Don Newcombe Donald Newcombe Nickname(s): Newk Born: 6/14/1926 (Madison, NJ) Height: 6-4 Weight: 225 lbs. Bats: Left Throws: Right Debut: 05/20/1949 Final Game: 10/01/1960 Position(s): P(344) Select Team1960 Cincinnati Reds (NL)1960 Cleveland Indians (AL)1959 Cincinnati Redlegs (NL)1958 Cincinnati Redlegs (NL)1958 Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)1957 Brooklyn Dodgers (NL)1956 Brooklyn Dodgers (NL)1955 Brooklyn Dodgers (NL)1954 Brooklyn Dodgers (NL)1951 Brooklyn Dodgers (NL)1950 Brooklyn Dodgers (NL)1949 Brooklyn Dodgers (NL) Best Season    Career Total W 27 1956    W 149 Sv 3 1950    Sv 7 ERA 3.06 1956    ERA 3.56 SO 164 1951    SO 1129 K/9 5.51 1955    K/9 4.72 Cards Statistics Awards Transactions   Batting - Reg. Season - WS Pitching - Reg. Season - WS Fielding - Reg. Season - WS Regular Season Pitching Stats Year Team G GS W L SV IP H ER R HR BB SO SO/9 WHIP ERA 1960 CLE (AL) 20 2 2 3 1 54.0 61 26 28 6 8 27 4.50 1.28 4.33 1960 CIN (NL) 16 15 4 6 0 82.2 99 42 48 12 14 36 3.92 1.37 4.57 1959 CIN (NL) 30 29 13 8 1 222.0 216 78 87 25 27 100 4.05 1.09 3.16 1958 CIN (NL) 20 18 7 7 1 133.1 159 57 61 20 28 53 3.58 1.40 3.85 1958 LA (NL) 11 8 0 6 0 34.1 53 30 37 11 8 16 4.19 1.78 7.86 1957 BRO (NL) 28 28 11 12 0 198.2 199 77 86 28 33 90 4.08 1.17 3.49 1956 BRO (NL) 38 36 27 7 0 268.0 219 91 101 33 46 139 4.67 0.99 3.06 1955 BRO (NL) 34 31 20 5 0 233.2 222 83 103 35 38 143 5.51 1.11 3.20 1954 BRO (NL) 29 25 9 8 0 144.1 158 73 81 24 49 82 5.11 1.43 4.55 1951 BRO (NL) 40 36 20 9 0 272.0 235 99 115 19 91 164 5.43 1.20 3.28 1950 BRO (NL) 40 35 19 11 3 267.1 258 110 120 22 75 130 4.38 1.25 3.70 1949 BRO (NL) 38 31 17 8 1 244.1 223 86 89 17 73 149 5.49 1.21 3.17 Total 3 Teams 344 294 149 90 7 2154.2 2102 852 956 252 490 1129 4.72 1.20 3.56