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Amos Otis League
5-13-2139
Buck Newsome Left Field
Retired (1981, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .245 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .694 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
H 107 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 10-18-1947
HR 18 Drafted Round 1, Pick 12
(1968)		 Majors Svc Time 2 years
(30 games)
RBI 76
SB 4
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C  Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control F    Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B F  (0.6%) LF A+ (100%) Arm C  WS Appearances 1
2B F  (0.1%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1968 Minors 21 36.00 4 / 4 3 / 7 6 / 7 3 / 3 7 / 7 6 / 6 2 / 2 31 / 36
1968 Majors 21 10.26 1 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 3 1 / 1 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 6 / 10
1969 Majors 22 20.96 1 / 3 3 / 3 1 / 3 3 / 4 3 / 3 2 / 2 2 / 2 15 / 20
1970 Minors 23 30.00 4 / 4 2 / 4 2 / 4 1 / 2 4 / 5 2 / 2 9 / 9 24 / 30
1970 Majors 23 5.90 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 3 / 5
1971 Minors 24 39.00 0 / 6 1 / 3 2 / 7 3 / 5 6 / 9 5 / 5 4 / 4 21 / 39
1972 Majors 25 10.45 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 0 3 / 4 6 / 10
1973 Minors 26 24.00 1 / 6 3 / 4 2 / 3 1 / 2 3 / 4 3 / 3 2 / 2 15 / 24
1974 Minors 27 19.00 0 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 1 3 / 5 2 / 3 6 / 19
1975 Minors 28 27.00 1 / 4 1 / 2 2 / 6 1 / 4 1 / 3 2 / 3 4 / 5 12 / 27
1976 Minors 29 20.00 1 / 1 1 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 1 2 / 4 1 / 3 6 / 20
1977 Minors 30 18.00 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 4 2 / 18
1978 Minors 31 26.00 1 / 4 0 / 6 1 / 5 0 / 2 1 / 3 2 / 5 1 / 1 6 / 26
1979 Minors 32 34.00 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 4 1 / 10 1 / 10 1 / 6 4 / 34
1980 Minors 33 25.00 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 6 1 / 3 2 / 4 1 / 3 5 / 25
1981 Minors 34 20.00 0 / 3 1 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 2 1 / 3 3 / 20
Total 0 0 0 14 / 47 16 / 52 22 / 57 16 / 47 30 / 55 33 / 54 34 / 51 165 / 363
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01Buck Newsome has retired from the Detroit Tigers
1977-04-05The Detroit Tigers have acquired Buck Newsome from the waiver wire.
1977-04-01The Baltimore Orioles have waived Buck Newsome.
1972-10-23The Baltimore Orioles have sent Buck Newsome down to the minors.
1971-10-03The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Buck Newsome to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Geoff Crompton to the minors.
1970-05-08The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Geoff Crompton to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have sent Buck Newsome to the minors.
1969-06-12The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Buck Newsome to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Tyler Davies for assignment.
1969-05-27The Baltimore Orioles have sent Buck Newsome to the minors.
1969-04-25The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Buck Newsome to the major league team.
1968-10-03The Baltimore Orioles have sent Buck Newsome to the minors.
1968-09-02The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Buck Newsome to the major league team.
1968-04-03The Baltimore Orioles have sent Buck Newsome to the minors.
1968-04-01The Baltimore Orioles have renamed Cal Newsome to Buck Newsome.
1968-04-01The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Cal Newsome to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Jimmy Cooper for assignment.