Al Newman
[edit] Biography
Al Newman (Albert Dwayne Newman) was born on June 30, 1960 in Kansas City, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on June 14, 1985 for the Montreal Expos. In 1986, his rookie year, he hit .200 with 1 home run and 8 RBI. Newman played for the Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Al Newman's best season was 1989, when he stole 25 bases.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1985
| MON
| N
| 25
| 29
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .172
| .250
| .207
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| 95
| 185
| 23
| 37
| 1
| 8
| .200
| .279
| .232
| 3
| 0
| 21
| 20
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 2
| 4
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| 110
| 307
| 44
| 68
| 0
| 29
| .221
| .298
| .303
| 15
| 5
| 34
| 27
| 0
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 5
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| 105
| 260
| 35
| 58
| 0
| 19
| .223
| .301
| .250
| 7
| 0
| 29
| 34
| 0
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 4
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| 141
| 446
| 62
| 113
| 0
| 38
| .253
| .341
| .303
| 18
| 2
| 59
| 46
| 2
| 10
| 25
| 0
| 3
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| 144
| 388
| 43
| 94
| 0
| 30
| .242
| .304
| .278
| 14
| 0
| 33
| 34
| 2
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 7
|
| 1991
| MIN
| A
| 118
| 246
| 25
| 47
| 0
| 19
| .191
| .260
| .211
| 5
| 0
| 23
| 21
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 5
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| 116
| 246
| 25
| 54
| 0
| 12
| .220
| .317
| .240
| 5
| 0
| 34
| 26
| 1
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 120
| 214
| 30
| 42
| 1
| 9
| .196
| .275
| .229
| 4
| 0
| 24
| 24
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 2
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 734
| 1893
| 234
| 434
| 0
| 147
| .229
| .307
| .270
| 64
| 7
| 212
| 188
| 6
| 44
| 78
| 0
| 29
|
| Total
|
|
| 854
| 2107
| 264
| 476
| 1
| 156
| .226
| .304
| .266
| 68
| 7
| 236
| 212
| 6
| 48
| 91
| 2
| 33
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1985
| MON
| N
| 2B
| 15
| 6
| 76
| 18
| 33
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| MON
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| 2B
| 59
| 33
| 338.1
| 76
| 127
| 7
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| SS
| 22
| 10
| 121
| 22
| 34
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 47
| 32
| 302.2
| 54
| 111
| 2
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 12
| 3
| 45
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 55
| 38
| 342.2
| 62
| 103
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 28
| 16
| 138
| 31
| 44
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 23
| 15
| 133.1
| 29
| 35
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 60
| 45
| 430.1
| 37
| 76
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 31
| 21
| 178
| 35
| 59
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 84
| 63
| 575.2
| 116
| 171
| 6
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 4
| 4
| 31
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 37
| 26
| 237
| 32
| 51
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1989
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 4
| 4
| 34
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 48
| 33
| 283
| 57
| 92
| 8
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 3
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 28
| 12
| 138.1
| 13
| 39
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 89
| 54
| 526.1
| 118
| 173
| 2
| 48
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 3
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 35
| 21
| 208
| 52
| 76
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1991
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 55
| 29
| 300.2
| 63
| 90
| 2
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1991
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 35
| 4
| 92.2
| 8
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1991
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 28
| 16
| 167.1
| 12
| 28
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| SS
| 20
| 8
| 87.2
| 19
| 27
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 72
| 51
| 465
| 118
| 168
| 5
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 424
| 275
| 2625.1
| 581
| 894
| 24
| 191
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 261
| 155
| 1460
| 290
| 452
| 26
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 200
| 106
| 1110.2
| 106
| 223
| 13
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 11
| 6
| 54
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 11
| 6
| 57
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by California Angels in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 9, 1979).
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 11, 1980).
- Selected by New York Mets in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1980).
- Selected by Montreal Expos in the 1st round (12th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 8, 1981).
- Traded by Montreal Expos to San Diego Padres as part of 3-team trade in which San Diego Padres sent Gary Lucas to Montreal Expos; Montreal Expos sent Scott Sanderson to Chicago Cubs; and Chicago Cubs sent Carmelo Martinez, Craig Lefferts and Fritzie Connally to San Diego Padres (December 7, 1983).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to Montreal Expos in exchange for Greg Harris (July 20, 1984).
- Traded by Montreal Expos to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Mike Shade (February 20, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 11, 1991).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (February 2, 1992).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (April 1, 1992).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (April 3, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1992).
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