Jim Baumer Autograph
James Sloan Baumer (January 29, 1931 – July 8, 1996) was an American professional baseball player, scout, and front office executive. A right-handed-hitting infielder born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Baumer was a graduate of Broken Arrow Senior High. During his active career, he stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg). More about Jim Baumer
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Baumer had a highly unusual Major League playing career. A power-hitting shortstop, he was signed by the Chicago White Sox for $50,000 as a "bonus baby" at the age of 18 in 1949, days before the New York Yankees signed fellow Oklahoma prospect Mickey Mantle for $1,500.
The bonus rule at the time forced Baumer to start his career in the major leagues with Chicago, where he hit .400 (four hits in 10 at bats in 1949, including a double and a triple). He then disappeared into the minor leagues for the decade of the 1950s, and did not return to MLB until, as a 30-year-old, he had a brief trial with the 1961 Cincinnati Reds. Baumer appeared in ten of Cincinnati's first 13 games, eight as the Reds' starting second baseman, but collected only three singles and batted .125. The day of his last MLB game, April 27, 1961, the Reds acquired second baseman Don Blasingame in a trade with the San Francisco Giants. Baumer was traded to the Detroit Tigers for first baseman Dick Gernert on May 10, and returned to the minor leagues. Read even more about Jim Baumer at Wikipedia
The bonus rule at the time forced Baumer to start his career in the major leagues with Chicago, where he hit .400 (four hits in 10 at bats in 1949, including a double and a triple). He then disappeared into the minor leagues for the decade of the 1950s, and did not return to MLB until, as a 30-year-old, he had a brief trial with the 1961 Cincinnati Reds. Baumer appeared in ten of Cincinnati's first 13 games, eight as the Reds' starting second baseman, but collected only three singles and batted .125. The day of his last MLB game, April 27, 1961, the Reds acquired second baseman Don Blasingame in a trade with the San Francisco Giants. Baumer was traded to the Detroit Tigers for first baseman Dick Gernert on May 10, and returned to the minor leagues. Read even more about Jim Baumer at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Jim Baumer
In total, we tracked 24 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Jim Baumer (GORGEOUS - Jim Baumer SIGNED 1961 Topps Card PSA/DNA) was sold in March 2014 for $185.00 while the cheapest item (2017 Historic Autographs Scripts Jim Baumer BGS Cut Autograph Auto) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2022. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2014 with an average selling price of $94.13 for an autographed item of Jim Baumer. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2024 with $121.54 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was August 2011. In average, an autographed item from Jim Baumer is worth $12.49.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jim Baumer were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1961 JIM BAUMER-DENVER BEARS VINTAGE AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO W/BIO-(d.1996) | $6.05 | |
| 1961 Topps Card #292, Signed-Autographed, Jim Baumer, Reds, PSA/DNA w/LOA | $19.95 | |
| 2017 Historic Autographs Scripts Jim Baumer BGS Cut Autograph Auto | $0.99 | |
| GORGEOUS - Jim Baumer SIGNED 1961 Topps Card PSA/DNA | $185.00 | |
| Jim Baumer ( d.1996 ) signed 3x5 card. White Sox Reds Brewers GM | $2.55 | |
| Jim Baumer (1931-1996) signed 3x5 | $4.09 | |
| Jim Baumer (d. 1996) signed autograph Baseball 3x5 Index Card 1013-05 | $15.00 | |
| Jim Baumer (d. 1996) signed autograph Baseball 3x5 Index Card Debut 1950 | $15.75 | |
| JIM BAUMER (D.1996) 2017 HA SCRIPTS CUT SIGNATURE BECKETT AUTHENTIC | $19.99 | |
| Jim Baumer 1957 Hollywood Stars Signed Rowe Postcard died 1996 JSA TOUGH | $7.99 | |
| Jim Baumer 3x5 Signed AUTO Index Card Deceased 1996 JSA LOA READ* | $3.25 | |
| JIM BAUMER INDEX CARD SIGNED 1949 CHICAGO WHITE SOX PSA/DNA CERTIFIED 1931-1996 | $15.00 | |
| Jim Baumer PSA DNA Coa Signed 1961 Topps Autograph | $121.54 | |
| Jim Baumer Signed 1961 Topps Baseball Card #292....Cincinnati Reds | $20.65 | |
| Jim Baumer vtg signed 3x5 Reds White Sox | $0.99 | |