Jim Umbarger

Infobox MLB retired
name=Jim Umbarger
position=Pitcher


bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1953|2|17
city-state|Burbank|California
debutdate=April 8
debutyear=by|1975
debutteam=Texas Rangers
finaldate=September 28
finalyear=by|1978
finalteam=Texas Rangers
stat1label=Win-Loss Record
stat1value=25-33
stat2label=Strikeouts
stat2value=244
stat3label=ERA
stat3value=4.14
teams=
*Texas Rangers (1975-76, 1977-78)
*Oakland Athletics (1977)

Jim Umbarger (born February 17, 1953) is a former American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher at Grant High School in Los Angeles and Arizona State University, Umbarger was selected in the 14th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft by the Texas Rangers.

Umbarger made his major league debut in April, by|1975, with the Rangers, and had a successful rookie season for the team, going 8-7 in 56 games (12 of them starts), with a 4.12 ERA. The following season, Umbarger started 30 games for the Rangers, going 10-12 with a 3.15 ERA.

Prior to the by|1977 season, Umbarger was traded to the Oakland Athletics, along with Rodney Scott, for outfielder Claudell Washington. After struggling for most of the season for Oakland, Umbarger was sold back to the Rangers in August, 1977. Umbarger finished the 1977 season with the Rangers and returned for the 1978 campaign, appearing in 32 games and posting a 4.88 ERA. The by|1978 season would be Umbarger's last in the major leagues. While in the minor leagues in by|1981, he pitched 10 scoreless innings in relief in the longest professional baseball game.

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