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

Born: May 27, 1955 in Highland Park, IL
Schools: 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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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1978 23 CHW AL 2 2 .500 5.87 7 4 2 1 1 0 23.0 29 15 15 3 9 0 15 1 0 1 106 66 1.652 11.3 1.2 3.5 5.9 1.67
1979 24 CHW AL 13 8 .619 3.54 28 28 0 4 3 0 190.2 175 82 75 18 83 1 72 1 1 6 818 121 1.353 8.3 0.8 3.9 3.4 0.87 RoY-4
1980 25 CHW AL 2 12 .143 3.44 24 23 0 3 1 0 136.0 127 60 52 10 52 0 66 1 2 6 566 117 1.316 8.4 0.7 3.4 4.4 1.27
1981 26 CHW AL 5 9 .357 4.07 19 19 0 2 1 0 101.2 101 56 46 9 40 3 52 1 2 4 435 88 1.387 8.9 0.8 3.5 4.6 1.30
1982 27 PIT NL 0 5 .000 6.75 12 10 1 0 0 0 44.0 60 33 33 3 27 1 17 0 1 4 208 56 1.977 12.3 0.6 5.5 3.5 0.63
5 Seasons 22 36 .379 4.02 90 84 3 10 6 0 495.1 492 246 221 43 211 5 222 4 6 21 2133 100 1.419 8.9 0.8 3.8 4.0 1.05
162 Game Avg. 9 14 .379 4.02 35 33 1 4 2 0 194 192 96 86 17 82 2 87 2 2 8 834 100 1.419 8.9 0.8 3.8 4.0 1.05
CHW (4 yrs) 22 31 .415 3.75 78 74 2 10 6 0 451.1 432 213 188 40 184 4 205 4 5 17 1925 107 1.365 8.6 0.8 3.7 4.1 1.11
PIT (1 yr) 0 5 .000 6.75 12 10 1 0 0 0 44.0 60 33 33 3 27 1 17 0 1 4 208 56 1.977 12.3 0.6 5.5 3.5 0.63
AL (4 yrs) 22 31 .415 3.75 78 74 2 10 6 0 451.1 432 213 188 40 184 4 205 4 5 17 1925 107 1.365 8.6 0.8 3.7 4.1 1.11
NL (1 yr) 0 5 .000 6.75 12 10 1 0 0 0 44.0 60 33 33 3 27 1 17 0 1 4 208 56 1.977 12.3 0.6 5.5 3.5 0.63
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1981 26 CHW AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D
1982 27 PIT NL 12 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 -54 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 14 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 -54 1 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 139 139 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 .083 .083 .083 .167 -54 12 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 12 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 -54 1 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (4 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1978 CHW AL 23 P 7 4 23.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.78 0.29 .950 1.92 0.86
1979 CHW AL 24 P 28 28 190.2 43 14 28 1 1 .977 0.0 0.0 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 0.0 0.0 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 0.0 0.0 2.04 1.21 .961 1.98 0.81
1981 CHW AL 26 DH 1 0.0
1982 PIT NL 27 P 12 10 44.0 10 2 8 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.05 0.83 .950 1.96 0.70
5 Seasons P 90 84 495.1 115 28 85 2 6 .983 0.0 0.0 2.05 1.26 .953 1.92 0.79
1 Season DH 1 0.0
5 Seasons TOT 90 84 495.1 115 28 85 2 6 .983 0.0 0.0 2.05 1.26 .936 1.92 0.79

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1979 AL--3.540--9th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1979 AL--8.261--5th

Shutouts s c a p y
1979 AL--3--6th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1979 AL--121--9th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 7 (1718), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 20th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

March 21, 1982: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Butch Edge to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ernie Camacho and Vance Law.

March 28, 1983: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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