Heber Hampton Newsome (December 13, 1909 – December 15, 1965) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox between the and seasons. Listed at , 185 lb., Newsome batted and threw right-handed. A native of Ahoskie, North Carolina, he graduated from Wake Forest University.

In his rookie year, Newsome won 19 games (third in the American League) and compiled 10 shutouts, leading a Red Sox pitching rotation that included Charlie Wagner, Mickey Harris, Joe Dobson and Lefty Grove. He was considered for the MVP Award, ending ninth in the ballot.

Dick Newsome

But Newsome slumped badly the next two years, winning only eight games in each of them. After the 1943 season, he served in the Army during World War II, and then returned to his farm.

Dick Newsome

In a three-season career, Newsome posted a 35–33 record with 138 strikeouts and a 4.50 ERA in 526.0 innings pitched.

Dick Newsome

Newsome died in an automobile accident in Ahoskie, North Carolina, just two days after he turned 56 years old.

Sources

Baseball Historian

Dick Newsome Baseball Biography

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1909 births

1965 deaths

People from Ahoskie, North Carolina

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Houston Buffaloes players

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