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Bobo Newsom

Eligible Seasons: 1934-1953
Best Season: 1938

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Pitching Stats
Team	GP	GS	W	L	SV	IP	BB	K	ER	ERA	ERC	ERC#	OAV	WHIP	K/BB	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	Salary
1934 St. Louis Browns	47	32	16	20	5	262.1	149	135	117	4.01	4.40	4.09	.261	1.56	0.91	4.63	5.11	0.51	$5.96M
1935 St. Louis Browns	7	6	0	6	1	42.2	13	22	23	4.85	4.75	4.42	.303	1.57	1.69	4.64	2.74	0.42	$713K
1935 Washington Senators	28	23	11	12	2	198.1	84	65	98	4.45	4.60	4.27	.288	1.54	0.77	2.95	3.81	0.41	$4.80M
1936 Washington Senators	43	38	17	15	2	285.2	146	156	137	4.32	4.36	3.81	.268	1.54	1.07	4.91	4.60	0.41	$7.12M
1937 Boston Red Sox	30	27	13	10	0	207.2	119	127	103	4.46	4.13	3.72	.243	1.50	1.07	5.50	5.16	0.61	$5.57M
1937 Washington Senators	11	10	3	4	0	67.2	48	39	44	5.85	5.92	5.43	.287	1.83	0.81	5.19	6.38	0.53	$1.10M
1938 St. Louis Browns	44	40	20	16	1	329.2	192	226	186	5.08	4.91	4.39	.265	1.60	1.18	6.17	5.24	0.82	$7.64M
1939 Detroit Tigers	35	31	17	10	2	246.0	104	164	92	3.37	3.34	3.06	.238	1.33	1.58	6.00	3.80	0.51	$7.00M
1939 St. Louis Browns	6	6	3	1	0	45.2	22	28	24	4.73	4.96	4.60	.266	1.58	1.27	5.52	4.34	0.99	$751K
1940 Detroit Tigers	36	34	21	5	0	264.0	100	164	83	2.83	3.28	3.06	.238	1.27	1.64	5.59	3.41	0.65	$7.48M
1941 Detroit Tigers	43	36	12	20	2	250.1	118	175	128	4.60	4.36	4.19	.264	1.53	1.48	6.29	4.24	0.54	$5.43M
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers	6	5	2	2	0	32.0	14	21	12	3.38	3.21	3.46	.235	1.31	1.50	5.91	3.94	0.28	$640K
1942 Washington Senators	30	29	11	17	0	213.2	92	113	117	4.93	4.23	4.34	.280	1.54	1.23	4.76	3.88	0.21	$4.80M
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers	22	12	9	4	1	125.0	57	75	42	3.02	3.40	3.61	.244	1.36	1.32	5.40	4.10	0.29	$2.85M
1943 St. Louis Browns	10	9	1	6	0	52.1	35	37	43	7.39	7.47	7.80	.318	1.99	1.06	6.36	6.02	1.20	$499K
1943 Washington Senators	6	6	3	3	0	40.0	21	11	17	3.83	3.87	4.14	.247	1.48	0.52	2.48	4.73	0.23	$721K
1944 Philadelphia Athletics	37	33	13	15	1	265.0	82	142	83	2.82	2.98	3.13	.244	1.23	1.73	4.82	2.78	0.37	$6.74M
1945 Philadelphia Athletics	36	34	8	20	0	257.1	103	127	94	3.29	3.67	3.87	.260	1.39	1.23	4.44	3.60	0.42	$5.84M
1946 Philadelphia Athletics	10	9	3	5	0	58.2	30	32	22	3.38	4.55	4.65	.266	1.55	1.07	4.91	4.60	0.31	$1.07M
1946 Washington Senators	24	22	11	8	1	178.0	60	82	55	2.78	2.94	3.02	.242	1.25	1.37	4.15	3.03	0.25	$4.93M
1947 New York Yankees	17	15	7	5	0	115.2	30	42	36	2.80	3.12	3.15	.250	1.20	1.40	3.27	2.33	0.62	$2.74M
1947 Washington Senators	14	13	4	6	0	83.2	37	40	38	4.09	4.73	4.77	.296	1.63	1.08	4.30	3.98	0.22	$1.62M
1948 New York Giants	11	4	0	4	0	25.2	13	9	12	4.21	6.12	6.03	.330	1.87	0.69	3.16	4.56	0.35	$267K
1952 Philadelphia Athletics	14	5	3	3	1	47.2	23	22	19	3.59	3.07	3.11	.220	1.28	0.96	4.15	4.34	0.38	$1.15M
1953 Philadelphia Athletics	17	2	2	1	0	38.2	24	16	21	4.89	6.05	5.92	.282	1.76	0.67	3.72	5.59	0.70	$484K

