Frank Baumann

Full Name: Frank Matt Baumann	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/205	First Game: July 31, 1955
Birthdate: July 1, 1933	Final Game: May 8, 1965
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri	MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Born on July 1, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri, Frank Baumann (Frank Matt Baumann) played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 11 year career. Baumann broke into the bigs on July 31, 1955 with the Boston Red Sox, and put up a 4.47 ERA in 52.1 innings pitched in 1958, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Frank Baumann's best season was 1960, when he posted a 2.67 ERA, won 13 games and struck out 71 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1955	BOS	A	7	5	2	1	5.82	27	28	22	0	0	0	34	38	2	17	0	2	1
1956	BOS	A	7	1	2	1	3.28	18	11	9	0	0	0	24.2	22	3	14	0	2	0
1957	BOS	A	4	1	1	0	3.75	7	5	5	0	0	0	12	13	1	3	0	0	1
1958	BOS	A	10	7	2	2	4.47	31	27	26	2	0	0	52.1	56	4	27	2	1	4
1959	BOS	A	26	10	6	4	4.05	48	47	43	2	0	1	95.2	96	11	55	3	2	1
1960	CHI	A	47	20	13	6	2.67	71	67	55	7	2	3	185.1	169	11	53	8	0	1
1961	CHI	A	53	23	10	13	5.61	75	128	117	5	1	3	187.2	249	22	59	4	3	2
1962	CHI	A	40	10	7	6	3.38	55	46	45	3	1	4	119.2	117	10	36	5	2	2
1963	CHI	A	24	1	2	1	3.04	31	22	17	0	0	1	50.1	52	2	17	2	1	0
1964	CHI	A	22	0	0	3	6.19	19	22	22	0	0	1	32	40	4	16	8	0	0
1965	CHI	N	4	0	0	1	7.36	2	3	3	0	0	0	3.2	4	0	3	0	1	0
Total	NL		4	0	0	1	7.36	2	3	3	0	0	0	3.2	4	0	3	0	1	0
Total	AL		240	78	45	37	4.09	382	403	361	19	4	13	793.2	852	70	297	32	13	12
Total			244	78	45	38	4.11	384	406	364	19	4	13	797.1	856	70	300	32	14	12

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1955	BOS	A	P	7	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1956	BOS	A	P	7	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1957	BOS	A	P	4	1	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000
1958	BOS	A	P	10	7	52.1	1	6	0	0	0	2	3	1	1.000
1959	BOS	A	P	26	10	95.2	5	20	3	1	2	3	2	0	.893
1960	CHI	A	P	47	20	185.1	4	25	1	1	0	3	1	0	.967
1961	CHI	A	P	53	23	187.2	14	37	1	1	1	5	4	3	.981
1962	CHI	A	P	40	10	119.2	5	23	1	3	0	1	0	0	.966
1963	CHI	A	P	24	1	50.1	2	9	0	1	0	2	0	0	1.000
1964	CHI	A	P	22	0	32	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000
1965	CHI	N	P	4	0	3.2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			P	244	72	738.2	33	133	7	7	4	16	12	4	.960

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	SH	SB
1955	BOS	A	7	13	1	3	0	1	.231	.231	.231	0	0	0	3	0	0
1956	BOS	A	7	9	1	3	0	0	.333	.333	.556	2	0	0	2	1	0
1957	BOS	A	4	2	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	0	0	0	1	1	0
1958	BOS	A	10	14	0	3	0	0	.214	.353	.286	1	0	3	6	1	0
1959	BOS	A	26	29	0	6	0	3	.207	.258	.276	0	1	2	13	1	0
1960	CHI	A	47	52	2	8	0	6	.154	.274	.173	1	0	9	25	0	0
1961	CHI	A	55	61	8	16	2	10	.262	.318	.393	2	0	5	25	1	1
1962	CHI	A	40	30	3	8	0	4	.267	.378	.400	2	1	6	9	1	0
1963	CHI	A	24	11	1	1	0	0	.091	.167	.091	0	0	1	2	0	0
1964	CHI	A	22	4	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	1	0
1965	CHI	N	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	AL		242	225	16	49	2	24	.218	.296	.298	8	2	26	89	7	1
Total			246	225	16	49	2	24	.218	.296	.298	8	2	26	89	7	1

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1952).
Traded by Boston Red Sox to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Ron Jackson (November 3, 1959).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jimmie Schaffer (December 1, 1964).

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