Don Newcombe - Wikipedia
Donald Newcombe (June 14, 1926 – February 19, 2019), nicknamed "Newk", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played ten non-consecutive seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He began his career in the Negro National League and ended it in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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Former Dodgers great Don Newcombe dies at 92 | AP News
Feb 20, 2019 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don Newcombe, the hard-throwing Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who was one of the first black players in the major leagues and who went on to win the Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player and Cy Young awards, has died.
Don Newcombe dies at 92; Dodgers great won MVP, rookie of …
Feb 19, 2019 · Don Newcombe, the intimidating right-handed pitcher who was the first player in major league history to have won rookie of the year, Most Valuable Player and Cy Young awards, died...
Don Newcombe Dies at 92; Dodger Pitcher Helped Break Racial …
Feb 19, 2019 · Don Newcombe, the major leagues’ first outstanding black pitcher and a star for the Brooklyn Dodgers in their glory years, the 1950s, died on Tuesday. He was 92.
Don Newcombe dead at 92 - MLB.com
Feb 19, 2019 · Don Newcombe, one of the greatest pitchers in Dodgers history and one of the franchise's final links to Brooklyn and the days of Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella, died Tuesday after a lengthy illness.
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Don Newcombe Bio. Fullname: Donald Newcombe; Nickname: Newk; Born: 6/14/1926 in Madison, NJ; High School: Thomas Jefferson, Elizabeth, NJ; Debut: 5/20/1949; Died: 2/19/2019
Don Newcombe, former Dodgers great and inaugural Cy …
Feb 19, 2019 · Right-hander Don Newcombe, who was the third African-American pitcher to appear in a major-league game and who won the first Cy Young Award in 1956, has died at the age of 92.
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The first outstanding black pitcher in ML history, Newcombe is the only player to have won the Rookie of the Year, MVP, and Cy Young Awards. Physically imposing, the 6’4″ 220-lb Newk was sometimes criticized as lethargic, but his explosive fastball was likened by Ted Williams to those of AL stars Bob Feller and Virgil Trucks .
Don Newcombe Stats, Height, Weight, Research & History - Baseball Almanac
Don Newcombe was a four-time All-Star (1949, 1950, 1951, 1955), a three-time 20 Wins Club member (1951, 1955 & 1956), had five fifteen-win seasons (1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956), and led the National League in winning percentage twice (1955, 1956).