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 record211–222
Earned run average3.98
Strikeouts2,082
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Bobo Newsom's headstone at Magnolia Cemetery in Hartsville, South Carolina

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 3,75913 innings pitched. He batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).