Hitting Stats
Team	Pos	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	SO	BB	HBP	RC	RC27	Salary
1934 St. Louis Browns	P	47	98	93	6	17	2	0	0	8	0	1	10	2	0	3.9	1.3	$5.96M
1935 St. Louis Browns	P	7	13	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.2	.4	$713K
1935 Washington Senators	P	28	80	73	6	22	2	1	0	10	1	0	9	3	0	9.2	4.6	$4.80M
1936 Washington Senators	P	43	115	108	11	23	2	0	0	11	0	0	23	3	0	6.3	1.9	$7.12M
1937 Boston Red Sox	P	30	81	75	9	19	4	1	0	4	0	0	14	2	0	7.2	3.3	$5.57M
1937 Washington Senators	P	11	26	25	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	1.0	1.1	$1.10M
1938 St. Louis Browns	P	44	139	124	9	31	4	0	0	16	0	0	21	1	0	9.8	2.7	$7.64M
1939 Detroit Tigers	P	35	102	97	6	18	0	1	0	7	0	0	16	1	0	2.8	.9	$7.00M
1939 St. Louis Browns	P	6	18	18	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.1	2.0	$751K
1940 Detroit Tigers	P	36	112	107	9	23	5	0	0	16	0	0	17	1	0	5.4	1.6	$7.48M
1941 Detroit Tigers	P	43	96	88	3	9	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	2	1	1.2	.4	$5.43M
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers	P	6	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	-.0	-.1	$640K
1942 Washington Senators	P	30	79	75	5	12	2	0	0	3	0	0	25	0	0	1.4	.6	$4.80M
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers	P	22	47	44	4	11	0	0	0	6	0	0	11	0	0	2.7	2.1	$2.85M
1943 St. Louis Browns	P	10	16	15	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	4.4	$499K
1943 Washington Senators	P	6	15	15	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.1	.3	$721K
1944 Philadelphia Athletics	P	37	97	88	4	10	2	0	0	2	0	0	20	0	0	1.2	.4	$6.74M
1945 Philadelphia Athletics	P	36	94	86	3	14	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	1	0	3.0	1.1	$5.84M
1946 Philadelphia Athletics	P	10	23	19	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	.4	.7	$1.07M
1946 Washington Senators	P	24	69	62	5	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	0	0	1.6	.8	$4.93M
1947 New York Yankees	P	17	43	42	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	0	0	.3	.2	$2.74M
1947 Washington Senators	P	14	31	29	1	7	2	0	0	3	0	0	6	0	0	1.9	2.3	$1.62M
1948 New York Giants	P	11	8	7	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.3	8.4	$267K
1952 Philadelphia Athletics	P	14	16	15	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	.0	.0	$1.15M
1953 Philadelphia Athletics	P	17	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.2	1.1	$484K

