SS John Newton #50
Atlanta Copperheads FABL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
03/03/1975
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SS JOHN NEWTON #50 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/06/1942
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$87,500
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 98 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:8 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$88,000 total for 1 year
Drafted:1960, 10th Pick in Round 2
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1966 Montreal - FABL 23 143 539 148 26 4 7 62 55 32 4 4 47 9 11 .275 .318 .377 .694 102 104 2.9
1967 Montreal - FABL 24 161 623 173 31 11 14 87 84 41 4 4 52 7 7 .278 .324 .430 .755 127 129 5.9
1968 Montreal - FABL 25 156 601 143 21 9 4 57 64 40 1 3 57 8 7 .238 .285 .323 .608 95 95 1.9
1969 Montreal - FABL 26 116 419 131 26 4 8 66 53 37 2 8 37 5 5 .313 .365 .451 .816 139 141 4.3
1970 Pittsburgh - FABL 27 157 600 189 48 7 17 117 112 73 5 4 53 11 12 .315 .391 .503 .895 137 143 6.1
1971 Pittsburgh - FABL 28 157 634 201 42 4 12 105 101 58 2 7 49 11 8 .317 .372 .453 .825 138 148 7.0
1972 Pittsburgh - FABL 29 160 657 201 46 9 9 88 105 47 6 4 55 14 8 .306 .356 .444 .800 138 144 7.1
1973 Pittsburgh - FABL 30 145 553 174 30 10 6 89 76 37 3 9 38 8 8 .315 .355 .438 .793 121 124 3.1
1974 Atlanta - FABL 31 156 624 180 19 5 11 82 85 54 11 5 46 21 13 .288 .353 .388 .741 116 118 3.4
Total FABL 1351 5250 1540 289 63 88 753 735 419 38 48 434 94 79 .293 .347 .423 .770 124 128 41.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1960 Dubuque - R 17 62 204 61 15 0 7 48 45 55 1 1 52 10 2 .299 .448 .475 .924 117 123 1.8
1961 Dubuque - R 18 62 215 59 3 1 3 34 37 67 0 1 55 15 2 .274 .445 .340 .785 87 104 1.6
1962 Mobile - A 19 73 281 68 13 5 6 32 43 55 2 0 62 6 4 .242 .370 .388 .758 94 96 1.5
1962 Evansville - A 19 61 230 58 4 4 10 33 31 32 2 0 57 1 1 .252 .348 .435 .783 105 106 1.3
1963 Nashville - AA 20 134 492 112 22 0 13 50 96 135 6 1 98 9 10 .228 .399 .352 .751 109 120 5.7
1964 Syracuse - AAA 21 137 520 128 26 9 14 60 74 87 6 1 86 13 12 .246 .360 .412 .771 114 117 5.1
1965 Syracuse - AAA 22 141 566 177 54 14 13 81 102 56 3 3 44 7 9 .313 .376 .527 .902 149 155 7.9
Total DIX 134 492 112 22 0 13 50 96 135 6 1 98 9 10 .228 .399 .352 .751 109 120
Total HL 61 230 58 4 4 10 33 31 32 2 0 57 1 1 .252 .348 .435 .783 105 106
Total UL 278 1086 305 80 23 27 141 176 143 9 4 130 20 21 .281 .368 .471 .839 132 136
Total SEL 73 281 68 13 5 6 32 43 55 2 0 62 6 4 .242 .370 .388 .758 94 96
Total UMVA 124 419 120 18 1 10 82 82 122 1 2 107 25 4 .286 .447 .406 .852 102 113
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 Montreal - FABL 26 4 15 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .333 .375 .333 .708 110 117 0.6
1972 Pittsburgh - FABL 29 7 27 10 1 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 2 1 0 .370 .433 .407 .841 152 163 1.0
1973 Pittsburgh - FABL 30 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182 -49 -48 -0.8
1974 Atlanta - FABL 31 11 37 10 1 0 1 3 6 4 0 1 7 0 2 .270 .333 .378 .712 107 106 -0.8
Total FABL 25 90 26 2 0 1 4 12 8 0 1 14 1 3 .289 .343 .344 .688 104 108
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1960 Dubuque - R 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1960 Dubuque - R 3B 45 45 37 82 9 121 2 .983 372.2 2.87 +3.5 1.032
1960 Dubuque - R SS 18 16 30 51 9 84 3 .964 136.0 5.36 -1.0 .940
1960 Dubuque - R RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Dubuque - R 2B 21 21 50 43 13 99 6 .939 169.0 4.95 +0.0 1.035
1961 Dubuque - R 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .000
1961 Dubuque - R SS 44 39 71 115 19 194 8 .959 329.1 5.08 +3.7 1.099
1962 Evansville - A 1B 1 1 5 0 2 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 0.0 .000
1962 Evansville - A 2B 39 38 84 89 37 178 5 .972 332.0 4.69 -0.4 1.059
1962 Mobile - A 2B 67 65 155 172 57 336 9 .973 562.2 5.23 +3.5 1.073
1962 Evansville - A 3B 15 14 7 32 2 40 1 .975 122.0 2.88 +1.7 1.053
1962 Mobile - A 3B 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.3 2.072
