Ross Baumgarten Stats

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)

Ross Baumgarten Autograph on a 1981 Donruss (#41)

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Birth Name:   Ross Baumgarten
Nickname:   None
Born On:   05-27-1955  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Highland Park, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   New Trier High School (Winnetka, IL)
College:   University of Florida
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   08-16-1978 (Age 23)
Last Game:   08-23-1982
Draft:   1977 : 20th Round (491st)

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Ross Baumgarten Pitching Stats

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 -
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

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Ross Baumgarten Hitting Stats

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
5 Years 92 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083

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Ross Baumgarten Fielding Stats

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
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

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Ross Baumgarten Miscellaneous Stats

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
5 Years 0 0 .000 0 2 1 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.05 4.03 3.83

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Ross Baumgarten Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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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