Ross Baumgarten
Ross Baumgarten
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 27, 1955 in Highland Park, IL
High School: New Trier (Winnetka, IL)
School: University of Florida
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 20th round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 16, 1978
Final Game: August 23, 1982
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1978 CHW AL 23 P 7 4 23.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.78 0.29 .950 1.92 0.86
1979 CHW AL 24 P 28 28 190.2 43 14 28 1 1 .977 1.98 1.50 .947 1.92 0.81 RoY-4
1980 CHW AL 25 P 24 23 136.0 37 5 31 1 3 .973 2.38 1.50 .957 1.85 0.77
1981 CHW AL 26 P 19 19 101.2 23 7 16 0 1 1.000 2.04 1.21 .961 1.98 0.81
1981 CHW AL 26 DH 1
1982 PIT NL 27 P 12 10 44.0 10 2 8 0 1 1.000 2.05 0.83 .950 1.96 0.70
5 Seasons P 90 84 495.1 115 28 85 2 6 .983 2.05 1.26 .953 1.92 0.79
1 Season DH 1
5 Seasons TOT 90 84 495.1 115 28 85 2 6 .983 2.05 1.26 .936 1.92 0.79

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1978 CHW AL 23 7 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 CHW AL 24 28 0 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 CHW AL 25 24 0 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 CHW AL 26 21 0 2 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1982 PIT NL 27 12 10 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 92 10 14 90 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1978 CHW AL 23 108 77% 21% 3 67% 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1979 CHW AL 24 847 82% 24% 26 92% 1 14 2 8 28 20 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 100%
1980 CHW AL 25 592 80% 26% 26 100% 1 5 0 5 32 20 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 6 100%
1981 CHW AL 26 450 79% 22% 23 91% 0 7 5 1 17 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 100%
1982 PIT NL 27 221 80% 20% 8 88% 1 2 1 1 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 100%
5 Seasons 2218 80% 24% 86 93% 4 28 8 15 88 60 4 2 0 1 1 1 6 2 3 3 19 95%
MLB Averages 79% 27% 91% 89%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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