Newt Hunter

{{Short description|American baseball player (1880–1963)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Newt Hunter

|image=Fred Hunter - DPLA - da124e38ab476c591ba48bc38bfdf3db.jpg

|caption=Hunter in 1914

|position=First baseman

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{birth date|1880|1|5}}

|birth_place=Chillicothe, Ohio

|death_date={{death date and age|1963|10|26|1880|1|5}}

|death_place=Columbus, Ohio

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 12

|debutyear=1911

|debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 6

|finalyear=1911

|finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.254

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=2

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=24

|teams=

• Pittsburgh Pirates (1911)

}}

Frederick Creighton "Newt" Hunter (January 5, 1880 – October 26, 1963) was an American first baseman, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. He appeared in 65 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates in {{mlby|1911}},[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/huntene01.shtml "Newt Hunter Statistics and History"]. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-16. and served as a coach for the St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|1920}}) and Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1928}}–{{mlby|1929}}, {{mlby|1932}}–{{mlby|1933}}).{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/H/Phuntn101.htm |title=Newt Hunter |author= |date= |website=Retrosheet |publisher= |access-date=2022-05-19 |quote=}}

Hunter was a native of Chillicothe, Ohio; he batted and threw right-handed and was listed as {{convert|6|ft}} tall and {{convert|180|lb}}. During his stint with the 1911 Pirates, Hunter, then 31, collected 53 hits, including ten doubles, six triples and two home runs. He had a lengthy minor-league career as a player and playing manager (1903–1918, 1924).