Ross Baumgarten was born on Friday, May 27, 1955, in Highland Park, Illinois. Baumgarten was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 16, 1978, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ross Baumgarten baseball stats page.
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Ross Baumgarten![]() Ross Baumgarten Autograph on a 1981 Donruss (#41) |
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Ross BaumgartenRoss Baumgarten Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1978 | 23 | White Sox | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.87 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 106 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1979 | 24 | White Sox | 28 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.54 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 190.2 | 818 | 175 | 75 | 82 | 18 | 83 | 1 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | White Sox | 24 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .143 | 3.44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 136.0 | 566 | 127 | 52 | 60 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 1981 | 26 | White Sox | 19 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.07 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 101.2 | 435 | 101 | 46 | 56 | 9 | 40 | 3 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 27 | Pirates | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 208 | 60 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 5 Years | 90 | 84 | 3 | 22 | 36 | .379 | 4.02 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 495.1 | 2,133 | 492 | 221 | 246 | 43 | 211 | 5 | 222 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
Ross BaumgartenRoss Baumgarten Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1978 | 23 | White Sox | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1979 | 24 | White Sox | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1980 | 25 | White Sox | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1981 | 26 | White Sox | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1982 | 27 | Pirates | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .083 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 5 Years | 92 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .083 | ||
Ross BaumgartenRoss Baumgarten Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1978 White Sox | P | 7 | 4 | 69 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.78 |
| 1979 White Sox | P | 28 | 28 | 572 | 43 | 1.5 | 42 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.98 |
| 1980 White Sox | P | 24 | 23 | 408 | 37 | 1.5 | 36 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.38 |
| 1981 White Sox | P | 19 | 19 | 305 | 23 | 1.2 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.04 |
| 1982 Pirates | P | 12 | 10 | 132 | 10 | 0.8 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.05 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 90 | 84 | 1,486 | 115 | 1.3 | 113 | 28 | 85 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.05 | |
| 5 Years | 90 | 84 | 1,486 | 115 | 1.3 | 113 | 28 | 85 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.05 | |
Ross BaumgartenRoss Baumgarten Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1978 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.67 | 5.87 | 3.52 |
| 1979 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.87 | 3.40 | 3.92 |
| 1980 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.27 | 4.37 | 3.44 |
| 1981 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.30 | 4.60 | 3.54 |
| 1982 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.63 | 3.48 | 5.52 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 5 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.05 | 4.03 | 3.83 |
Ross BaumgartenRoss Baumgarten Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1978 Chicago White Sox | 41 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
| 1979 Chicago White Sox | 30 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
| 1980 Chicago White Sox | 30 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
| 1981 Chicago White Sox | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
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