Show classic player card
Gibson Feller League
8-13-2013
Virgil Newsome Shortstop
Retired (1993, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .257 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .746 Status Retired (1993) Option Years 0  
H 1653 Age 56 (OS 57) Date of Birth 10-28-1956
HR 267 Drafted Round 2, Pick 31
(1976)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(78 games)
RBI 838
SB 240
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt F  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B  WS Rings 0
1B D- (5.6%) LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 1
3B A+ (93.8%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1980 ATL
135
525
41
132
22
8
10
71
32
 138 1 1
19
 10 17
.676
.295
.381
.130
.251
1981 ATL
135
517
53
111
20
5
16
53
39
 134 1 3
15
 10 11
.635
.270
.366
.151
.215
1982 ATL
135
544
57
123
17
7
14
50
32
 140 2 1
17
 12 20
.631
.271
.360
.134
.226
1983 ATL
135
523
73
137
19
4
27
71
32
 119 2 1
16
 11 8
.775
.306
.468
.207
.262
1984 ATL
121
474
68
121
16
3
11
41
41
 136 2 1
28
 11 10
.688
.317
.371
.116
.255
1985 ATL
135
531
71
153
16
7
29
76
37
 125 2 2
22
 5 10
.844
.336
.508
.220
.288
1986 ATL
135
545
72
150
27
1
28
68
33
 117 2 4
20
 5 8
.799
.317
.483
.207
.275
1987 ATL
119
467
68
128
22
4
24
64
37
 99 3 2
18
 10 15
.823
.330
.493
.218
.274
1988 ATL
144
494
74
132
21
4
22
76
46
 100 5 2
24
 11 16
.794
.335
.460
.192
.267
1989 ATL
138
529
89
157
20
3
34
95
50
 103 3 4
25
 6 16
.897
.358
.539
.242
.297
1990 ATL
135
540
86
139
23
6
19
70
46
 125 0 3
14
 12 10
.742
.314
.428
.170
.257
1991 ATL
110
363
54
82
8
4
21
65
30
 81 0 5
8
 4 5
.725
.281
.444
.218
.226
1992 ATL
49
136
17
34
8
0
5
18
8
 38 0 2
5
 2 3
.707
.288
.419
.169
.250
1993 LAN
82
250
26
54
6
0
7
20
21
 57 0 0
9
 10 5
.601
.277
.324
.108
.216
Total
1708
6438
849
1653
245
56
267
838
484
 1512 23 31
240
 119 154
.746
.310
.437
.180
.257
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1993-11-01Virgil Newsome has retired from the Los Angeles Fly Guys
1993-04-11The Los Angeles Fly Guys have acquired Virgil Newsome from the waiver wire.
1993-04-01The Atlanta Firecrackers have designated Virgil Newsome for assignment. The Atlanta Firecrackers have waived George Wockenfuss.
1992-09-02The Atlanta Firecrackers have re-claimed Virgil Newsome from the waiver wire.
1992-08-26The Atlanta Firecrackers have promoted Bill Miller to the major league team. The Atlanta Firecrackers have designated Virgil Newsome for assignment.
1991-04-12Virgil Newsome of the Atlanta Firecrackers is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1987-07-14Virgil Newsome of the Atlanta Firecrackers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1984-07-22Virgil Newsome of the Atlanta Firecrackers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1980-04-01The Atlanta Firecrackers have promoted Roger McCosky to the major league team. The Atlanta Firecrackers have promoted Virgil Newsome to the major league team. The Atlanta Firecrackers have promoted Benny Carbo to the major league team. The Atlanta Firecrackers have promoted Hugh Milligan to the major league team.