# Stan Baumgartner

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American baseball player (1894–1955)

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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 record 26–21 Earned run average 3.70 Strikeouts 129 Stats at Baseball Reference Teams Philadelphia Phillies (1914–1916, 1921–1922) Philadelphia Athletics (1924–1926)

**Stanwood Fulton Baumgartner** (December 14, 1894 – October 4, 1955) was an American [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [pitcher](/source/Pitcher) who became a longtime [sportswriter](/source/Sportswriter) in [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania](/source/Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania). Born in [Houston](/source/Houston) and raised in [Chicago](/source/Chicago), Baumgartner played for the [Philadelphia Phillies](/source/Philadelphia_Phillies) of the [National League](/source/National_League_(baseball)) from 1914 to 1916 and from 1921 through early 1922. Then he played for [Connie Mack](/source/Connie_Mack)'s [Philadelphia Athletics](/source/Philadelphia_Athletics) of the [American League](/source/American_League) from 1924 to 1926. In all, he worked in 143 major league games and won 26 of 47 [decisions](/source/Decision_(baseball)), for a [winning percentage](/source/Winning_percentage) of .553.

## Baseball career

A [left-hander](/source/Left-handed), Baumgartner was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg). He played [college baseball](/source/College_baseball), [football](/source/American_football) and [basketball](/source/Basketball) at the [University of Chicago](/source/University_of_Chicago) from 1912 to 1914.[1] During the 1913–14 season, all three teams went on to win the [Big Ten Conference](/source/Big_Ten_Conference) title, and Baumgartner was chosen for the All-Conference teams in all three sports.[2]

Baumgartner then signed with the Phillies and—with no prior [professional baseball](/source/Professional_baseball) experience—made his major league debut on June 26, 1914,[3] throwing one-third of an [inning](/source/Inning_(baseball)) in [relief](/source/Relief_pitcher) against the [Brooklyn Robins](/source/Brooklyn_Robins). He played in 15 games his rookie year, posting a 2–2 [record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)) and an [earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) of 3.28, along with two [complete games](/source/Complete_game) and a [shutout](/source/Shutout_(baseball)).[3] The [1915 season](/source/1915_Philadelphia_Phillies_season) saw Baumgartner as the Phils' main game finisher: he pitched in 16 games, finishing a team-leading 12.[3] He did not pitch in the [1915 World Series](/source/1915_World_Series).

Baumgartner was admitted to law school and took classes at the University of Chicago in the offseason. Following a Phillies spring training trip to Tampa in March 1916, Baumgartner remained in Tampa and took his law school exams under the proctorship of a law professor at the University of Tampa.[4]

Baumgartner only worked in one game during the 1916 season. He then left "Organized Baseball" for four full years, and did not return to the Phillies until 1921. During that season, he appeared in 22 games, earning three wins against six losses.[3] He pitched six games for the Phillies in 1922, none after May 30, and spent the remainder of that season and all of 1923 in [minor league baseball](/source/Minor_league_baseball).

In 1924, he came back to Philadelphia as a member of the Athletics, and ended up having the best season of his career. In [1924](/source/1924_Philadelphia_Athletics_season), he pitched in 36 games and [started](/source/Starting_pitcher) 16, hurled 12 complete games, and posted an ERA of 2.88, which was fourth best in the American League.[3] The following season, he appeared in a career-high 37 games and compiled an ERA of 3.57. After one more season with the Athletics in 1926, mostly as a reliever, Baumgartner was sent to the [Pacific Coast League](/source/Pacific_Coast_League), where he won 14 games. It was his last year in professional baseball. In his 143 MLB [games pitched](/source/Games_pitched) he allowed 553 [hits](/source/Hit_(baseball)) and 185 [bases on balls](/source/Bases_on_balls) in 5052⁄3 [innings](/source/Innings_pitched). He [fanned](/source/Strikeout) 129 and posted 18 complete games and three shutouts.

