Ross Baumgarten

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: May 27, 1955 in Highland Park, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 20th round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Florida (Gainesville, FL).

High School: New Trier HS (Winnetka, IL)

Schools: Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL), Palm Beach Community College (Lake Worth, FL), University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)

Debut: August 16, 1978 (Age 23-081d, 11,684th in MLB history)
vs. TEX 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: August 23, 1982 (Age 27-088d)
vs. SDP 4.0 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Ross Baumgarten

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.2

W

L

ERA

4.00

G

GS

SV

IP

495.1

SO

222

WHIP

1.419

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1977	22	CHW-min	A	3	6	.333	3.75	17	12		4	1	1	84.0	82	48	35	10	37	0	65	4	0	5				1.417	8.8	1.1	4.0	7.0	1.76	APP MIDW
1978	23	CHW-min	A,AAA,AA	16	6	.727	2.62	23	22		8	2	1	165.0	128	58	48	10	48	0	141	2	0	3				1.067	7.0	0.5	2.6	7.7	2.94	APP,IWA,KNX MIDW,AA,SOUL
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	4.28	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	4.53	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	118	3.91	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	3.94	1.387	8.9	0.8	3.5	4.6	1.30
1982	27	PIT	NL	0	5	.000	6.55	12	10	1	0	0	0	44.0	60	33	32	3	27	1	17	0	1	4	208	58	4.67	1.977	12.3	0.6	5.5	3.5	0.63
1983	28	OAK-DET-min	AAA	0	4	.000	7.49	19	5	5	0	0	1	33.2	51	37	28	1	23	1	14	0	1	3				2.198	13.6	0.3	6.1	3.7	0.61	TAC,EVN PCL,AA
5 Yrs				22	36	.379	4.00	90	84	3	10	6	0	495.1	492	246	220	43	211	5	222	4	6	21	2133	100	4.24	1.419	8.9	0.8	3.8	4.0	1.05
162 Game Avg.				9	14	.379	4.00	35	33	1	4	2	0	194	192	96	86	17	82	2	87	2	2	8	834	100	4.24	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	108	4.19	1.365	8.6	0.8	3.7	4.1	1.11
PIT (1 yr)				0	5	.000	6.55	12	10	1	0	0	0	44.0	60	33	32	3	27	1	17	0	1	4	208	58	4.67	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	108	4.19	1.365	8.6	0.8	3.7	4.1	1.11
NL (1 yr)				0	5	.000	6.55	12	10	1	0	0	0	44.0	60	33	32	3	27	1	17	0	1	4	208	58	4.67	1.977	12.3	0.6	5.5	3.5	0.63

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

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