1933
Born July 1, 1933
St. Louis, MO, USA
Frank Baumann Notable
Frank Baumann played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1955 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1965.
He went 45 and 38 with a 4.11 earned run average, pitching 797.3 innings in 244 games. He struck out 384 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 246 games he batted .218, with 49 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 8 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on July 1, 1933, and died on December 13, 2020. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | BOS | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .231 |
| 1956 | BOS | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1957 | BOS | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1958 | BOS | 10 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .214 |
| 1959 | BOS | 26 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .207 |
| 1960 | CHW | 47 | 52 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 0 | .154 |
| 1961 | CHW | 55 | 61 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 1 | .262 |
| 1962 | CHW | 40 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | .267 |
| 1963 | CHW | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .091 |
| 1964 | CHW | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | CHC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 246 | 225 | 16 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 90 | 1 | .218 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | BOS | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 34.0 | 38 | 22 | 17 | 27 | 5.82 |
| 1956 | BOS | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24.2 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 3.28 |
| 1957 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3.75 |
| 1958 | BOS | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 52.1 | 56 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 4.47 |
| 1959 | BOS | 6 | 4 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 95.2 | 96 | 43 | 55 | 48 | 4.05 |
| 1960 | CHW | 13 | 6 | 47 | 20 | 3 | 185.1 | 169 | 55 | 53 | 71 | 2.67 |
| 1961 | CHW | 10 | 13 | 53 | 23 | 3 | 187.2 | 249 | 117 | 59 | 75 | 5.61 |
| 1962 | CHW | 7 | 6 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 119.2 | 117 | 45 | 36 | 55 | 3.38 |
| 1963 | CHW | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 50.1 | 52 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 3.04 |
| 1964 | CHW | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 32.0 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 6.19 |
| 1965 | CHC | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7.36 |
| Career | — | 45 | 38 | 244 | 78 | 13 | 797.1 | 856 | 364 | 300 | 384 | 4.11 |
On this day & linked events
2020
Died December 13, 2020
1955
Major-league debut: Frank Baumann
Frank Baumann made a major-league debut on July 31, 1955.
1965
Final major-league game: Frank Baumann
Frank Baumann played a final major-league game on May 8, 1965.
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