## Sportswriter

After his playing retirement, Baumgartner became a [journalist](/source/Journalist), first covering the police beat before settling in as a sportswriter, covering all sports and specializing in baseball. He wrote for *[The Sporting News](/source/The_Sporting_News)* and *[The Philadelphia Inquirer](/source/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer)* until, suffering from late-stage [colorectal cancer](/source/Colorectal_cancer), he retired during the 1955 season. He died in Philadelphia at the age of 60 on October 4,[2] during the [1955 World Series](/source/1955_World_Series). He was interred at [Holy Sepulchre Cemetery](/source/Holy_Sepulchre_Cemetery_(Cheltenham_Township%2C_Pennsylvania)) in [Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania](/source/Cheltenham_Township%2C_Montgomery_County%2C_Pennsylvania).[5]

## Coaching career

During [World War I](/source/World_War_I), and his hiatus from professional baseball, Baumgartner—although only 22 years old at the time—was also the head coach for the [Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football](/source/Delaware_Fightin'_Blue_Hens_football) program for the 1917 season. He compiled a 2–5 record.[6]

## Head coaching record

### Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (Independent) (1917) 1917 Delaware 2–5 Delaware: 2–5 Total: 2–5

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Players who Played for University of Chicago"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/chicago.shtml). Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2008.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-obit_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-obit_2-1) ["Stan Baumgartner, Former Pitcher, Dies; Baseball Writer in Philadelphia Was 60"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061112233825/http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Baumgartner.Stan.Obit.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. October 5, 1955. Archived from [the original](http://thedeadballera.com/Obits/Baumgartner.Stan.Obit.html) on November 12, 2006. Retrieved January 25, 2008.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-br_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-br_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-br_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-br_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-br_3-4) ["Stan Baumgartner Statistics"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/baumgst01.shtml). Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Nasium, Jim (March 20, 1916). "Phils Athletes All Keyed Up". *Philadelphia Inquirer*. p. 12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Williams, Phil. ["Stan Baumgartner"](https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/stan-baumgartner/). *www.sabr.org*. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved October 26, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [All-Time Coaching Records by Year](http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=124) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070218233139/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=124) 2007-02-18 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) CFB Data Warehouse.com. Retrieved December 1, 2009

## External links

- Career statistics from [Baseball Reference](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baumgst01.shtml) · [Retrosheet](https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbaums101.htm) · [Baseball Almanac](https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=baumgst01)

- [Williams, Phil, *Stan Baumgartner.*](https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/fa52a839) [Society for American Baseball Research](/source/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research) Biography Project

- [Stan Baumgartner](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7475967) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave)

v t e Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens head football coaches No coach (1889–1895) Ira Pierce (1896) Herbert Rice (1897–1901) Clarence A. Short (1902) Nathan Mannakee (1903–1905) Clarence A. Short (1906) E. Pratt King (1907) William McAvoy (1908–1916) Stan Baumgartner (1917) Milton Aronowitz (1918) Burton Shipley (1919–1920) Sylvester Derby (1921) William McAvoy (1922–1924) Frank M. Forstburg (1925–1926) Joseph J. Rothrock (1927–1928) Gus Ziegler (1929–1930) Charles Rogers (1931–1933) Skip Stahley (1934) Lyal Clark (1935–1937) Stephen Grenda (1938–1939) William D. Murray (1940–1942) No team (1943–1945) William D. Murray (1946–1950) David M. Nelson (1951–1965) Tubby Raymond (1966–2001) K. C. Keeler (2002–2012) Dave Brock (2013–2016) Dennis Dottin-Carter # (2016) Danny Rocco (2017–2021) Ryan Carty (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

v t e Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens head baseball coaches Student coaches (1882–1901) Ira Pierce (1895) Rowan (1902–1903) L. O. Willis (1904) Unknown (1905) George E. Lovett (1906) Vic Willis (1907) Lt. Stayer (1908) William McAvoy (1909–1914) Unknown (1915–1917) Stan Baumgartner (1918) Burton Shipley (1919–1922) William McAvoy (1923–1925) Frank M. Forstburg (1926) Unknown (1927) Joseph J. Rothrock (1928–1930) Gerald P. Doherty (1931–1941) Shack Martin (1942–1943) Unknown (1944) No team (1945) Shack Martin (1946–1952) Bob Siemen (1953–1955) Tubby Raymond (1956–1964) Bob Hannah (1965–2000) Jim Sherman (2001–2022) Greg Mamula (2023– )

v t e 1913 Chicago Maroons football—national champions Stan Baumgartner Harold Ernest Goettler Paul Des Jardien Nelson Norgren A. G. Scanlon Laurens Shull Herman Stegeman Head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg Assistant coaches Harlan Page

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