Don Newcombe
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Don Newcombe was a pioneering Major League Baseball pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, renowned as one of the first great Black pitchers in the modern era and the only player to win the Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, and MVP awards in his career.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brooklyn Dodgers player
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Major League Baseball pitcher ⓘ human ⓘ |
| AllStarSeason |
1949
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1950 ⓘ 1951 ⓘ 1955 ⓘ |
| AllStarSelection | 4 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Cy Young Award
NERFINISHED
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National League Most Valuable Player Award NERFINISHED ⓘ National League Rookie of the Year Award NERFINISHED ⓘ World Series champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| battingAverageAsPitcher | .271 ⓘ |
| careerEarnedRunAverage | 3.56 ⓘ |
| careerLosses | 90 ⓘ |
| careerStrikeouts | 1129 ⓘ |
| careerWins | 149 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| CyYoungAwardSeason | 1956 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-06-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-02-19 ⓘ |
| debutLeague | Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Newcombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalLeague | Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Donald Newcombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeRunsAsBatter | 15 ⓘ |
| honoredBy | Los Angeles Dodgers organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 36 ⓘ |
| league | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryServicePeriod | Korean War era ⓘ |
| MLBdebutDate | 1949-05-20 ⓘ |
| MLBdebutTeam | Brooklyn Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLBfinalDate | 1960-09-29 ⓘ |
| MLBfinalTeam | Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPSeason | 1956 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first great Black pitchers in the modern Major Leagues
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winning Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, and MVP awards in his career ⓘ |
| occupation | professional baseball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Madison, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Brooklyn Dodgers
NERFINISHED
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Cincinnati Redlegs NERFINISHED ⓘ Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Newark Eagles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | pitcher ⓘ |
| RookieOfTheYearSeason | 1949 ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Army ⓘ |
| team | 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| wonWorldSeriesInSeason | 1955 ⓘ |
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