The front: A sea of pink seats. Maybe Milwaukee or California?
The back: The two cartoons cherry-picked Baumgarten's two best games of his rookie season. In his five other games he went 0-2 with a 14.63 ERA.
The player: Ross Baumgarten pitched for the White Sox from 1978 to 1981, putting up good numbers despite poor run support. In 1980 he had a 3.44 ERA but only a 2-12 record due to the White Sox scoring 47 runs in his 23 starts. He pitched one season for the Pirates in 1982 but injuries ended up shortening his career. Overall in 90 games he went 22-36 with a 4.00 ERA.
The man: After his career Baumgarten was a high school baseball coach and a financial advisor. He is now retired.
My collection: I have 11 of his cards, from 1979 to 1983. I would be interested in trading for 1978 TCMA Appleton Foxes #4.
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