Jim Baumer
| Jim Baumer | |||
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| Infielder | |||
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Born: January 29, 1931 Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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Died: July 8, 1996 (aged 65) Paoli, Pennsylvania |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 14, 1949, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 27, 1961, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .206 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 2 | ||
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James Sloan Baumer (January 29, 1931 – July 8, 1996) was an American professional baseball player, scout, and front office executive. A right-handed-hitting infielder born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Baumer was a graduate of Broken Arrow Senior High. During his active career, he stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
Baumer had a highly unusual Major League playing career. After reaching the Majors at age 18 with the 1949 Chicago White Sox, Baumer hit .400 (four hits in 10 at bats, including a double and a triple). He then returned to the minor leagues and would 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 runs batted in. After his big league career, Baumer played for the Nishitetsu Lions in Japan from 1963 until 1967.
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