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Skeeter Newsome

Lamar Ashby Newsome (October 18 1910 - August 31 1989) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1935-39), Boston Red Sox (1941-45) and Philadelphia Phillies (1946-47).

Born in Phenix City, Alabama, he finished 27th in voting for the by|1943 American League MVP Award after playing in 114 games and having 449 at bats, 48 runs, 119 hits, 21 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run, 22 RBI, 5 stolen bases, 21 walks, .265 batting average, .301 on-base percentage, .327 slugging percentage, 147 total bases and 8 sacrifice hits.

He finished 32nd in voting for the 1945 AL MVP for playing in 125 games and having 438 at bats, 45 runs, 127 hits, 30 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 48 RBI, 6 stolen bases, 20 walks, .290 batting average, .322 on-base percentage, .370 slugging percentage, 162 total bases and 17 sacrifice hits.

In 12 seasons he played in 1,128 games and had 3,716 at bats, 381 runs, 910 hits, 164 doubles, 15 doubles, 9 home runs, 292 RBI, 67 stolen bases, 246 walks, .245 batting average, .293 on-base percentage, .304 slugging percentage, 1,131 total bases and 120 sacrifice hits.

He died in Columbus, Georgia at the age of 78.

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