Al
Newman
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 193
 
Born: June 30, 1960 in Usa, MO, KANSAS CITY
 
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1988 28 OAK AL 92 259 26 51 5 0 1 18 0 2 13 55 .197 .234 .228 .462 9.7 0.0
1989 29 OAK AL 20 32 4 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 .219 .278 .250 .528 2.1 0.0
1992 32 OAK AL 11 13 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 .308 .400 .615 1.015 3.0 0.8
1993 33 OAK AL 106 211 25 46 5 2 3 22 0 0 16 66 .218 .272 .303 .575 17.7 1.5
1994 34 OAK AL 71 98 18 17 2 0 1 7 0 0 7 32 .173 .226 .224 .451 4.0 0.0
1995 35 OAK AL 14 17 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .176 .222 .294 .516 0.2 0.0
6 Years Sim 314 630 77 128 16 2 6 51 0 2 42 166 .203 .251 .263 .515 36.8 2.4
162 Game Average 325 39 66 8 1 3 26 0 1 21 85 .203 .251 .263 .515 19.0  
Career Highs 106 259 26 51 5 2 3 22 0 2 16 66 .308 .400 .615 1.015 17.7  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1988 28 OAK AL SS 63 59 487.0 73 190 3 32 .989 4.86   1.8
    2B 6 4 38.0 9 28 0 3 1.000 8.76   0.2
1989 29 OAK AL 2B 9 7 66.7 12 26 0 3 1.000 5.13   0.2
    SS 3 0 6.0 1 2 1 1 .750 4.50   0.0
    LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1992 32 OAK AL SS 6 4 36.0 6 20 0 4 1.000 6.50   0.4
    2B 2 0 2.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1993 33 OAK AL SS 59 46 413.7 55 186 4 29 .984 5.24   2.7
    2B 42 18 202.7 41 69 2 17 .982 4.89   0.7
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1994 34 OAK AL SS 27 16 155.3 22 68 0 11 1.000 5.21   0.7
    2B 28 11 118.0 23 58 0 9 1.000 6.18   0.8
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1995 35 OAK AL 2B 9 2 33.7 5 11 1 1 .941 4.28   0.1
    SS 2 2 16.0 2 7 0 1 1.000 5.06   0.1
  SS 160 127 1114.0 159 473 8 78 .988 5.11   5.7
  2B 96 42 461.0 90 192 4 33 .986 5.51   2.0
  LF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  3B 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   260 169 1582.0 249 665 12 111 .987 5.20   7.7
Career Highs   102 64 618.3 96 255 6 46 1.000 6.00    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1993 33 OAK AL 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400
Career Post-Season Batting 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 97th overall pick, by Oakland in 1985
Injured on 5/17/1986 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/3/1986 with a Bruised Ankle, out for 6 days
Had first career hit on 4/3/1988, off Doug Drabek (CAL)
Hit first career homerun on 4/19/1988, off Orel Hershiser (KCR)
Injured on 7/14/1990 with a Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for full season
1/31/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Oakland on 5/1/1995