Omer Newsome | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | May 20, 1900 |
Birth Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Death Place: | Dayton, Ohio |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1923 |
Debutteam: | Indianapolis ABCs |
Finalyear: | 1929 |
Finalteam: | Memphis Red Sox |
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Omer Curtis Newsome (May 20, 1900 - September 12, 1933) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s.
A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Newsome made his Negro leagues debut in 1923 with the Indianapolis ABCs. He went on to play for the Washington Potomacs, Detroit Stars, and Dayton Marcos, and finished his career in 1929 with the Memphis Red Sox.[1] [2] Newsome died in Dayton, Ohio in 1933 at age 33.
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