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Jim Umbarger
James Harold Umbarger
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 6" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: February 17, 1953 in Burbank, CA
High School: Grant (Van Nuys, CA)
School: Arizona State University
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 16th round of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1975
Final Game: September 28, 1978
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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
1975 22 TEX AL 8 7 .533 4.12 56 12 11 3 2 2 131.0 134 63 60 11 59 9 50 2 4 1 561 91 1.473 9.2 0.8 4.1 3.4 0.85
1976 23 TEX AL 10 12 .455 3.15 30 30 0 10 3 0 197.1 208 86 69 12 54 4 105 2 3 3 838 114 1.328 9.5 0.5 2.5 4.8 1.94
1977 24 TOT AL 2 6 .250 6.32 15 10 1 1 0 0 57.0 76 48 40 5 32 2 29 4 0 5 269 64 1.895 12.0 0.8 5.1 4.6 0.91
1977 24 OAK AL 1 5 .167 6.55 12 8 1 1 0 0 44.0 62 40 32 3 28 2 24 4 0 4 213 61 2.045 12.7 0.6 5.7 4.9 0.86
1977 24 TEX AL 1 1 .500 5.54 3 2 0 0 0 0 13.0 14 8 8 2 4 0 5 0 0 1 56 74 1.385 9.7 1.4 2.8 3.5 1.25
1978 25 TEX AL 5 8 .385 4.88 32 9 11 1 0 1 97.2 116 58 53 9 36 4 60 2 0 2 433 77 1.556 10.7 0.8 3.3 5.5 1.67
4 Seasons 25 33 .431 4.14 133 61 23 15 5 3 483.0 534 255 222 37 181 19 244 10 7 11 2101 90 1.480 10.0 0.7 3.4 4.5 1.35
162 Game Avg. 9 12 .431 4.14 47 21 8 5 2 1 169 187 89 78 13 63 7 86 4 2 4 736 90 1.480 10.0 0.7 3.4 4.5 1.35
TEX (4 yrs) 24 28 .462 3.90 121 53 22 14 5 3 439.0 472 215 190 34 153 17 220 6 7 7 1888 95 1.424 9.7 0.7 3.1 4.5 1.44
OAK (1 yr) 1 5 .167 6.55 12 8 1 1 0 0 44.0 62 40 32 3 28 2 24 4 0 4 213 61 2.045 12.7 0.6 5.7 4.9 0.86

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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
1975 TEX AL 22 P 56 12 131.0 35 8 26 1 2 .971 2.34 0.61 .937 1.87 0.85
1976 TEX AL 23 P 30 30 197.1 35 4 30 1 3 .971 1.55 1.13 .949 1.87 0.85
1977 TOT AL 24 P 15 10 57.0 12 0 11 1 1 .917 1.74 0.73 .950 1.94 0.84
1977 OAK AL 24 P 12 8 44.0 11 0 10 1 1 .909 2.05 0.83 .955 1.94 0.84
1977 TEX AL 24 P 3 2 13.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.69 0.33 .900 1.94 0.83
1978 TEX AL 25 P 32 9 97.2 24 1 21 2 0 .917 2.03 0.69 .954 1.90 0.85
4 Seasons P 133 61 483.0 106 13 88 5 6 .953 1.88 0.76 .946 1.88 0.85
4 Seasons TOT 133 61 483.0 106 13 88 5 6 .953 1.88 0.76 .899 1.88 0.85

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1975 AL--56--7th

                                         

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Transactions

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 2nd round of the 1971 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 16th round of the 1974 amateur draft.

March 26, 1977: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Rodney Scott and cash to the Oakland Athletics for Claudell Washington.

August 25, 1977: Purchased by the Texas Rangers from the Oakland Athletics.

Before 1981 Season: Released by the Texas Rangers.

February 10, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

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