Was Harry Baumgartner a pitcher?

Yes. Harry Baumgartner pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 7 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Harry Baumgartner hit?

Harry Baumgartner hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Harry Baumgartner

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1920)

W–L 0–1

ERA 4.00

WHIP 1.33

SO 7

Pitcher PIV -131.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 175 lb
Born: 10/6/1892 in South Pittsburg, TN, USA
Died: 12/3/1930 in Augusta, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1920-09-06
Last Game: 1920-10-02

Full name: Harry Edward Baumgartner

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	1	9	0	0	0	0	18.0	18	8	1	6	7	4.00	-131.7

Career ERA 4.00 vs. league average 3.45 across their career seasons — 16.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1920	DET	AL	0	1	9	0	0	0	0	18.0	18	8	6	7	4.00	3.45 (-16%)	-131.7
Career · 1 season			0	1	9	0	0	0	0	18.0	18	8	6	7	4.00	—	-132

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
9	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	0

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — 8.1% below league average.

Career OBP .400 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — +20.5% above league average.

Career SLG .250 vs. league average .363 across their career seasons — 31.1% below league average.

Career OPS .650 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — 6.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1920	DET	AL	9	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			9	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	6	3	0	1	0	1	.333
Away	3	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	6	13.2	12	5	6	6	3.29
Away	3	4.1	6	3	0	1	6.23

Last 9 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
1920-10-02	DET	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0
1920-10-01	DET	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0
1920-09-25	DET	SLA	L	0	0	0	0	0
1920-09-23	DET	SLA	L	2	0	0	0	0
1920-09-21	DET	MIN	W	1	1	1	0	0
1920-09-18	DET	BOS	L	0	0	0	1	0
1920-09-14	DET	NYY	L	0	0	0	0	0
1920-09-06	DET	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	1
1920-09-06	DET	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0

Last 9 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1920-10-02	DET	CLE	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1920-10-01	DET	CLE	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
1920-09-25	DET	SLA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1920-09-23	DET	SLA	—	4.1	1	0	0	1	3	0
1920-09-21	DET	MIN	—	2.1	2	0	0	0	1	0
1920-09-18	DET	BOS	—	4.0	5	4	4	3	0	0
1920-09-14	DET	NYY	—	1.0	1	2	0	2	1	0
1920-09-06	DET	CHW	L	2.1	4	3	3	0	1	1
1920-09-06	DET	CHW	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	9	0	1	5	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1920	DET	P	9	0	1	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	9

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Baumgartner

Was Harry Baumgartner a pitcher?: Yes. Harry Baumgartner pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 7 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Harry Baumgartner hit?: Harry Baumgartner hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.