Skeeter Newsome
1935–1947 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, WPS
1,129G
.245AVG
.292OBP
.304SLG
910H
9HR
291RBI
69SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,129 | 4,084 | 3,716 | 380 | 910 | 164 | 15 | 9 | 291 | 243 | 192 | 69 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 1,131 | .245 | .292 | .304 | .596 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1937-09-19 to 1938-09-04
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1943-07-16 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1941-05-30 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1945-08-04 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 571 | 2010 | 491 | 4 | 156 | 126 | 89 | .269 | .307 | .336 |
| Away | 558 | 2074 | 419 | 5 | 135 | 117 | 103 | .221 | .258 | .274 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 100 | 396 | 94 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 16 | .256 | .285 | .302 |
| May | 180 | 659 | 139 | 2 | 46 | 32 | 35 | .231 | .259 | .302 |
| June | 179 | 591 | 128 | 2 | 45 | 52 | 30 | .246 | .305 | .303 |
| July | 206 | 740 | 176 | 0 | 58 | 44 | 38 | .258 | .297 | .316 |
| August | 236 | 888 | 197 | 2 | 63 | 55 | 37 | .245 | .284 | .298 |
| September | 219 | 775 | 166 | 3 | 47 | 40 | 34 | .235 | .266 | .302 |
| October | 9 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .294 | .314 | .353 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 144 | 538 | 116 | 1 | 34 | 33 | 24 | .238 | .277 | .306 |
| new-york-yankees | 137 | 483 | 103 | 2 | 27 | 30 | 23 | .235 | .275 | .289 |
| chicago-white-sox | 132 | 462 | 105 | 0 | 35 | 20 | 24 | .242 | .271 | .298 |
| st-louis-browns | 130 | 465 | 117 | 0 | 43 | 20 | 16 | .275 | .295 | .339 |
| detroit-tigers | 125 | 438 | 97 | 0 | 29 | 31 | 19 | .246 | .292 | .294 |
| cleveland-guardians | 122 | 436 | 99 | 1 | 39 | 31 | 19 | .254 | .298 | .326 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 72 | 280 | 63 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | .247 | .271 | .310 |
| boston-red-sox | 60 | 224 | 52 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 13 | .249 | .281 | .321 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 60 | 145 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .207 | – | – |
| 1936 | Philadelphia Athletics | 127 | 471 | 106 | – | 46 | 15 | .225 | – | – |
| 1937 | Philadelphia Athletics | 122 | 438 | 111 | 1 | 30 | 11 | .253 | – | – |
| 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics | 17 | 48 | 13 | – | 7 | 1 | .271 | – | – |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Athletics | 99 | 248 | 55 | – | 17 | 5 | .222 | – | – |
| 1941 |  Boston Red Sox | 93 | 227 | 51 | 2 | 17 | 10 | .225 | – | – |
| 1942 | Boston Red Sox | 29 | 95 | 26 | – | 9 | 2 | .274 | – | – |
| 1943 | Boston Red Sox | 114 | 449 | 119 | 1 | 21 | 5 | .265 | – | – |
| 1944 | Boston Red Sox | 136 | 472 | 114 | – | 42 | 4 | .242 | – | – |
| 1945 | Boston Red Sox | 125 | 438 | 127 | 1 | 47 | 7 | .290 | – | – |
| 1946 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 112 | 375 | 87 | 1 | 23 | 4 | .232 | – | – |
| 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies | 95 | 310 | 71 | 2 | 22 | 4 | .229 | – | – |