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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brooklyn Dodgers player
Major League Baseball pitcher
human
AllStarSeason 1949
1950
1951
1955
AllStarSelection 4
awardReceived Cy Young Award NERFINISHED
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
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
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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