Talk:Joe Bauman

He played four full years for the Rockets and 52 games of a fifth. In his four years and change he gave them 238 home runs. And this was the 1950s, mind you. Career .337 average, and 150 more hits than games played. He couldn't've duplicated it in the Major Leagues; certainly he wouldn't've been teeing off against Bob Feller and Whitey Ford. Still, I never could figure out why he languished in the Class C. You'd think someone who could put up such numbers at any level that wasn't already the top would rate a promotion. Turtle Fan 04:01, November 18, 2009 (UTC)