Doc Newton

Eustace James Newton (October 26, 1877 – May 14, 1931) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for several teams in both the National League and American League. He finished with a 54–72 win–loss record, a 3.22 earned run average (ERA), and 99 complete games. He had his best season in for Brooklyn, when he went 15–14 with a 2.42 ERA.

Early life Newton was born in Indianapolis. An article in the Sporting Life magazine from April 1907 said he played college baseball for Morris Hall University, while others claim Morris Halo, or Morris Hale. The most likely match is Moores Hill College, a school that closed in 1915.

Career Doc began his MLB career in when he played for the Cincinnati Reds. He was in the regular pitching rotation that first season, but finished with a 9–15 win–loss record, and 4.14 ERA. Later, in 1904, he won 39 games. A researcher as uncovered another game in 1903 that, by the governing rules of the day, gives Newton an added victory in 1903, bringing his record up to 35–12.

On October 4, , the New York Highlanders selected Newton the Rule 5 draft. He pitched well, just not well enough to win games on a regular basis. His ERAs were low during his time in New York, 2.96, but his win–loss records did not match it, 20–25. His manager in New York, Clark Griffith, said that the Highlanders failed to win the pennant because of Newton's lack of physical conditioning; Newton had been suspended mid-season for dissipation.

Post-career After baseball, he worked for the Memphis Terminal Corporation in Memphis, Tennessee and the Federal Compress Company in West Memphis, Arkansas. He died at age 50 at his home on Southern Avenue in Memphis due to an indigestion attack on May 14, 1931. He is interred at Crown Hill Cemetery and Arboretum in Indianapolis.