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Cool Papa Bell League
5-3-2061
John Newton Third Base
Retired (1986, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .291 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .823 Status Deceased (2020) Option Years 0  
H 2430 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 06-15-1947
HR 275 Drafted Round 1, Pick 13
(1965)
Majors Svc Time 16 years
(112 games)
RBI 1271
SB 275
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 1
1B (15.9%) LF (14.3%) Arm WS Appearances 2
2B (12.8%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 4
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 9
* 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
1969 Away 6 10 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .800 .400 .400 .000 .400
1969 Home 3 6 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.833 .667 1.167 .500 .667
1970 Away 71 305 0 78 15 4 7 36 21 47 0 0 0 .702 .302 .400 .144 .256
1970 Home 69 261 0 63 12 1 7 37 31 39 0 0 0 .699 .323 .375 .134 .241
1971 Away 43 287 0 71 14 2 8 46 32 41 0 0 0 .716 .322 .394 .146 .247
1971 Home 39 276 0 88 15 4 8 55 25 34 0 0 0 .865 .376 .489 .170 .319
1972 Away 70 301 51 86 15 5 8 35 33 37 9 5 2 .805 .356 .449 .163 .286
1972 Home 72 274 50 77 17 1 11 50 43 34 8 2 12 .847 .376 .471 .190 .281
1973 Away 72 288 44 83 15 2 8 41 37 36 9 6 9 .810 .373 .438 .149 .288
1973 Home 70 262 44 80 15 5 12 44 40 36 7 3 11 .932 .393 .538 .233 .305
1974 Away 72 291 54 83 9 4 17 59 38 41 13 4 2 .887 .369 .519 .234 .285
1974 Home 70 286 58 105 15 3 16 55 28 42 14 4 7 1.031 .423 .608 .241 .367
1975 Away 63 225 36 56 11 0 6 30 30 33 5 1 4 .715 .337 .378 .129 .249
1975 Home 58 211 33 60 7 3 5 19 27 33 13 2 4 .784 .367 .417 .133 .284
1976 Away 74 248 34 66 9 3 8 35 22 44 8 2 3 .746 .322 .423 .157 .266
1976 Home 73 209 39 67 18 1 10 43 28 25 6 4 2 .957 .397 .560 .239 .321
1977 Away 71 302 53 84 13 6 10 54 29 41 8 3 8 .798 .337 .460 .182 .278
1977 Home 71 282 51 91 13 3 11 47 23 36 8 2 5 .882 .375 .507 .184 .323
1978 Away 63 239 30 66 14 3 7 32 30 42 11 5 6 .806 .358 .448 .172 .276
1978 Home 65 227 38 75 15 1 10 34 25 30 10 2 8 .931 .394 .537 .207 .330
1979 Away 72 283 42 85 8 4 9 39 34 44 5 5 5 .827 .375 .452 .152 .300
1979 Home 70 273 48 87 11 4 13 48 31 35 12 6 10 .923 .392 .531 .212 .319
1980 Away 72 310 50 95 24 4 14 53 24 53 12 4 8 .906 .361 .545 .239 .306
1980 Home 70 287 45 89 16 2 6 36 23 48 9 4 6 .806 .363 .443 .132 .310
1981 Away 65 276 47 81 12 6 9 42 24 55 8 2 6 .829 .351 .478 .185 .293
1981 Home 69 279 45 89 19 3 12 44 30 45 12 3 4 .923 .386 .538 .219 .319
1982 Away 72 280 41 73 14 3 8 33 43 51 9 4 11 .778 .360 .418 .157 .261
1982 Home 70 274 47 86 16 2 7 40 31 45 15 4 11 .847 .383 .464 .150 .314
1983 Away 37 147 18 40 9 2 4 15 16 26 4 0 3 .786 .344 .442 .170 .272
1983 Home 41 167 20 47 9 1 3 30 10 30 2 1 6 .721 .320 .401 .120 .281
1984 Away 67 239 37 73 12 0 6 33 31 32 15 6 4 .816 .385 .431 .126 .305
1984 Home 58 207 26 50 9 0 4 29 16 37 8 3 9 .647 .304 .343 .101 .242
1985 Away 72 220 22 59 8 1 5 32 20 30 10 5 6 .711 .329 .382 .114 .268
1985 Home 75 231 29 60 13 5 3 22 26 38 8 6 11 .732 .333 .398 .139 .260
1986 Away 33 41 4 11 2 0 1 7 3 3 0 1 1 .724 .333 .390 .122 .268
1986 Home 39 51 8 18 3 1 2 14 4 4 2 2 0 .961 .393 .569 .216 .353
Total Away 1095 4292 563 1194 204 49 135 622 467 658 126 53 78 .792 .349 .443 .165 .278
Total Home 1082 4063 581 1236 226 40 140 649 441 592 134 48 106 .855 .372 .483 .179 .304
Total 2238 8355 1306 2430 430 89 275 1271 908 1250 275 115 212 .823 .360 .462 .172 .291
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01John Newton has retired from the Chicago Blaze
1984-08-10John Newton of the Chicago Blaze is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1983-07-11The Chicago Grizzlies have removed John Newton from the trade block.
1983-07-10John Newton of the Chicago Grizzlies is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1983-07-09The Chicago Grizzlies have placed John Newton on the trade block.
1981-06-21John Newton of the Chicago Grizzlies is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1978-08-16John Newton of the Chicago Grizzlies is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1975-07-14John Newton of the Chicago Grizzlies is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1975-05-20A trade has been completed between the Tampa Bay Braves and the Chicago Grizzlies. The Chicago Grizzlies receive John Newton, Will Wright, Josh Beall, Nick Smith from the Tampa Bay Braves in exchange for Hobbes Adkisson, B. F. Harris, Draft Pick 1976 Round 1 CHN (Scott Alexander), Draft Pick 1978 Round 1 CHN (Marty Steinbacher).
1970-10-17John Newton of the Tampa Bay Braves is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1969-09-20The Tampa Bay Braves have promoted Chris Sampson to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Braves have promoted John Newton to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Braves have sent John Berry to the minors.
1965-04-01The Cleveland Braves have renamed Steve Baker to John Newton.