Born:(1921-05-20)May 20, 1921 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died: November 10, 1998(1998-11-10) (aged 77) Southfield, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 29, 1939, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
May 3, 1955, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
207–150
Earned run average
3.06
Strikeouts
1,796
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1939–1953)
Cleveland Indians (1954–1955)
Career highlights and awards
7× All-Star (1942–1948)
World Series champion (1945)
2× AL MVP (1944, 1945)
Triple Crown (1945)
4× AL wins leader (1944–1946, 1948)
2× MLB ERA leader (1945, 1946)
2× MLB strikeout leader (1944, 1945)
Detroit Tigers No. 16 retired
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
1992
Election method
Veterans Committee
Harold Newhouser (May 20, 1921 – November 10, 1998), nicknamed "Prince Hal," was an American professional baseball player. In Major League Baseball (MLB), he pitched 17 seasons on the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians, from 1939 through 1955.
Newhouser was an All-Star for six seasons[a] and was considered to be the most dominating pitcher of the World War II era of baseball, winning the pitching triple crown for the Tigers in 1945. To date, he is also the only pitcher in MLB history ever to win two consecutive MVP awards. Newhouser was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992.
After his retirement from baseball, Newhouser stepped away from the sport for 20 years, serving as a bank vice president. He later worked as a scout for several MLB teams, including the Houston Astros. Angered when they rebuffed his recommendation to draft future Hall of Famer Derek Jeter in favor of Phil Nevin, he quit shortly after.
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Harold Newhouser (May 20, 1921 – November 10, 1998), nicknamed "Prince Hal," was an American professional baseball player. In Major League Baseball (MLB)...
the second World Series championship for the Tigers. Detroit pitcher HalNewhouser was named the American League's Most Valuable Player for the second...
largely on the strength of pitchers HalNewhouser and Dizzy Trout, who won 29 and 27 games, respectively. Newhouser, who was 29–9 with a 2.22 ERA, won...
and runners on first and third, a passed ball by future Hall of Famer HalNewhouser scored the game's first run. After an intentional walk, a two-run Bill...
game wide open. Starter Bob Lemon loaded the bases and was pulled for HalNewhouser, who faced just two batters, giving up a walk to Thompson and two-run...
Walter Johnson, Carl Hubbell, and HalNewhouser are the only pitchers who have won multiple times, with Newhouser winning consecutively in 1944 and 1945...
Indians to the Philadelphia Athletics for Dave Philley. April 12, 1954: HalNewhouser was signed as a free agent by the Indians. June 1, 1954: Bob Chakales...
Miller Brian Moehler Mike Moore Jack Morris Don Mossi George Mullin HalNewhouser Bobo Newsom Hideo Nomo Red Oldham David Price Phil Regan Dave Roberts...
Rank Player (2024 WAR) WAR Ken Boyer 62.8 HalNewhouser * 62.8 163 Andruw Jones 62.7 164 David Cone 62.3 CC Sabathia 62.3 John Montgomery Ward* 62.3 Mickey...
official AL MVP Award was given to fellow Detroit Tiger HalNewhouser, a pitcher. Newhouser ended the season with an ERA of 1.81, a record of 25 wins...
four times include Steve Carlton, Roger Clemens, Christy Mathewson, HalNewhouser, and Robin Roberts. Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn holds the single-season...
service, and the Tigers regressed despite the efforts of pitchers such as HalNewhouser, who won the MVP Award in 1944 and 1945 (the only pitcher to win back-to-back...
rotation at that time—which included Early Wynn, Bob Lemon, Bob Feller, HalNewhouser and Mike Garcia—meant that Mossi, who had always been a starter, had...
Miller Brian Moehler Mike Moore Jack Morris Don Mossi George Mullin HalNewhouser Bobo Newsom Hideo Nomo Red Oldham David Price Phil Regan Dave Roberts...
Archived from the original on May 24, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2014. Bodley, Hal (August 10, 2006). "'Bird' Fidrych was workhorse in '76". usatoday.com. Archived...
Baseball Hall of Fame Kenesaw Mountain Landis Most Valuable Player HalNewhouser (AL) – Pitcher, Detroit Tigers Marty Marion (NL) – Shortstop, St. Louis...
and figures from the Negro leagues. It selected two, Bill McGowan and HalNewhouser. A formal induction ceremony was held in Cooperstown, New York, on August...
Associated Press. January 24, 1962. p. 4B. Retrieved September 3, 2012. "HalNewhouser Top Hurler In A.L. Again". San Jose Evening News. Associated Press....
have won the award: Joe Niekro, Wilbur Wood and R. A. Dickey. In 1946, HalNewhouser (W-L: 26–9, ERA: 1.94, Ks: 275) could have narrowly won the award or...
League, when he pinch-hits an inside-the-park home run off pitcher HalNewhouser in a 6–5 win over the Detroit Tigers. August 16 – Babe Ruth, arguably...
Heilmann Hughie Jennings Al Kaline George Kell Heinie Manush Jack Morris HalNewhouser Alan Trammell Ford C. Frick Award recipient Ernie Harwell BBWAA Career...
starter to do so in franchise history, joining Denny McLain (1968), HalNewhouser (1944, 1945), and Willie Hernández (1984). Verlander unanimously won...
Bobby Shantz in 1952 and the first by a Tiger since fellow pitcher HalNewhouser's back-to-back honors in 1944 and 1945. He was the first pitcher in American...
the most in the AL. Baseball Hall of Fame Rollie Fingers Bill McGowan HalNewhouser Tom Seaver Outstanding Designated Hitter Award: Dave Winfield (TOR)...
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