Raymond Francis Newman (born June 20, 1945) is a former
Major League Baseball
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left-handed pitcher for the
Chicago Cubs in 1971 and the
Milwaukee Brewers 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
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. On one occasion, he was struck by a driver and was unable to pitch that day due to the mishap. Cubs manager
Leo Durocher
Leo Ernest Durocher (French spelling Léo Ernest Durocher) (; July 27, 1905 – October 7, 1991), nicknamed "Leo the Lip" and "Lippy", was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an infie ...
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 for
Mike Strahler
Michael Wayne Strahler (March 14, 1947 – July 14, 2016) was an American baseball player who played as a pitcher in the Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1970 to 1973 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers. He was traded from the Ti ...
at the
Winter Meetings
Representatives of all 30 Major League Baseball teams and their 120 Minor League Baseball affiliates convene for four days each December in the Winter Meetings to discuss league business and conduct off-season trades and transactions. Attendees in ...
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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