Frank Baumholtz
[edit] Biography
Frank Baumholtz (Frank Conrad Baumholtz) was born on October 7, 1918 in Midvale, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1947 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1947, his rookie year, he hit .283 with 5 home runs and 45 RBI. Baumholtz played for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Frank Baumholtz's best season was 1947, when he hit for a .283 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1947
| CIN
| N
| 151
| 643
| 96
| 182
| 5
| 45
| .283
| .341
| .384
| 32
| 9
| 56
| 53
| 1
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 6
|
| 1948
| CIN
| N
| 128
| 415
| 57
| 123
| 4
| 30
| .296
| .344
| .395
| 19
| 5
| 27
| 32
| 3
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 6
|
| 1949
| CIN
| N
| 27
| 81
| 12
| 19
| 1
| 8
| .235
| .295
| .407
| 5
| 3
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| 58
| 164
| 15
| 37
| 1
| 15
| .226
| .270
| .293
| 4
| 2
| 9
| 21
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| TOT
| N
| 85
| 245
| 27
| 56
| 2
| 23
| .229
| .279
| .331
| 9
| 5
| 15
| 29
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1951
| CHI
| N
| 146
| 560
| 62
| 159
| 2
| 50
| .284
| .346
| .380
| 28
| 10
| 49
| 36
| 4
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 16
|
| 1952
| CHI
| N
| 103
| 409
| 59
| 133
| 4
| 35
| .325
| .371
| .416
| 17
| 4
| 27
| 27
| 3
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 5
|
| 1953
| CHI
| N
| 133
| 520
| 75
| 159
| 3
| 25
| .306
| .359
| .419
| 36
| 7
| 42
| 36
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| 1954
| CHI
| N
| 90
| 303
| 38
| 90
| 4
| 28
| .297
| .340
| .416
| 12
| 6
| 20
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1955
| CHI
| N
| 105
| 280
| 23
| 81
| 1
| 27
| .289
| .325
| .379
| 12
| 5
| 16
| 24
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 9
|
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| 76
| 100
| 13
| 27
| 0
| 9
| .270
| .309
| .270
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1957
| PHI
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1019
| 3477
| 450
| 1010
| 25
| 272
| .290
| .342
| .389
| 165
| 51
| 258
| 258
| 17
| 45
| 30
| 3
| 57
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1947
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 282
| 18
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1948
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 216
| 11
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1949
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 53
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 67
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1949
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 120
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1949
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1951
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 140
| 0
| 0
| 307
| 6
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1952
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 248
| 10
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1953
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 290
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1954
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 12
| 1
| 25
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 62
| 58
| 472
| 141
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1954
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 13
| 7
| 75.2
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1954
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 73
| 66
| 572.2
| 168
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1955
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 131
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 62
| 58
| 472
| 141
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 13
| 7
| 75.2
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 12
| 1
| 25
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 845
| 66
| 572.2
| 1785
| 62
| 38
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1941).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Hank Sauer to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Harry Walker and Peanuts Lowrey (June 15, 1949).
- Sold by Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies (December 9, 1955).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (June 17, 1957).
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