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Billy Hamilton League
4-8-2079
Bill Baumgar First Base
Retired (1964, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .267 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .730 Status Deceased (1992) Option Years 0  
H 739 Age at Death 62 Date of Birth 12-14-1930
HR 67 Drafted Round 42, Pick 670
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(160 games)
RBI 329
SB 62
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity C+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt A+ Control D+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF D- (5.8%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 MIL-CLE
24
101
18
29
7
1
4
13
7
 18 1 1
0
 0 2
.831
.336
.495
.208
.287
1951 CLE-KC-CLE
29
60
5
11
1
1
0
6
4
 13 1 0
0
 0 0
.479
.246
.233
.050
.183
1952 CLE-BRO
44
105
18
23
6
1
2
14
9
 13 0 0
0
 1 0
.633
.281
.352
.133
.219
1955 BRO-NYN-WAS
92
316
34
81
7
3
9
39
28
 49 1 1
7
 7 3
.701
.318
.383
.127
.256
1956 WAS
114
359
37
80
17
2
10
48
28
 63 1 6
8
 2 2
.642
.277
.365
.142
.223
1957 WAS
76
246
28
68
8
3
7
34
26
 37 1 1
7
 7 0
.765
.347
.419
.142
.276
1958 WAS
133
435
50
136
16
3
7
46
56
 67 2 2
24
 4 2
.803
.392
.411
.099
.313
1959 WAS-BAL
131
445
46
130
24
5
12
47
41
 78 2 2
15
 6 1
.802
.353
.449
.157
.292
1960 BAL-CIN-WAS
99
220
21
55
11
1
4
27
19
 34 0 4
1
 3 3
.668
.305
.364
.114
.250
1961 WAS
92
252
32
71
12
0
8
30
24
 45 4 1
0
 0 1
.777
.352
.425
.143
.282
1962 WAS
67
130
15
31
9
1
3
12
10
 28 1 0
0
 0 0
.690
.298
.392
.154
.238
1963 WAS
29
79
11
20
1
0
1
11
6
 12 0 1
0
 0 0
.606
.302
.304
.051
.253
1964 WAS
8
17
2
4
2
0
0
2
1
 4 0 0
0
 0 0
.631
.278
.353
.118
.235
Total
938
2765
317
739
121
21
67
329
259
 461 14 19
62
 30 14
.730
.331
.399
.132
.267
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Bill Baumgar has retired from the Washington Weasels
1964-06-15The Washington Weasels have promoted Pat Lemaster to the major league team. The Washington Weasels have designated Bill Baumgar for assignment.
1960-05-08A trade has been completed between the Washington Weasels and the Cincinnati Raptors. The Cincinnati Raptors receive Mark Darling, Pat Lemaster from the Washington Weasels in exchange for Bill Baumgar.
1960-04-05The Cincinnati Raptors have acquired Bill Baumgar from the waiver wire.
1960-04-01The Baltimore Knights have promoted Urban Edenfield to the major league team. The Baltimore Knights have promoted Dick Lopat to the major league team. The Baltimore Knights have promoted Ray Dunlop to the major league team. The Baltimore Knights have designated Nick Hornick for assignment. The Baltimore Knights have designated Bill Baumgar for assignment. The Baltimore Knights have designated Clyde Shirey for assignment.
1959-04-01A trade has been completed between the Washington Weasels and the Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles receive Bill Baumgar from the Washington Weasels in exchange for Brian Kroh.
1956-03-01The Washington Wave have renamed Dan "Dancing Bear" Walker to Bill Baumgar.
1955-05-22The Washington Wave have promoted Dan "Dancing Bear" Walker to the major league team. The Washington Wave have sent Chip Adams to the minors.
1955-05-21A trade has been completed between the Washington Wave and the New York Possum Nation. The New York Possum Nation receive Mike Gossett, Gene Edington from the Washington Wave in exchange for Dan "Dancing Bear" Walker, Draft Pick - 1956 Round 3 (WAS).
1955-05-16The New York Possum Nation have promoted Chi Chi Cruz to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Dan "Dancing Bear" Walker to the minors.
1955-05-15The New York Possum Nation have promoted Dan "Dancing Bear" Walker to the major league team. The New York Possum Nation have sent Godzilla Hatsui to the minors.
1955-05-02The New York Possum Nation have renamed Bill Baumgar to Dan "Dancing Bear" Walker.
1955-05-01A trade has been completed between the New York Possum Nation and the Brooklyn Bees. The Brooklyn Bees receive King Kong Towers, Daffy Dean from the New York Possum Nation in exchange for Manuel Watson, Bill Baumgar, Hank Aitchison.
1952-09-22A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Bees and the Cleveland Spiders. The Cleveland Spiders receive Johnny Robbins, Joe Tappe from the Brooklyn Bees in exchange for Ozzie Hammer, Bill Baumgartner.
1951-07-13The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Bill Baumgartner to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Scotty Anderson to the minors.
1951-07-13A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Spiders and the Kansas City Yellow Canaries. The Kansas City Yellow Canaries receive Tom Mejias, Jesus Niekro, Ed Parsons from the Cleveland Spiders in exchange for Vean LaPorte, Cobe James, Bill Baumgartner.
1951-06-04A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Spiders and the Kansas City Yellow Canaries. The Kansas City Yellow Canaries receive Andy Kearney, Bill Baumgartner, Mark Henry from the Cleveland Spiders in exchange for Doug Botting.
1951-05-13The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Bill Baumgartner to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Bobby Moon to the minors.
1951-04-04The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Bobby Moon to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Bill Baumgartner to the minors.
1951-04-04The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Bill Baumgartner to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Clint Robinson to the minors.
1951-04-04The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Clint Robinson to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Bill Baumgartner to the minors.
1951-04-01The Cleveland Spiders have renamed Rabbit Baumgartner to Bill Baumgartner.
1951-04-01The Cleveland Spiders have renamed Rabbit Baumgartner to Rabbit Baumgartner.
1950-08-19The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Rabbit Baumgartner to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Alex Wallace to the minors.
1950-07-19The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Alex Wallace to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Rabbit Baumgartner to the minors.
1950-07-08The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Rabbit Baumgartner to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Mike Bochy to the minors.
1950-07-02The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Tommy McCarty to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Rabbit Baumgartner to the minors.
1950-06-18The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Rabbit Baumgartner to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Armando Boone to the minors.
1950-06-05The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Armando Boone to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Rabbit Baumgartner to the minors.
1950-06-03The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Rabbit Baumgartner to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Beany Alexander to the minors.
1950-05-30The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Beany Alexander to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Rabbit Baumgartner to the minors.
1950-05-30The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Rabbit Baumgartner to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Alex Wallace to the minors.
1950-05-22The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Tom Mejias to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Rabbit Baumgartner to the minors.
1950-05-22The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Rabbit Baumgartner to the major league team.
1950-05-20A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Spiders and the Milwaukee Meatheads. The Milwaukee Meatheads receive Hi Coveney, Rocky Nelson, Al Rosen, Suitcase Simpson, Jim Hegan from the Cleveland Spiders in exchange for Archi Vizcaino, Mike Cressend, Rabbit Baumgartner.