Frank Baumann
1955–1965 · bats L / throws L · Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs
246G
.218AVG
.296OBP
.298SLG
More career statistics
49H
2HR
24RBI
1SB
45–38W–L
797.1IP
384K
4.11ERA
78GS
13SV
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 90 | 89 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 3,470 | 3,469 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 2,392 | 2,393 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 246 | 260 | 225 | 16 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | .218 | .296 | .298 | .594 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 797.3 | 244 | 78 | 19 | 45 | 38 | 13 | 856 | 406 | 364 | 70 | 300 | 384 | 0 | 0 | 4.11 | 1.450 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1956-05-12 to 1956-05-20
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1958-05-04 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 8 walks allowed | 1959-07-05 | 1 in 511 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 10 strikeouts | 1958-04-25 | 1 in 113 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 112 | 128 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 41 | .211 | .258 | .289 |
| Away | 134 | 132 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 48 | .225 | .318 | .306 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 26 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .091 | .083 | .091 |
| May | 50 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | .191 | .304 | .298 |
| June | 51 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | .265 | .359 | .382 |
| July | 37 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | .214 | .255 | .333 |
| August | 36 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 18 | .178 | .259 | .244 |
| September | 45 | 49 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | .302 | .347 | .326 |
| October | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 37 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .241 | .273 | .345 |
| detroit-tigers | 35 | 62 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 25 | .273 | .323 | .436 |
| baltimore-orioles | 34 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | .250 | .364 | .306 |
| cleveland-guardians | 25 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .143 | .167 | .238 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .286 | .250 |
| boston-red-sox | 20 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | .174 | .240 | .217 |
| los-angeles-angels-1961-64 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .154 | .214 | .154 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1.000 | — |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |  Boston Red Sox | 7 | 13 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .231 | 34 | 27 |
| 1956 | Boston Red Sox | 7 | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | .333 | 25 | 18 |
| 1957 | Boston Red Sox | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | .500 | 12 | 7 |
| 1958 | Boston Red Sox | 10 | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | .214 | 52 | 31 |
| 1959 | Boston Red Sox | 26 | 29 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .207 | 95 | 48 |
| 1960 |  Chicago White Sox | 47 | 52 | 8 | – | 6 | – | .154 | 185 | 71 |
| 1961 | Chicago White Sox | 55 | 61 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .262 | 187 | 75 |
| 1962 | Chicago White Sox | 40 | 30 | 8 | – | 4 | – | .267 | 119 | 55 |
| 1963 | Chicago White Sox | 24 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | .091 | 50 | 31 |
| 1964 | Chicago White Sox | 22 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 32 | 19 |
| 1965 |  Chicago Cubs | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 |