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Jose Canseco League
3-25-1992
Ed Newsom Left Field
Retired (1963, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .231 Total Rating 62   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .605 Status Retired (1963) Option Years 0  
H 421 Age 63 (OS 64) Date of Birth 08-11-1928
HR 18 Drafted Undrafted
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(98 games)
RBI 170
SB 8
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 74 Contact vs. L 70 Endurance 55   Ldrship 41
Power vs. R 46 Power vs. L 62 Velocity 55   Mentor vR 88
Speed 34 Bunt 84 Control 38   Mentor vL 90
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range 76 WS Rings 0
1B --- LF 100 (100%) Arm 95 WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF 96 (96.0%)   Health 55 LCS Appearances 0
3B 32 (32.6%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1953 PIT
4
11
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.377
.286
.091
.000
.091
1954 PIT
144
548
42
134
24
3
7
64
53
 80 3 5
0
 0 5
.650
.312
.338
.093
.245
1955 PIT
144
519
46
112
18
1
3
41
59
 86 3 3
4
 4 4
.570
.298
.272
.056
.216
1956 PIT
104
229
20
47
3
0
2
14
24
 36 1 0
0
 1 2
.528
.283
.245
.039
.205
1957 PIT
90
94
12
24
3
0
1
10
14
 19 0 0
2
 0 1
.671
.352
.319
.064
.255
1958 PIT
48
34
4
3
0
0
0
3
6
 8 0 1
1
 0 0
.308
.220
.088
.000
.088
1959 PIT
48
21
2
7
1
0
0
0
2
 3 0 0
0
 0 0
.772
.391
.381
.048
.333
1960 PIT
50
18
3
4
1
0
0
2
2
 3 0 0
0
 0 0
.578
.300
.278
.056
.222
1961 PIT
101
165
16
44
1
0
2
15
15
 21 0 0
1
 1 1
.637
.328
.309
.042
.267
1962 CHA
68
100
7
30
5
0
1
12
9
 16 1 1
0
 1 0
.740
.360
.380
.080
.300
1963 CHA
55
83
3
15
2
1
2
8
8
 15 0 0
0
 0 0
.554
.253
.301
.120
.181
Total
856
1822
157
421
58
5
18
170
195
 289 8 10
8
 7 13
.605
.307
.298
.067
.231
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Ed Newsom has retired from the Chicago Daffodils
1963-06-28The Chicago Daffodils have promoted Ed Newsom to the major league team.
1963-04-23The Chicago Daffodils have promoted Larry Mapes to the major league team. The Chicago Daffodils have designated Ed Newsom for assignment.
1962-04-10The Chicago Daffodils have acquired Ed Newsom from the waiver wire.
1962-03-31The Pittsburgh Peashooters have designated Ed Newsom for assignment. The Pittsburgh Peashooters have designated Mike Stubing for assignment.
1957-06-27Ed Newsom of the Pittsburgh Peashooters is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1954-03-25The Pittsburgh Peashooters have promoted Ed Newsom to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peashooters have designated Rick Ledbetter for assignment.
1953-05-29The Pittsburgh Peashooters have sent Vic Blackerby to the minors. The Pittsburgh Peashooters have sent Ed Newsom to the minors.
1953-05-13The Pittsburgh Peashooters have promoted Vic Blackerby to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Peashooters have promoted Ed Newsom to the major league team.
1950-04-01The Pittsburgh Peashooters have acquired Ed Newsom from the waiver wire.