Newt Kimball

Newt Kimball
Pitcher
Born: March 27, 1915(1915-03-27) Logan, Utah
Died: March 22, 2001(2001-03-22) (aged 85) Las Vegas, Nevada
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 7, 1937 for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1943 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
Record	11-9
Earned run average	3.78
Strikeouts	88
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1937-1938) St. Louis Cardinals (1940) Brooklyn Dodgers (1940-1943) Philadelphia Phillies (1943)

Newell W. (Newt) Kimball (March 27, 1915 - March 22, 2001) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.

Born in Logan, Utah, Kimball was signed by the Chicago Cubs in 1934, winning twenty games for their Class C Ponca City, Oklahoma affiliate as a nineteen-year-old. He worked his way up the Cubs chain, eventually being called up late in both the 1937 and 1938 seasons, before Chicago returned him to the minors in 1939. In 1940, the Cubs dealt Kimball to the Brooklyn Dodgers, who used him mainly in relief through 1943. He would appear in two games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1940 and a partial season for the 1943 Philadelphia Phillies before heading back to the Pacific Coast League.

After three seasons with the PCL Hollywood Stars, Kimball was hired by the Boston Braves in 1947 to manage their new Class D club, the Las Vegas Wranglers. The club finished third in the six-team Sunset League, and Kimball (despite a 14-5 record on the mound and a .361 batting average), was let go as both player and manager at season's end. Taking a liking to Las Vegas, Newt stayed in town and took over the helm for the 1951 Wranglers, now playing in the Southwest International League. After a 72-71 finish, Kimball quit baseball for good.

Newt Kimball died in Las Vegas in 2001, just a few days shy of his 86th birthday.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Kimball, Newt
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	March 27, 1915
Place of birth	Logan, Utah
Date of death	March 22, 2001
Place of death	Las Vegas, Nevada