Dick Newsome Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 72 Weight: 185 Born: Monday, December 13, 1909 in Ahoskie, NC USA Died: 12 15 1965 in Ahoskie, NC USA Debut: 4/25/1941 Last Game: 9/27/1943 Full Name: Heber Hampton Newsome
On July 2, 1941, On a sweltering day in front of 52,832 fans at Yankee Stadium, Joe DiMaggio sets a new major league record by hitting in his 45th consecutive game when he hits a three-run homer off Red Sox hurler Dick Newsome. The ‘Yankee Clipper’ surpasses Wee Willie Keeler’s 1897 major league mark of…
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