Player
Don Newcombe
Player Info
- Full Name
- Donald
- Born
-
June 14, 1926
Madison, NJ, USA - Died
- February 19, 2019
- Size
- 6'4" / 220 lbs
- B/T
- L / R
- Debut
- May 20, 1949
- Final Game
- October 1, 1960
- Career
- 12 years
Teams
- Newark Eagles 1944-1945
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1949-1957
- Cincinnati Reds 1958-1960
- Los Angeles Dodgers 1958-1958
- Cleveland Guardians 1960-1960
Honors
4 x All-Star
1956 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
(NL)
1956 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1956 - Most Valuable Player
(NL)
1956 - Cy Young Award
(ML)
1955 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1949 - TSN Rookie of the Year
(NL)
1949 - Rookie of the Year
(NL)
1949 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
Career Batting
470
G
.269
AVG
246
H
15
HR
109
RBI
.695
OPS
Career Pitching
153-96
W-L
3.57
ERA
359
G
1,185
SO
7
SV
1.21
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds | 24 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .139 |
| 1960 | Cleveland Indians | 24 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs | 61 | 105 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .305 |
| 1958 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .417 |
| 1958 | Cincinnati Redlegs | 39 | 60 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .350 |
| 1957 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 74 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .230 |
| 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 52 | 111 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .234 |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 57 | 117 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 18 | .359 |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 31 | 47 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .319 |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 40 | 103 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .223 |
| 1950 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 40 | 97 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .247 |
| 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 39 | 96 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .229 |
| 1945 | Newark Eagles | 10 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 |
| 1944 | Newark Eagles | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 6 | 4.57 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 82.2 | 36 | 14 |
| 1960 | Cleveland Indians | 2 | 3 | 4.33 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 54.0 | 27 | 8 |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Redlegs | 13 | 8 | 3.16 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 222.0 | 100 | 27 |
| 1958 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 6 | 7.86 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 34.1 | 16 | 8 |
| 1958 | Cincinnati Redlegs | 7 | 7 | 3.85 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 133.1 | 53 | 28 |
| 1957 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 12 | 3.49 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 198.1 | 90 | 33 |
| 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 27 | 7 | 3.06 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 268.0 | 139 | 46 |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 20 | 5 | 3.20 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 233.1 | 143 | 38 |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 8 | 4.55 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 144.1 | 82 | 49 |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 20 | 9 | 3.28 | 40 | 36 | 0 | 272.0 | 164 | 91 |
| 1950 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 19 | 11 | 3.70 | 40 | 35 | 3 | 267.0 | 130 | 75 |
| 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 | 8 | 3.17 | 38 | 31 | 1 | 244.1 | 149 | 73 |
| 1945 | Newark Eagles | 3 | 3 | 2.60 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 55.1 | 33 | 16 |
| 1944 | Newark Eagles | 1 | 3 | 5.59 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 37.0 | 23 | 22 |