Today's New York-Penn League Birthday: John Baumgartner (Jamestown Falcons)

Credit: John Baumgartner

Happy Birthday to former PONY (New York-Penn) League prospect John Baumgartner, who was born on this date in 1931 in Birmingham, Alabama.

He was signed by the Detroit Tigers in 1950 as an amateur free agent and played in 65 games for the Jamestown Falcons (.307/.307/.445, 6 home runs).

Baumgartner played in seven games for the 1953 Detroit Tigers.

Source: Baseball Reference

NY-Penn League News and History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League, or any of its teams.