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Don Newcombe League 9-21-2165 |
| Don Goldsmith |  Center FieldRetired (1971, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .290 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .810 | Status | Deceased (2005) | Option Years | 0
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| 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) |
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| RBI | 758 | |||||
| SB | 270 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (8.0%) | LF | (87.2%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (74.7%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements. | ||||||||
| Year | OS Age | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range |
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| 1957 | 23 | |||||||
| 1958 | 24 | |||||||
| 1959 | 25 | |||||||
| 1960 | 26 | |||||||
| 1961 | 27 | |||||||
| 1962 | 28 | |||||||
| 1963 | 29 | |||||||
| 1964 | 30 | |||||||
| 1965 | 31 | |||||||
| 1966 | 32 | |||||||
| 1967 | 33 | |||||||
| 1968 | 34 | |||||||
| 1969 | 35 | |||||||
| 1970 | 36 | |||||||
| 1971 | 37 | |||||||
| Date | Transaction |
| 1971-11-01 | Don Goldsmith has retired from the Brooklyn Big Blue |
| 1963-08-11 | Don Goldsmith of the Brooklyn Big Blue is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 1962-09-12 | Don Goldsmith of the Brooklyn Big Blue is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 1961-06-20 | Don Goldsmith of the Brooklyn Big Blue is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
| 1959-08-29 | Don Goldsmith of the Brooklyn Big Blue is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1958-04-01 | The Brooklyn Big Blue have promoted Don Goldsmith to the major league team. The Brooklyn Big Blue have designated Gat Vitt for assignment. |
| 1958-03-25 | The Brooklyn Big Blue have promoted John Cordova to the major league team. The Brooklyn Big Blue have sent Don Goldsmith to the minors. |
| 1957-04-01 | The Brooklyn Howes have promoted Don Goldsmith to the major league team. |