Jeff Newman (baseball)
| Jeff Newman | |||
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| Catcher / First baseman | |||
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Born: September 11, 1948 Fort Worth, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 30, 1976, for the Oakland A's | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 7, 1984, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .224 | ||
| Home runs | 63 | ||
| Runs batted in | 233 | ||
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As player As manager |
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As manager
Jeffrey Lynn Newman (born September 11, 1948) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He served as the interim manager of the Oakland Athletics in 1986 after Jackie Moore was fired and before Tony La Russa was hired.
Newman was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 26th round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft after earning All-America honors at Texas Christian University in 1968. Originally, Newman played first, third and the outfield, and didn't begin catching until 1972 with the Reno Silver Sox of the California League. He spent six seasons in the Indians' farm system, batting .259 with 73 home runs and 333 runs batted in when the Oakland A's purchased his contract in October 1975.
Newman was called up to the majors in June 1976, and spent the rest of the season backing up Gene Tenace behind the plate. After backing up Manny Sanguillén in 1977, he moved into a platoon with Jim Essian from 1978 through 1980, while also backing up Dave Revering at first base. He was batting .229 with sixteen home runs and 52 RBIs when he was selected by AL manager Bob Lemon as Oakland's sole representative at the 1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. For the season, he hit 22 home runs and drove in 71 runs, both career highs.
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