1962 Evansville - A SS 7 6 9 14 4 24 1 .958 54.0 3.83 +0.6 1.078
1962 Mobile - A SS 7 6 9 12 4 21 0 1.000 48.0 3.94 +0.9 1.210
1963 Nashville - AA 1B 9 9 70 5 7 76 1 .987 81.0 8.33 +0.4 1.141
1963 Nashville - AA 2B 94 93 223 273 75 505 9 .982 831.0 5.37 +16.3 1.100
1963 Nashville - AA 3B 24 16 9 32 2 41 0 1.000 157.0 2.35 +2.4 1.105
1963 Nashville - AA SS 18 10 20 40 11 62 2 .968 111.2 4.84 +1.2 1.052
1964 Syracuse - AAA 1B 1 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 3.1 13.50 +0.4 .000
1964 Syracuse - AAA 2B 116 115 337 308 66 661 16 .976 1040.2 5.58 +15.6 1.085
1964 Syracuse - AAA 3B 5 1 1 8 1 9 0 1.000 15.2 5.17 +0.6 1.062
1964 Syracuse - AAA SS 9 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 16.0 3.38 -0.2 .872
1964 Syracuse - AAA LF 13 12 21 1 0 22 0 1.000 99.1 1.99 -2.0 .916
1964 Syracuse - AAA CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.0 1.037
1965 Syracuse - AAA 1B 2 1 11 0 2 11 0 1.000 12.0 8.25 +0.1 1.036
1965 Syracuse - AAA 2B 120 116 292 310 71 615 13 .979 1047.1 5.17 +15.2 1.087
1965 Syracuse - AAA 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Syracuse - AAA SS 4 4 1 9 3 10 0 1.000 34.0 2.65 +0.2 1.063
1965 Syracuse - AAA LF 9 9 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 78.0 0.81 -0.4 1.007
1965 Syracuse - AAA CF 5 5 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 41.0 2.85 -1.0 .897
1966 Montreal - MLB 2B 131 131 319 396 93 736 21 .971 1107.2 5.81 +5.4 1.009
1966 Montreal - MLB 3B 12 1 2 4 0 7 1 .857 26.0 2.08 -0.2 .844
1966 Montreal - MLB SS 10 3 7 10 1 18 1 .944 39.0 3.92 -0.4 .934
1967 Montreal - MLB 2B 144 144 318 431 78 766 17 .978 1274.0 5.29 +7.6 1.038
1967 Montreal - MLB 3B 9 4 3 7 1 11 1 .909 41.2 2.16 -0.2 .952
1967 Montreal - MLB SS 15 4 9 17 2 28 2 .929 58.2 3.99 -0.7 .962
1968 Montreal - MLB 1B 3 0 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 7.2 9.39 +0.2 1.057
1968 Montreal - MLB 2B 36 35 88 114 18 205 3 .985 321.0 5.66 +1.6 1.027
1968 Montreal - MLB 3B 85 81 55 151 13 222 16 .928 709.0 2.61 -3.4 .953
1968 Montreal - MLB SS 36 35 68 124 20 204 12 .941 318.2 5.42 -3.8 .935
1968 Montreal - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Montreal - MLB 2B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.1 1.007
1969 Montreal - MLB 3B 110 110 86 208 14 309 15 .951 960.1 2.76 +4.2 1.040
1969 Montreal - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 1.011
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 74 69 150 165 40 325 10 .969 580.0 4.89 +0.2 1.019
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 81 76 68 184 9 261 9 .966 691.2 3.28 +4.1 1.042
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 16 3 12 24 6 41 5 .878 64.2 5.01 -2.4 .820
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 10 7 16 21 4 38 1 .974 62.1 5.34 -0.5 .914
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 134 134 85 277 17 378 16 .958 1183.2 2.75 +4.8 1.013
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 15 11 19 34 9 55 2 .964 110.2 4.31 -0.9 .935
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -1.0 .672
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.047
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 10 9 20 18 4 38 0 1.000 69.1 4.93 +0.4 1.058
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 124 123 77 237 20 333 19 .943 1082.2 2.61 +1.8 1.027
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 32 22 37 71 5 112 4 .964 221.1 4.39 +1.1 1.001
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 8 7 13 24 8 37 0 1.000 62.0 5.37 +0.7 1.122
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 9 3 1 12 2 13 0 1.000 34.0 3.44 +0.2 1.052
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 131 131 206 421 75 662 35 .947 1142.0 4.94 -12.8 .953
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Atlanta - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Atlanta - MLB 2B 42 42 76 120 22 206 10 .951 358.0 4.93 -0.8 1.032
1974 Atlanta - MLB 3B 7 1 1 2 1 4 1 .750 27.2 0.98 -0.6 .699
1974 Atlanta - MLB SS 116 112 196 338 66 566 32 .943 986.1 4.87 -12.5 .934
