Player
Bobo Newsom
Player Info
- Full Name
- Louis Norman
- Born
-
August 11, 1907
Hartsville, SC, USA - Died
- December 7, 1962
- Size
- 6'3" / 200 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- September 11, 1929
- Final Game
- September 17, 1953
- Career
- 25 years
Teams
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1929-1943
- Chicago Cubs 1932-1932
- St. Louis Browns 1934-1943
- Washington Senators 1935-1952
- Boston Red Sox 1937-1937
- Detroit Tigers 1939-1941
- Philadelphia Athletics 1944-1953
- New York Yankees 1947-1947
- New York Giants 1948-1948
Honors
4 x All-Star
1940 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1940 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
1938 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
Career Batting
609
G
.189
AVG
253
H
1
HR
102
RBI
.416
OPS
Career Pitching
211-222
W-L
3.98
ERA
600
G
2,082
SO
21
SV
1.46
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| 1952 | Washington Senators | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 |
| 1948 | New York Giants | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .429 |
| 1947 | Washington Senators | 14 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| 1947 | New York Yankees | 17 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Athletics | 10 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 |
| 1946 | Washington Senators | 24 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .161 |
| 1945 | Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 86 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .163 |
| 1944 | Philadelphia Athletics | 37 | 88 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .114 |
| 1943 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 22 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 |
| 1943 | St. Louis Browns | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1943 | Washington Senators | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 |
| 1942 | Washington Senators | 30 | 75 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .160 |
| 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1941 | Detroit Tigers | 43 | 88 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .102 |
| 1940 | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 107 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .215 |
| 1939 | St. Louis Browns | 6 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| 1939 | Detroit Tigers | 35 | 97 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .186 |
| 1938 | St. Louis Browns | 46 | 124 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .250 |
| 1937 | Washington Senators | 13 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .120 |
| 1937 | Boston Red Sox | 31 | 75 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .253 |
| 1936 | Washington Senators | 44 | 108 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .213 |
| 1935 | St. Louis Browns | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| 1935 | Washington Senators | 28 | 73 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .301 |
| 1934 | St. Louis Browns | 50 | 93 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .183 |
| 1932 | Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1930 | Brooklyn Robins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1929 | Brooklyn Robins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics | 2 | 1 | 4.89 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 38.1 | 16 | 24 |
| 1952 | Washington Senators | 1 | 1 | 4.97 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12.1 | 5 | 9 |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics | 3 | 3 | 3.59 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 47.1 | 22 | 23 |
| 1948 | New York Giants | 0 | 4 | 4.21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 25.2 | 9 | 13 |
| 1947 | Washington Senators | 4 | 6 | 4.09 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 83.2 | 40 | 37 |
| 1947 | New York Yankees | 7 | 5 | 2.80 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 115.2 | 42 | 30 |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Athletics | 3 | 5 | 3.38 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 58.1 | 32 | 30 |
| 1946 | Washington Senators | 11 | 8 | 2.78 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 178.0 | 82 | 60 |
| 1945 | Philadelphia Athletics | 8 | 20 | 3.29 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 257.0 | 127 | 103 |
| 1944 | Philadelphia Athletics | 13 | 15 | 2.82 | 37 | 33 | 1 | 265.0 | 142 | 82 |
| 1943 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 4 | 3.02 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 125.0 | 75 | 57 |
| 1943 | St. Louis Browns | 1 | 6 | 7.39 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 52.1 | 37 | 35 |
| 1943 | Washington Senators | 3 | 3 | 3.83 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 40.0 | 11 | 21 |
| 1942 | Washington Senators | 11 | 17 | 4.93 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 213.1 | 113 | 92 |
| 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 2 | 3.38 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 32.0 | 21 | 14 |
| 1941 | Detroit Tigers | 12 | 20 | 4.60 | 43 | 36 | 2 | 250.1 | 175 | 118 |
| 1940 | Detroit Tigers | 21 | 5 | 2.83 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 264.0 | 164 | 100 |
| 1939 | St. Louis Browns | 3 | 1 | 4.73 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 45.1 | 28 | 22 |
| 1939 | Detroit Tigers | 17 | 10 | 3.37 | 35 | 31 | 2 | 246.0 | 164 | 104 |
| 1938 | St. Louis Browns | 20 | 16 | 5.08 | 44 | 40 | 1 | 329.2 | 226 | 192 |
| 1937 | Washington Senators | 3 | 4 | 5.85 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 67.2 | 39 | 48 |
| 1937 | Boston Red Sox | 13 | 10 | 4.46 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 207.1 | 127 | 119 |
| 1936 | Washington Senators | 17 | 15 | 4.32 | 43 | 38 | 2 | 285.2 | 156 | 146 |
| 1935 | St. Louis Browns | 0 | 6 | 4.85 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 42.1 | 22 | 13 |
| 1935 | Washington Senators | 11 | 12 | 4.45 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 198.1 | 65 | 84 |
| 1934 | St. Louis Browns | 16 | 20 | 4.01 | 47 | 32 | 5 | 262.0 | 135 | 149 |
| 1932 | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | Brooklyn Robins | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1929 | Brooklyn Robins | 0 | 3 | 10.61 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 | 6 | 5 |