Frank Baumann

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 205lb (183cm, 92kg)

Born: July 1, 1933 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: December 13, 2020 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO

High School: St. Louis Central HS (St. Louis, MO)

Debut: July 31, 1955 (Age 22-030d, 11,287th in major league history)
vs. DET 5.2 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: May 8, 1965 (Age 31-311d)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: Frank Matt Baumann

Nicknames: Beau

Pronunciation: \BOW-man\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.1

ERA

4.11

244

797.1

384

WHIP

1.450

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1952	18	BOS-min	AAA	4	6	.400	4.09	15	14		6	2		88.0	83	44	40		55		69	1	0	0				1.568	8.5		5.6	7.1	1.25	LOU AA
1953	19	BOS-min	AAA	10	1	.909	2.55	13	13		9	0		106.0	79	32	30	3	41		95	0	0	0				1.132	6.7	0.3	3.5	8.1	2.32	LOU AA
1954			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1955	21	BOS	AL	2	1	.667	5.82	7	5	2	0	0	0	34.0	38	28	22	2	17	0	27	1	0	2	156	75	3.13	1.618	10.1	0.5	4.5	7.1	1.59
1956	22	BOS-min	A	1	0	1.000		1																										ALB EL
1956	22	BOS	AL	2	1	.667	3.28	7	1	3	0	0	0	24.2	22	11	9	3	14	0	18	0	0	2	108	142	4.19	1.459	8.0	1.1	5.1	6.6	1.29
1957	23	BOS-min	AA	10	7	.588	3.80	26	22		7	2		135.0	105	71	57	12	67	3	97	1	0	1				1.274	7.0	0.8	4.5	6.5	1.45	OKC TL
1957	23	BOS	AL	1	0	1.000	3.75	4	1	1	0	0	0	12.0	13	5	5	1	3	0	7	1	0	0	52	109	3.37	1.333	9.8	0.8	2.3	5.3	2.33
1958	24	BOS-min	AA	8	3	.727	2.56	15	15		7	1		102.0	83	34	29	4	54	5	68	0	0	3				1.343	7.3	0.4	4.8	6.0	1.26	MEM SOUA
1958	24	BOS	AL	2	2	.500	4.47	10	7	0	2	0	0	52.1	56	27	26	4	27	2	31	4	0	1	236	90	4.06	1.586	9.6	0.7	4.6	5.3	1.15
1959	25	BOS	AL	6	4	.600	4.05	26	10	8	2	0	1	95.2	96	47	43	11	55	3	48	1	0	2	432	100	4.79	1.578	9.0	1.0	5.2	4.5	0.87
1960	26	CHW	AL	13	6	.684	*2.67*	47	20	10	7	2	4	185.1	169	67	55	11	53	8	71	1	0	0	748	144	3.41	1.198	8.2	0.5	2.6	3.4	1.34
1961	27	CHW	AL	10	13	.435	5.61	53	23	13	5	1	3	187.2	249	128	117	22	59	4	75	2	0	3	860	70	4.27	1.641	11.9	1.1	2.8	3.6	1.27
1962	28	CHW	AL	7	6	.538	3.38	40	10	12	3	1	4	119.2	117	46	45	10	36	5	55	2	0	2	499	117	3.74	1.279	8.8	0.8	2.7	4.1	1.53
1963	29	CHW	AL	2	1	.667	3.04	24	1	3	0	0	1	50.1	52	22	17	2	17	2	31	0	0	1	215	116	2.78	1.371	9.3	0.4	3.0	5.5	1.82
1964	30	CHW	AL	0	3	.000	6.19	22	0	6	0	0	1	32.0	40	22	22	4	16	8	19	0	0	0	147	56	4.54	1.750	11.3	1.1	4.5	5.3	1.19
1965	31	CHC-min	AAA	2	5	.286	5.94	11	10		1	0		50.0	60	35	33	11	10	1	22	2	0	1				1.400	10.8	2.0	1.8	4.0	2.20	SLC PCL
1965	31	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	7.36	4	0	1	0	0	0	3.2	4	3	3	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	17	56	3.88	1.909	9.8	0.0	7.4	4.9	0.67
11 Yrs				45	38	.542	4.11	244	78	59	19	4	14	797.1	856	406	364	70	300	32	384	12	0	14	3470	96	3.89	1.450	9.7	0.8	3.4	4.3	1.28
162 Game Avg.				10	8	.542	4.11	52	16	12	4	1	3	168	181	86	77	15	63	7	81	3	0	3	733	96	3.89	1.450	9.7	0.8	3.4	4.3	1.28

BOS (5 yrs)				13	8	.619	4.32	54	24	14	4	0	1	218.2	225	118	105	21	116	5	131	7	0	7	984	96	4.21	1.559	9.3	0.9	4.8	5.4	1.13
CHW (5 yrs)				32	29	.525	4.01	186	54	44	15	4	13	575.0	627	285	256	49	181	27	251	5	0	6	2469	96	3.77	1.405	9.8	0.8	2.8	3.9	1.39
CHC (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.36	4	0	1	0	0	0	3.2	4	3	3	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	17	56	3.88	1.909	9.8	0.0	7.4	4.9	0.67

AL (10 yrs)				45	37	.549	4.09	240	78	58	19	4	14	793.2	852	403	361	70	297	32	382	12	0	13	3453	96	3.89	1.448	9.7	0.8	3.4	4.3	1.29
NL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.36	4	0	1	0	0	0	3.2	4	3	3	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	17	56	3.88	1.909	9.8	0.0	7.4	4.9	0.67

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