SS Skeeter Newsome #6
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/04/1939
SS SKEETER NEWSOME #6 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
35 44 8 3 0 0 3 5 2 .182 .260 .250 1 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 55
Gap 45 45 45 50
Power 30 30 30 30
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 60 65 60 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 70 25
Errors: - 60 20
Arm: - 60 20
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 60
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 75
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1938 @ CLE Loss, 4-11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1938 CLE Win, 11-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/23/1938 CLE Loss, 6-9 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/17/1938 NYY Loss, 2-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1938 NYY Win, 8-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1938 @ CLE Win, 9-4 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
09/08/1938 @ CLE Win, 9-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1938 CLE Win, 9-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1938 @ PHA Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1938 NYY Loss, 7-9 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
Birthday:10/18/1910
Born in:Phenix City, AL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$5,075
Signed Through:1939 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 155 Days
Service This Yr:169 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1938 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 35 44 8 3 0 0 3 5 5 2 .182 .260 .250 .510 .247 .068 39
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 8 50 0 0 0 1 2 1 11 3 1 0 100.0 3.3 2.24 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   8 3 2 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 .375 .583 .625 1.208
Versus Right   36 5 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 .139 .158 .167 .325
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
May   15 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
June   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
July   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
August   1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
September   17 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 .118 .200 .176 .376
October   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Spring Training   44 11 4 0 0 7 5 5 5 1 4 0 .250 .320 .341 .661
Last Year   44 8 3 0 0 3 5 5 2 1 2 0 .182 .260 .250 .510
2 Years Ago   494 107 18 2 3 51 56 46 22 3 10 0 .217 .282 .279 .561
Career   1418 322 58 6 6 151 158 114 81 14 28 0 .227 .282 .289 .571
Home   26 7 3 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 2 0 .269 .367 .385 .751
Road   18 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .056 .100 .056 .156
Grass   44 8 3 0 0 3 5 5 2 1 2 0 .182 .260 .250 .510
Day   44 8 3 0 0 3 5 5 2 1 2 0 .182 .260 .250 .510
As Starter   31 5 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 .161 .206 .226 .432
As Reliever / Substitution   13 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 .231 .375 .308 .683
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Close/Late   7 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
Inning 1-3   9 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Inning 4-6   16 3 2 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 .188 .316 .312 .628
Inning 7-9   17 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 .176 .250 .235 .485
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   15 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 .200 .200 .267 .467
1 Outs   10 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 1 0 .200 .400 .400 .800
2 Outs   19 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .158 .200 .158 .358
Scoring Position   12 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 .167 .267 .167 .433
Bases Empty   21 6 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .318 .429 .747
Runner on 1st   11 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 .000 .154 .000 .154
Runner on 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   13 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 .154 .312 .231 .543
First Pitch   11 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .273 .455 .727
Count 0-1   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 1-0   4 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Full Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Behind in Count   11 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Ahead in Count   14 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .214 .312 .214 .527
Batting Leadoff   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 6th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   32 5 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 .156 .200 .219 .419
Batting 9th   5 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 .400 .625 .600 1.225
Low Leverage   29 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .138 .161 .172 .334
Medium Leverage   9 3 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .455 .556 1.010
High Leverage   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1935 Detroit - MLB 24 130 399 87 15 2 2 37 42 30 0 5 31 7 4 .218 .270 .281 .550 50 46 0.1
1936 Detroit - MLB 25 151 481 120 22 2 1 60 55 33 0 5 26 7 3 .249 .295 .310 .605 58 53 1.0
1937 Detroit - MLB 26 139 494 107 18 2 3 51 56 46 0 3 22 13 2 .217 .282 .279 .561 48 49 0.1
1938 Detroit - MLB 27 35 44 8 3 0 0 3 5 5 0 1 2 1 0 .182 .260 .250 .510 31 39 0.2
Total MLB 455 1418 322 58 6 6 151 158 114 0 14 81 28 9 .227 .282 .289 .571 51 49 1.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1935 Detroit - MLB SS 125 121 236 388 51 656 32 .951 1030.1 5.45 +10.2 1.054
1935 Detroit - MLB 2B 2 2 2 5 1 8 1 .875 18.0 3.50 -0.2 .842
1936 Detroit - MLB SS 149 143 305 494 93 832 33 .960 1235.0 5.82 +22.5 1.078
1936 Detroit - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1937 Detroit - MLB SS 135 133 276 449 89 761 36 .953 1181.2 5.52 +9.3 1.046
1938 Detroit - MLB SS 31 8 31 42 9 78 5 .936 109.0 6.03 +2.0 1.100
1938 Detroit - MLB 2B 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 -0.0 1.028
TOTAL 2B 3 2 4 6 2 11 1 .909 20.0 4.50 -0.3 .868
TOTAL SS 440 405 848 1373 242 2327 106 .954 3556.0 5.62 +44.0 1.061
PLAYER HISTORY
10/12/1934 Signed with the Philadelphia Athletics.
10/23/1934 Was traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to the Detroit Tigers, along with SP Bill Dietrich, in exchange for LF Roy Johnson.
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (45).
04/16/1935 Named the #30 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
10/18/1936 Wins the 1936 MLB AL Great Glove Award at SS.
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SB Rank
1937 13 6
Year IBB Rank
1935 6 4
1936 10 2
1937 6 3
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