Jim Baumer
[edit] Biography
Jim Baumer (James Sloan Baumer) was born on January 29, 1931 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1949 for the Chicago White Sox. Baumer played for the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 2 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1949
| CHI
| A
| 8
| 10
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .400
| .571
| .700
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| 10
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 10
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 8
| 10
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .400
| .571
| .700
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 18
| 34
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .206
| .289
| .294
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1949
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 9
| 8
| 63.2
| 18
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 9
| 8
| 63.2
| 18
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by Chicago White Sox (September 13, 1949).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with cash to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jack Phillips (September 4, 1954).
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds from Pittsburgh Pirates in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 28, 1960).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Dick Gernert (May 10, 1961).
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