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Don Newcombe League
9-26-2165
Don Goldsmith Center Field
Retired (1971, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .290 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .810 Status Deceased (2005) Option Years 0  
H 1708 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 05-15-1934
HR 166 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(1957)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(0 games)
RBI 758
SB 270
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A 
Speed B- Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B D- (8.0%) LF A  (87.2%) Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF B+ (74.7%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1957 LF BRO 17 17 147.2 37 37 0 0 0 -3 2.26 1.000
2B BRO 17 17 144.0 75 29 41 5 5 -5 4.38 .933
SS BRO 10 10 85.2 42 16 21 5 7 -2 3.89 .881
3B BRO 9 9 79.0 24 4 18 2 1 -2 2.51 .917
CF BRO 18 3 72.1 19 18 0 1 0 -3 2.24 .947
1B BRO 1 1 8.0 10 10 0 0 1 0 11.25 1.000
1958 CF BRO 81 77 682.1 180 172 1 7 0 -5 2.28 .961
RF BRO 15 15 129.0 28 28 0 0 0 -2 1.95 1.000
LF BRO 7 7 63.0 12 12 0 0 0 +1 1.71 1.000
1B BRO 4 4 37.0 34 32 2 0 0 -1 8.27 1.000
SS BRO 1 1 9.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
C BRO 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 0.00 NaN
1959 1B BRO 84 84 717.2 780 747 24 9 53 -12 9.67 .988
LF BRO 21 21 182.0 42 40 0 2 0 -3 1.98 .952
CF BRO 10 9 80.0 32 32 0 0 0 0 3.60 1.000
1960 1B BRO 45 43 377.2 404 393 11 0 37 0 9.63 1.000
RF BRO 43 43 372.0 90 87 1 2 0 -4 2.13 .978
LF BRO 8 8 73.2 18 17 0 1 0 -1 2.08 .944
C BRO 1 1 8.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 0 7.88 1.000
1961 LF BRO 34 34 302.0 75 73 1 1 0 -2 2.21 .987
RF BRO 8 8 71.0 13 13 0 0 0 +1 1.65 1.000
1B BRO 11 7 69.0 93 92 1 0 7 0 12.13 1.000
CF BRO 2 2 18.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 3.50 1.000
3B BRO 6 0 10.1 3 1 2 0 0 0 2.61 1.000
C BRO 1 1 8.0 7 6 1 0 0 1 2 1 33.3% 0 7.88 1.000
1962 CF BRO 57 57 484.1 126 125 1 0 0 -6 2.34 1.000
LF BRO 36 31 279.0 80 80 0 0 0 -1 2.58 1.000
RF BRO 11 9 83.0 18 18 0 0 0 0 1.95 1.000
1B BRO 2 1 10.0 17 16 1 0 1 0 15.30 1.000
3B BRO 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
1963 RF BRO 113 113 1002.0 229 226 2 1 0 +1 2.05 .996
LF BRO 8 8 69.0 20 19 1 0 0 0 2.61 1.000
CF BRO 3 3 29.0 6 5 0 1 0 0 1.55 .833
1964 RF BRO 94 90 800.2 184 178 2 4 0 +3 2.02 .978
LF BRO 12 12 109.0 26 26 0 0 0 +1 2.15 1.000
CF BRO 4 4 34.0 14 14 0 0 0 +1 3.71 1.000
SS BRO 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
1965 LF BRO 29 29 260.0 71 70 1 0 0 -3 2.46 1.000
RF BRO 26 24 226.0 61 58 1 2 0 +1 2.35 .967
CF BRO 17 17 148.1 37 36 0 1 0 0 2.18 .973
1B BRO 2 0 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
1966 CF BRO 91 91 814.2 225 219 2 4 2 -4 2.44 .982
LF BRO 19 19 165.0 48 48 0 0 0 0 2.62 1.000
RF BRO 7 7 60.0 15 15 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
1B BRO 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 18.00 1.000
1967 CF BRO 135 135 1201.0 324 316 2 6 2 -3 2.38 .981
1968 CF BRO 135 135 1221.2 312 307 1 4 1 -10 2.27 .987
1969 CF BRO 37 32 304.2 74 73 0 1 0 +2 2.16 .986
LF BRO 30 30 257.2 67 64 1 2 1 +2 2.27 .970
SS BRO 1 1 9.0 6 2 4 0 2 0 6.00 1.000
1970 CF BRO 77 75 664.2 196 195 0 1 0 -2 2.64 .995
RF BRO 1 1 12.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.50 1.000
LF BRO 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1971 CF BRO 34 34 303.2 87 86 0 1 0 -2 2.55 .989
RF BRO 3 3 26.2 6 6 0 0 0 -1 2.03 1.000
Pos Total CF 701 674 6058.2 1639 1605 7 27 5 -32 2.39 .984
RF 321 313 2782.1 646 631 6 9 0 -1 2.06 .986
LF 222 217 1917.0 496 486 4 6 1 -9 2.30 .988
1B 150 140 1223.1 1343 1295 39 9 99 -13 9.81 .993
2B 17 17 144.0 75 29 41 5 5 -5 4.38 .933
SS 13 12 104.2 50 18 27 5 9 -2 3.87 .900
3B 16 9 90.1 28 5 21 2 1 -2 2.59 .929
C 3 2 18.0 14 13 1 0 0 1 4 1 20.0% 0 7.00 1.000
Total 1443 1384 12338.1 4291 4082 146 63 120 1 4 1 20.0% -64 3.08 .985
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Don Goldsmith has retired from the Brooklyn Big Blue
1963-08-11Don Goldsmith of the Brooklyn Big Blue is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1962-09-12Don Goldsmith of the Brooklyn Big Blue is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1961-06-20Don Goldsmith of the Brooklyn Big Blue is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1959-08-29Don Goldsmith of the Brooklyn Big Blue is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1958-04-01The Brooklyn Big Blue have promoted Don Goldsmith to the major league team. The Brooklyn Big Blue have designated Gat Vitt for assignment.
1958-03-25The Brooklyn Big Blue have promoted John Cordova to the major league team. The Brooklyn Big Blue have sent Don Goldsmith to the minors.
1957-04-01The Brooklyn Howes have promoted Don Goldsmith to the major league team.