Skeeter Newsome
Lamar Ashby Newsome
Born: October 18, 1910
Phenix City, AL USA
Deceased: 1989
Columbus, GA USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, RF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 155
Career: 1935-1947
Minor League Statistics
Skeeter Newsome compiled a career batting average of .245 with 9 home runs and 292 RBI in his 1129-game career with the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. He began playing during the 1935 season and last took the field during the 1947 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 59 | 151 | 145 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .207 | .233 | .290 | .523 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 127 | 508 | 471 | 41 | 106 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 27 | .225 | .266 | .265 | .531 | 125 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 122 | 489 | 438 | 53 | 111 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 22 | .253 | .312 | .315 | .627 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 17 | 51 | 48 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .271 | .286 | .354 | .640 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 99 | 282 | 248 | 22 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 12 | .222 | .277 | .266 | .543 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 93 | 263 | 227 | 28 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 11 | .225 | .296 | .278 | .574 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 29 | 105 | 95 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | .274 | .337 | .337 | .673 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 114 | 480 | 449 | 48 | 119 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | .265 | .301 | .327 | .628 | 147 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 136 | 524 | 472 | 41 | 114 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 21 | .242 | .291 | .309 | .600 | 146 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 125 | 476 | 438 | 45 | 127 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 15 | .290 | .322 | .370 | .692 | 162 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 112 | 422 | 375 | 35 | 87 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 23 | .232 | .289 | .277 | .566 | 104 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 95 | 336 | 310 | 36 | 71 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 24 | .229 | .284 | .287 | .572 | 89 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1128 | 4087 | 3716 | 381 | 910 | 164 | 15 | 9 | 292 | 67 | 35 | 246 | 194 | .245 | .293 | .304 | .597 | 1131 | 57 | 5 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 5 | .938 | 3.462 | |
| 1935 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.750 | |
| 1935 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1935 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 75 | 6 | 20 | .956 | 5.458 | |
| 1936 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| 1936 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1936 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1936 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 123 | 0 | 0.0 | 273 | 417 | 31 | 87 | .957 | 5.610 | |
| 1937 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 122 | 0 | 0.0 | 256 | 408 | 32 | 76 | .954 | 5.443 | |
| 1938 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 43 | 2 | 7 | .971 | 4.467 | |
| 1939 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1939 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 93 | 0 | 0.0 | 176 | 221 | 21 | 44 | .950 | 4.269 | |
| 1941 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 71 | 3 | 8 | .975 | 5.087 | |
| 1941 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 69 | 0 | 0.0 | 95 | 133 | 10 | 28 | .958 | 3.304 | |
| 1942 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 5 | .967 | 5.800 | |
| 1942 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 4 | .925 | 3.083 | |
| 1942 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | .933 | 4.000 | |
| 1943 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.933 | |
| 1943 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 98 | 0 | 0.0 | 222 | 310 | 21 | 69 | .962 | 5.429 | |
| 1944 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 26 | 3 | 8 | .940 | 5.875 | |
| 1944 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1944 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 126 | 0 | 0.0 | 249 | 421 | 26 | 79 | .963 | 5.317 | |
| 1945 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 82 | 0 | 0.0 | 206 | 231 | 17 | 54 | .963 | 5.329 | |
| 1945 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 3 | .976 | 3.636 | |
| 1945 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 61 | 114 | 4 | 21 | .978 | 5.303 | |
| 1946 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 4.000 | |
| 1946 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| 1946 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 107 | 0 | 0.0 | 179 | 310 | 23 | 53 | .955 | 4.570 | |
| 1947 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | |
| 1947 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 | |
| 1947 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 85 | 0 | 0.0 | 131 | 247 | 12 | 60 | .969 | 4.447 | |
| Totals | 1102 | 0 | 0.0 | 2116 | 3213 | 224 | 637 | .960 | 4.836 |
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