Ross Baumgarten

Ross Baumgarten (born May 27, 1955) is an American former professional baseball player who was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for five seasons in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Baumgarten played for the Chicago White Sox from 1978 to 1981, and Pittsburgh Pirates in 1982.

Early years

Baumgarten was born in Highland Park, Illinois, and is Jewish. He attended New Trier High School, in Winnetka, Illinois.

College career He attended Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida, and Palm Beach Community College in Lake Worth, Florida. He was a left-handed starting pitcher for coach Jay Bergman's Florida Gators baseball team in 1977. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the twentieth round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft.