Bobo Newsom

Bobo Newsom
Newsom with the Los Angeles Angels
Pitcher
Born: (1907-08-11)August 11, 1907 Hartsville, South Carolina, U.S.
Died: December 7, 1962(1962-12-07) (aged 55) Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 11, 1929, for the Brooklyn Robins
Last MLB appearance
September 17, 1953, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	211–222
Earned run average	3.98
Strikeouts	2,082
Teams
Brooklyn Robins / Dodgers (1929–1930) Chicago Cubs (1932) St. Louis Browns (1934–1935) Washington Senators (1935–1937) Boston Red Sox (1937) St. Louis Browns (1938–1939) Detroit Tigers (1939–1941) Washington Senators (1942) Brooklyn Dodgers (1942–1943) St. Louis Browns (1943) Washington Senators (1943) Philadelphia Athletics (1944–1946) Washington Senators (1946–1947) New York Yankees (1947) New York Giants (1948) Washington Senators (1952) Philadelphia Athletics (1952–1953)
Career highlights and awards
4× All-Star (1938–1940, 1944) World Series champion (1947) AL strikeout leader (1942)

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 3,7591⁄3 innings pitched. He batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).