Skeeter Newsome Notable

b. October 18, 1910 · Philadelphia Athletics 1935–1939, Boston Red Sox 1941–1945, Philadelphia Phillies 1946–1947

Skeeter Newsome played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1935 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1947.

Across 1,128 games he batted .245, with 910 hits and 381 runs. He finished with 9 home runs, 164 doubles and 67 stolen bases.

He played 902 games at shortstop, with 2,713 assists and 190 errors. He turned 548 double plays. He also played 149 games at second base.

He was born in Phenix City, AL, USA on October 18, 1910, and died on August 31, 1989. 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
1935	PHA	59	145	18	30	7	1	1	10	5	9	2	.207
1936	PHA	127	471	41	106	15	2	0	46	25	27	13	.225
1937	PHA	122	438	53	111	22	1	1	30	37	22	11	.253
1938	PHA	17	48	7	13	4	0	0	7	1	4	1	.271
1939	PHA	99	248	22	55	9	1	0	17	19	12	5	.222
1941	BOS	93	227	28	51	6	0	2	17	22	11	10	.225
1942	BOS	29	95	7	26	6	0	0	9	9	5	2	.274
1943	BOS	114	449	48	119	21	2	1	22	21	21	5	.265
1944	BOS	136	472	41	114	26	3	0	41	33	21	4	.242
1945	BOS	125	438	45	127	30	1	1	48	20	15	6	.290
1946	PHI	112	375	35	87	10	2	1	23	30	23	4	.232
1947	PHI	95	310	36	71	8	2	2	22	24	24	4	.229
Career	—	1128	3716	381	910	164	15	9	292	246	194	67	.245

On this day & linked events

1910

Born October 18, 1910

Phenix City, AL, USA

1989

Died August 31, 1989

1935

Major-league debut: Skeeter Newsome

Skeeter Newsome made a major-league debut on April 19, 1935.

1947

Final major-league game: Skeeter Newsome

Skeeter Newsome played a final major-league game on September 17, 1947.

Image: Boston Red Sox, public domain