Joe Bauman
From SABR Encyclopedia
| Joe Bauman | |
| Joe Willis Bauman | |
| Bat/Throw: | L/? |
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| Height: | 6' 4" |
| Weight: | 205 |
| Born: | 1922-4-16 at Welch, OK (US) |
| Died: | 2005-9-20 at Roswell, NM (US) |
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He set the minor league single season record with 72 home runs in 1954. From 1949 to 1951 he played semi-pro ball in Elk City, OK.
His 72 home runs is all-time single season home run champion in Organized Baseball (that includes both the Major Leagues and the National Association's minor leagues). Joe achieved record total in 138 games as well as driving in 224 runs and batting an even .400. From 1952 through 1955, Joe averaged 55 home runs per season in the Longhorn League, compiling yearly totals of 50,53,72 and46.
Source
- Baseball a Doubleheader Collection of Facts,Feats & First. New York, NY: Galahad Books, 1993.
