Raymond Francis Newman (born June 20, 1945) is a former
Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher for the
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...
in 1971 and the
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division. The Brewers are named for t ...
in 1972-1973.
He saw limited action in his brief career, usually as a reliever. He became known for riding a bicycle to
Wrigley Field. On one occasion, he was struck by a driver and was unable to pitch that day due to the mishap. Cubs manager
Leo Durocher was not amused, and Newman was traded by the next spring. Durocher, talking about his team that year, referred to "this nut who used to ride a bicycle to the ballpark."
Newman was traded from the
Brewers to the
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...
for
Mike Strahler at the
Winter Meetings on December 6, 1973.
Rappoport, Ken. "National League Tentatively Agrees to Move Padres to Washington, D.C." ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Friday, December 7, 1973.
Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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Tacoma Cubs players
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American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Treasure Valley Cubs players
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