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Newsom, Bobo, 1907-1962


  • [Bobo Newsom (b. Louis Norman Newsom, Aug. 11, 1907, Hartsville, S.C.-d. Dec. 7, 1962, Orlando, Fla.), also known as Buck Newsom, was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for a number of teams from 1923 through 1953, among them the Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, and New York Giants. He pitched for the 1947 World Series winning New York Yankees.]

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    • Newsom, Buck, 1907-1962
    • Newsom, Lou, 1907-1962
    • Newsom, Louis Norman, 1907-1962

  • Additional Information

    • Birth Date

        1907-08-11

    • Death Date

        1962-12-07

    • Has Affiliation

        • Organization: Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)

    • Has Affiliation

        • Organization: Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)

    • Has Affiliation

        • Organization: St. Louis Browns (Baseball team)

    • Has Affiliation

        • Organization: Washington Senators (Baseball team : 1886-1960)

    • Has Affiliation

        • Organization: Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)

    • Has Affiliation

        • Organization: Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)

    • Has Affiliation

        • Organization: Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team)

    • Has Affiliation

        • Organization: New York Yankees (Baseball team)

    • Has Affiliation

        • Organization: New York Giants (Baseball team)

    • Birth Place

        Hartsville, S.C.

    • Field of Activity

      Baseball

      Pitching (Baseball)


    • Occupation

      Baseball players

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  • Sources

    • found: Photograph: President Harry S. Truman with baseball players, Truman Library, Apr. 18, 1947:(features Washington Senators starting pitcher Bobo Newsom)
    • found: Wikipedia.org search, Apr. 8, 2013(Bobo Newsom; b. Louis Norman Newsom, Aug. 11, 1907, Hartsville, S.C.; d. Dec. 7, 1962, Orlando, Fla.; also known as Buck Newsom; American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball; played for a number of teams from 1923 through 1953, among them the Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, and New York Giants; pitched for the 1947 World Series winning New York Yankees) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobo_Newsom
    • found: Findagrave.com search, Apr. 8, 2013(Louis Norman Newsom; also Bobo Newsom; also Lou Newsom; b. Aug. 11, 1907; d. Dec. 7, 1962, Winter Park, Fla.; major league baseball player; burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Hartsville, S.C.)
    • found: Baseball Guru WWW site search via Google.com, Apr. 8, 2013(Louis "Buck" Newsom was usually called Bobo; rookie with the St. Louis Browns; given the honor of opening the 1936 season in Washington in front of President Franklin Roosevelt; good ol' country boy from South Ca'lina) - http://baseballguru.com/jholway/analysisjholway40.html

  • General Notes

    • [Bobo Newsom (b. Louis Norman Newsom, Aug. 11, 1907, Hartsville, S.C.-d. Dec. 7, 1962, Orlando, Fla.), also known as Buck Newsom, was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for a number of teams from 1923 through 1953, among them the Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, and New York Giants. He pitched for the 1947 World Series winning New York Yankees.]

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    • 2013-04-08: new
    • 2014-11-13: revised

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