, with 2,011 putouts and 44 errors. He turned 26 double plays. He also played 175 games at first base.

He was an All-Star in 1979.

He was born in Fort Worth, TX, USA on September 11, 1948. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1979

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1976	OAK	43	77	5	15	4	0	0	4	4	12	0	.195
1977	OAK	94	162	17	36	9	0	4	15	4	24	2	.222
1978	OAK	105	268	25	64	7	1	9	32	18	40	0	.239
1979	OAK	143	516	53	119	17	2	22	71	27	88	2	.231
1980	OAK	127	438	37	102	19	1	15	56	25	81	3	.233
1981	OAK	68	216	17	50	12	0	3	15	9	28	0	.231
1982	OAK	72	251	19	50	11	0	6	30	14	49	0	.199
1983	BOS	59	132	11	25	4	0	3	7	10	31	0	.189
1984	BOS	24	63	5	14	2	0	1	3	5	16	0	.222
Career	—	735	2123	189	475	85	4	63	233	116	369	7	.224

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1977	OAK	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0.00

On this day & linked events

1948

Born September 11, 1948

Fort Worth, TX, USA

1976

Major-league debut: Jeff Newman

Jeff Newman made a major-league debut on June 30, 1976.

1984

Final major-league game: Jeff Newman

Jeff Newman played a final major-league game on September 7, 1984.

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