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Gibson Feller League
9-6-2018
Virgil Newsome Shortstop
Retired (1993, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .257 Total Rating   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .746 Status Retired (1993) Option Years 0  
H 1653 Age 61 (OS 62) Date of Birth 10-28-1956
HR 267 Drafted Round 2, Pick 31
(1976)
Majors Svc Time 13 years
(78 games)
RBI 838
SB 240
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range WS Rings 0
1B D- (5.6%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 1
3B A+ (93.8%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1980 Away 70 276 17 62 11 5 4 36 16 75 6 3 8 .613 .269 .344 .120 .225
1980 Home 65 249 24 70 11 3 6 35 16 63 13 7 9 .746 .325 .422 .141 .281
1981 Away 70 270 26 49 7 3 8 29 24 71 7 5 5 .567 .248 .319 .137 .181
1981 Home 65 247 27 62 13 2 8 24 15 63 8 5 6 .710 .293 .417 .166 .251
1982 Away 73 298 36 73 12 4 12 36 17 72 10 9 8 .722 .289 .433 .188 .245
1982 Home 62 246 21 50 5 3 2 14 15 68 7 3 12 .521 .249 .272 .069 .203
1983 Away 54 207 24 47 6 1 8 24 16 50 7 3 1 .663 .281 .382 .155 .227
1983 Home 81 316 49 90 13 3 19 47 16 69 9 8 7 .849 .323 .525 .241 .285
1984 Away 61 248 41 66 7 1 8 23 21 69 14 4 4 .721 .322 .399 .133 .266
1984 Home 60 226 27 55 9 2 3 18 20 67 14 7 6 .651 .310 .341 .097 .243
1985 Away 69 273 32 71 7 3 15 40 19 71 9 2 5 .781 .308 .473 .212 .260
1985 Home 66 258 39 82 9 4 14 36 18 54 13 3 5 .911 .365 .547 .229 .318
1986 Away 69 286 38 88 16 1 16 42 17 54 9 4 4 .884 .345 .538 .231 .308
1986 Home 66 259 34 62 11 0 12 26 16 63 11 1 4 .706 .285 .421 .181 .239
1987 Away 67 264 38 73 11 1 15 37 25 57 11 5 11 .839 .342 .496 .220 .277
1987 Home 52 203 30 55 11 3 9 27 12 42 7 5 4 .801 .313 .488 .217 .271
1988 Away 73 260 39 65 14 1 10 38 20 57 9 8 10 .733 .306 .427 .177 .250
1988 Home 71 234 35 67 7 3 12 38 26 43 15 3 6 .861 .365 .496 .209 .286
1989 Away 66 258 42 72 9 2 15 43 28 48 10 3 11 .859 .355 .504 .225 .279
1989 Home 72 271 47 85 11 1 19 52 22 55 15 3 5 .933 .361 .572 .258 .314
1990 Away 73 302 47 81 11 4 12 44 26 57 10 8 6 .775 .324 .450 .182 .268
1990 Home 62 238 39 58 12 2 7 26 20 68 4 4 4 .700 .301 .399 .155 .244
1991 Away 55 185 26 42 5 1 9 31 14 42 5 1 1 .692 .281 .411 .184 .227
1991 Home 55 178 28 40 3 3 12 34 16 39 3 3 4 .759 .281 .478 .253 .225
1992 Away 25 73 8 18 4 0 3 8 4 22 2 2 3 .707 .282 .425 .178 .247
1992 Home 24 63 9 16 4 0 2 10 4 16 3 0 0 .707 .294 .413 .159 .254
1993 Away 46 141 9 27 2 0 3 8 14 31 5 4 2 .534 .265 .270 .078 .191
1993 Home 36 109 17 27 4 0 4 12 7 26 4 6 3 .688 .293 .394 .147 .248
Total Away 871 3341 423 834 122 27 138 439 261 776 114 61 79 .731 .305 .426 .177 .250
Total Home 837 3097 426 819 123 29 129 399 223 736 126 58 75 .763 .315 .448 .183 .264
Total 1708 6438 849 1653 245 56 267 838 484 1512 240 119 154 .746 .310 .437 .180 .257
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1993-11-01Virgil Newsome has retired from the Los Angeles Fly Guys
1993-04-11The Los Angeles Fly Guys have acquired Virgil Newsome from the waiver wire.
1993-04-01The Atlanta Firecrackers have designated Virgil Newsome for assignment. The Atlanta Firecrackers have waived George Wockenfuss.
1992-09-02The Atlanta Firecrackers have re-claimed Virgil Newsome from the waiver wire.
1992-08-26The Atlanta Firecrackers have promoted Bill Miller to the major league team. The Atlanta Firecrackers have designated Virgil Newsome for assignment.
1991-04-12Virgil Newsome of the Atlanta Firecrackers is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1987-07-14Virgil Newsome of the Atlanta Firecrackers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1984-07-22Virgil Newsome of the Atlanta Firecrackers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1980-04-01The Atlanta Firecrackers have promoted Roger McCosky to the major league team. The Atlanta Firecrackers have promoted Virgil Newsome to the major league team. The Atlanta Firecrackers have promoted Benny Carbo to the major league team. The Atlanta Firecrackers have promoted Hugh Milligan to the major league team.