Louis Norman Newsom Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Louis Norman "Bobo" Newsom (August 11, 1907 – December 7, 1962) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Also known as "Buck," Newsom played for nine of the 16 then-existing big-league teams from 1929 through 1953 over all or parts of 20 seasons, appearing in an even 600 games pitched and 3,759⅓ innings pitched. He batted and threw right-handed, stood Template:Convert/numdisp feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed Template:Convert/numdisp pounds (91 kg).
Pitcher with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1929-1930 & 1942[end]-1943[start]), Chicago Cubs (1932), St. Louis Browns (1934-1935[start] & 1938-1939[start] & 1943[middle]), Washington Senators (1935[end]-1937[start]& 1942[start] & 1943[end] & 1946[end]-1947[start] & 1952[start]), Boston Red Sox (1937[end]), Detroit Tigers (1939[end]-1941), Philadelphia Athletics (1944-1946[start] & 1952[end]-1953), New York Yankees (1947[end]), and New York Giants (1948)
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Made major league debut on 11 September 1929.
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In 1942 tied with Tex Hughson as the American League leader in strikeouts (113).
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Only pitcher to play for one team 5 different times (Washington Senators).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
'Bobo' Newsom (uncredited)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
1947 World Series
1947
TV Mini-Series
Himself - New York Yankees Pitcher
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
1998
Documentary
Himself (as 'Buck' Newsom)
Known for movies
1947 World Series 1947 as Himself - New York Yankees Pitcher
$13 Million
