Stan Baumgartner

Stan Baumgartner
Pitcher
Born: (1894-12-14)December 14, 1894
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died: October 4, 1955(1955-10-04) (aged 60)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 26, 1914, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
May 30, 1926, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record26–21
Earned run average3.70
Strikeouts129
Teams

Stanwood Fulton Baumgartner (December 14, 1894 – October 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who became a longtime sportswriter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in Houston and raised in Chicago, Baumgartner played for the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League from 1914 to 1916 and from 1921 through early 1922. Then he played for Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics of the American League from 1924 to 1926. In all, he worked in 143 major league games and won 26 of 47 decisions, for a winning percentage of .553.