1955
Born May 27, 1955
Highland Park, IL, USA
Ross Baumgarten Notable
Ross Baumgarten divided five seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Chicago White Sox from 1978, then the Pittsburgh Pirates through 1982.
He went 22 and 36 with a 4.00 earned run average, pitching 495 innings in 90 games. He struck out 222 and threw 6 shutouts. Across 92 games he batted .083, with 1 hit and 0 runs.
He was born in Highland Park, IL, USA on May 27, 1955. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CHW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | CHW | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | CHW | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | CHW | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | PIT | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .083 |
| Career | — | 92 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .083 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CHW | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23.0 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 5.87 |
| 1979 | CHW | 13 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 190.2 | 175 | 75 | 83 | 72 | 3.54 |
| 1980 | CHW | 2 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 136.0 | 127 | 52 | 52 | 66 | 3.44 |
| 1981 | CHW | 5 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 101.2 | 101 | 46 | 40 | 52 | 4.07 |
| 1982 | PIT | 0 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 44.0 | 60 | 32 | 27 | 17 | 6.55 |
| Career | — | 22 | 36 | 90 | 84 | 0 | 495.1 | 492 | 220 | 211 | 222 | 4.00 |
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