1915
Born March 27, 1915
Logan, UT, USA
Newt Kimball Notable
b. March 27, 1915 · Chicago Cubs 1937–1938, Brooklyn Dodgers 1940–1943, St. Louis Cardinals 1940, Philadelphia Blue Jays 1943
Newt Kimball played for four clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1937 and closing with the Philadelphia Blue Jays in 1943.
He went 11 and 9 with a 3.78 earned run average, pitching 235 innings in 94 games. He struck out 88. Across 94 games he batted .180, with 9 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Logan, UT, USA on March 27, 1915, and died on March 22, 2001. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | CHC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1938 | CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | BRO/STL | 23 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .182 |
| 1941 | BRO | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .214 |
| 1942 | BRO | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1943 | BRO/PHI | 39 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .158 |
| Career | — | 94 | 50 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 0 | .180 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10.80 |
| 1938 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 1940 | BRO/STL | 4 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 47.2 | 40 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 3.02 |
| 1941 | BRO | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 52.0 | 43 | 21 | 29 | 17 | 3.63 |
| 1942 | BRO | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 29.1 | 27 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 3.68 |
| 1943 | BRO/PHI | 2 | 7 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 100.2 | 94 | 43 | 47 | 35 | 3.84 |
| Career | — | 11 | 9 | 94 | 13 | 5 | 235.2 | 219 | 99 | 117 | 88 | 3.78 |
On this day & linked events
2001