Jim Baumer
Jim Baumer | |
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Infielder | |
Born: Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | January 29, 1931|
Died: July 8, 1996 Paoli, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 65)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: September 14, 1949, for the Chicago White Sox | |
NPB: April 6, 1963, for the Nishitetsu Lions | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: April 27, 1961, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
NPB: 1967, for the Nishitetsu Lions | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .206 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 2 |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .251 |
Home runs | 82 |
Runs batted in | 267 |
Teams | |
James Sloan Baumer (January 29, 1931 – July 8, 1996) was an American
Baumer had a highly unusual
The bonus rule at the time forced Baumer to start his career in the major leagues with Chicago, where he hit .400 (four hits in 10 at bats in 1949, including a double and a triple). He then disappeared into the minor leagues for the decade of the 1950s, and did not return to MLB until, as a 30-year-old, he had a brief trial with the 1961 Cincinnati Reds. Baumer appeared in ten of Cincinnati's first 13 games, eight as the Reds' starting second baseman, but collected only three singles and batted .125. The day of his last MLB game, April 27, 1961, the Reds acquired second baseman Don Blasingame in a trade with the San Francisco Giants. Baumer was traded to the Detroit Tigers for first baseman Dick Gernert on May 10, and returned to the minor leagues.
Overall, Baumer batted .206 in 18 MLB games and 34 at bats, with two
.When his playing career ended, Baumer became a scout with the Houston Astros and Milwaukee Brewers, and was promoted to Milwaukee's director of scouting in 1974. The following season, he succeeded Jim Wilson as the Brewers' general manager. Baumer's most successful transaction during his three-year tenure as GM was his acquisition of first baseman Cecil Cooper from the Boston Red Sox following the 1976 season. However, the Brewers struggled on the field, and after their eighth straight losing season in Milwaukee in 1977, Baumer was fired and replaced by Harry Dalton.
He then joined the
Baumer died at age 65 in the Philadelphia suburb of Paoli, Pennsylvania.
References
- ISBN 978-0-307-71648-4.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)