TOTAL 1B 20 11 100 8 12 109 1 .991 116.0 8.38 +1.0 1.101
TOTAL 2B 913 892 2141 2486 586 4747 120 .975 7820.0 5.33 +64.9 1.053
TOTAL 3B 665 610 435 1237 91 1753 81 .954 5442.0 2.77 +19.2 1.021
TOTAL SS 479 402 696 1285 234 2088 107 .949 3671.1 4.86 -27.0 .963
TOTAL LF 23 22 30 1 0 31 0 1.000 185.1 1.51 -3.3 .913
TOTAL CF 6 6 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 47.0 2.68 -1.1 .906
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1960 Drafted in the 1960 first-year player draft out of high school (Beacon Falls; Beacon Falls, CT) by the Montreal Saints. (Round 2, Pick 10, 26th overall pick).
09/12/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Dubuque Dukes!
05/23/1962 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
04/08/1963 Named the #86 prospect in the FABL
07/04/1963 Named the #52 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 4.
04/12/1965 Named the #43 prospect in the FABL
07/05/1965 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
07/08/1965 Named the #50 prospect in the FABL
12/10/1965 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Montreal Saints.
04/11/1966 Named the #27 prospect in the FABL
05/06/1966 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/05/1966 Injured (virus),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/12/1967 Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Foresters, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
05/06/1968 Injured (shin splints),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/06/1968 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
08/12/1969 Injured (strained oblique),out for 5-6 weeks.
09/09/1969 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks.
02/18/1970 Was traded by the Montreal Saints to the Pittsburgh Miners in exchange for 2B Reid Barrell.
05/25/1970 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1970 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/21/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
04/06/1971 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/11/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/16/1971 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1971 Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award.
10/28/1971 Finished 3rd in 1971 FABL FA Whitney Award voting.
03/21/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
06/08/1972 Goes 5-5 against the Houston Comets, with 0 RBI and 2 R.
07/23/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
10/20/1972 Wins the 1972 World Championship Series with the Pittsburgh Miners.
07/01/1973 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/12/1973 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/12/1974 Goes 5-6 against the Detroit Dynamos, with 0 RBI and 3 R.
09/23/1974 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1974 Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award.
02/07/1975 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $88,000 with the Atlanta Copperheads organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1967 152 10
1971 153 10
1972 154 5
1974 155 3
Year PA Rank
1967 672 9
1970 682 9
1971 704 3
1972 719 1
1974 697 8
Year AB Rank
1967 623 4
1968 601 9
1970 600 7
1971 634 4
1972 657 1
1974 624 3
Year H Rank
1967 173 6
1970 189 4
1971 201 1
1972 201 1
1973 174 9
1974 180 6
Year TB Rank
1967 268 4
1970 302 7
1971 287 2
1972 292 2
Year 2B Rank
1967 31 9
1970 48 1
1971 42 1
1972 46 1
Year 3B Rank
1967 11 2
1968 9 1
1972 9 2
1973 10 4
Year RBI Rank
1967 87 4
1970 117 7
1971 105 1
1972 88 8
1973 89 8
Year R Rank
1967 84 6
1970 112 10
1971 101 5
1972 105 4
Year HP Rank
1972 6 5
1974 11 1
Year SF Rank
1969 8 6
1971 7 5
1973 9 1
Year EBH Rank
1967 56 4
1970 72 6
1971 58 2
1972 64 2
Year AVG Rank
1970 .315 9
1971 .317 4
1972 .306 6
1973 .315 7
Year OBP Rank
1970 .391 10
Year SLG Rank
1972 .444 10
Year RC Rank
1970 116.09 10
1971 102.85 6
1972 102.08 5
Year wOBA Rank
1970 .389 8
1971 .372 7
1972 .361 9
Year OPS Rank
1970 .895 9
1971 .825 10
1972 .800 9
Year WAR Rank
1967 5.8 9
1970 6.4 7
1971 7.5 2
1972 7.9 4
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