Advanced Hitting Stats
Team	Pos	GP	PA	AB	BA	BA+	BA#	OBP	OBP+	OBP#	SLG	SLG+	SLG#	OPS	OPS+	OPS#	HR/AB	Salary
1934 St. Louis Browns	P	47	98	93	.183	66	.177	.200	57	.192	.204	51	.199	.404	54	.391	.000	$5.96M
1935 St. Louis Browns	P	7	13	11	.091	32	.087	.091	26	.087	.091	23	.088	.182	24	.174	.000	$713K
1935 Washington Senators	P	28	80	73	.301	108	.292	.329	94	.318	.356	89	.347	.685	91	.665	.000	$4.80M
1936 Washington Senators	P	43	115	108	.213	74	.202	.234	65	.221	.231	55	.217	.466	59	.438	.000	$7.12M
1937 Boston Red Sox	P	30	81	75	.253	90	.244	.273	77	.261	.333	80	.318	.606	79	.580	.000	$5.57M
1937 Washington Senators	P	11	26	25	.120	43	.115	.154	43	.146	.240	58	.228	.394	51	.374	.040	$1.10M
1938 St. Louis Browns	P	44	139	124	.250	89	.241	.256	72	.244	.282	68	.269	.538	70	.513	.000	$7.64M
1939 Detroit Tigers	P	35	102	97	.186	67	.179	.194	55	.186	.206	51	.198	.400	53	.384	.000	$7.00M
1939 St. Louis Browns	P	6	18	18	.222	80	.215	.222	63	.213	.278	68	.267	.500	66	.481	.000	$751K
1940 Detroit Tigers	P	36	112	107	.215	79	.211	.222	65	.217	.262	64	.252	.484	65	.469	.000	$7.48M
1941 Detroit Tigers	P	43	96	88	.102	38	.101	.132	39	.129	.102	26	.101	.234	32	.230	.000	$5.43M
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers	P	6	12	11	.000	0	.000	.000	0	.000	.000	0	.000	.000	0	.000	.000	$640K
1942 Washington Senators	P	30	79	75	.160	62	.162	.160	49	.160	.187	52	.195	.347	51	.355	.000	$4.80M
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers	P	22	47	44	.250	97	.252	.250	77	.252	.250	72	.264	.500	74	.516	.000	$2.85M
1943 St. Louis Browns	P	10	16	15	.333	134	.341	.333	104	.337	.333	98	.353	.667	101	.690	.000	$499K
1943 Washington Senators	P	6	15	15	.133	53	.137	.133	41	.135	.133	39	.144	.267	40	.279	.000	$721K
1944 Philadelphia Athletics	P	37	97	88	.114	44	.114	.114	35	.115	.136	39	.144	.250	37	.258	.000	$6.74M
1945 Philadelphia Athletics	P	36	94	86	.163	64	.165	.172	53	.174	.174	50	.186	.347	52	.360	.000	$5.84M
1946 Philadelphia Athletics	P	10	23	19	.105	41	.107	.105	32	.105	.158	43	.163	.263	38	.269	.000	$1.07M
1946 Washington Senators	P	24	69	62	.161	63	.164	.161	49	.162	.161	44	.167	.323	47	.328	.000	$4.93M
1947 New York Yankees	P	17	43	42	.095	37	.097	.095	29	.094	.095	26	.099	.190	27	.193	.000	$2.74M
1947 Washington Senators	P	14	31	29	.241	94	.245	.241	72	.240	.310	85	.319	.552	79	.558	.000	$1.62M
1948 New York Giants	P	11	8	7	.429	164	.430	.429	129	.426	.429	112	.428	.857	120	.855	.000	$267K
1952 Philadelphia Athletics	P	14	16	15	.133	53	.136	.133	40	.133	.133	36	.138	.267	38	.271	.000	$1.15M
1953 Philadelphia Athletics	P	17	7	6	.167	63	.167	.167	50	.164	.167	43	.166	.333	46	.331	.000	$484K

Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
Team	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	OF	Salary
1934 St. Louis Browns	A-/C	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.96M
1935 St. Louis Browns	B/A+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$713K
1935 Washington Senators	B/D+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$4.80M
1936 Washington Senators	A+/C+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$7.12M
1937 Boston Red Sox	C+/B-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.57M
1937 Washington Senators	C+/A+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$1.10M
1938 St. Louis Browns	B/D	--	--	--	--	--	--	$7.64M
1939 Detroit Tigers	C+/C	--	--	--	--	--	--	$7.00M
1939 St. Louis Browns	C+/A+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$751K
1940 Detroit Tigers	C-/D	--	--	--	--	--	--	$7.48M
1941 Detroit Tigers	B-/D	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.43M
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers	D/A+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$640K
1942 Washington Senators	D/C-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$4.80M
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers	A+/B+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$2.85M
1943 St. Louis Browns	A+/A+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$499K
1943 Washington Senators	A+/A+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$721K
1944 Philadelphia Athletics	A+/D+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$6.74M
1945 Philadelphia Athletics	B-/D+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.84M
1946 Philadelphia Athletics	A+/A+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$1.07M
1946 Washington Senators	A+/D+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$4.93M
1947 New York Yankees	D+/C+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$2.74M
1947 Washington Senators	D+/A-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$1.62M
1948 New York Giants	B/B	--	--	--	--	--	--	$267K
1952 Philadelphia Athletics	A+/A	--	--	--	--	--	--	$1.15M
1953 Philadelphia Athletics	B/C-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$484K

Player Awards
Team	All-Star	MVP	Gold Glove	Rookie of the Year	Cy Young	Reliever of the Year	Salary
1934 St. Louis Browns							$5.96M
1935 St. Louis Browns							$713K
1935 Washington Senators							$4.80M
1936 Washington Senators							$7.12M
1937 Boston Red Sox							$5.57M
1937 Washington Senators							$1.10M
1938 St. Louis Browns	X						$7.64M
1939 Detroit Tigers	X						$7.00M
1939 St. Louis Browns	X						$751K
1940 Detroit Tigers	X						$7.48M
1941 Detroit Tigers							$5.43M
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers							$640K
1942 Washington Senators							$4.80M
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers							$2.85M
1943 St. Louis Browns							$499K
1943 Washington Senators							$721K
1944 Philadelphia Athletics	X						$6.74M
1945 Philadelphia Athletics							$5.84M
1946 Philadelphia Athletics							$1.07M
1946 Washington Senators							$4.93M
1947 New York Yankees							$2.74M
1947 Washington Senators							$1.62M
1948 New York Giants							$267K
1952 Philadelphia Athletics							$1.15M
1953 Philadelphia Athletics							$484K

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