Jim Umbarger

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Jim Umbarger (born February 17, 1953) was an American professional baseball player. A lefthanded pitcher at Arizona State University, Umbarger was selected in the 14th round of the 1974 amateur baseball draft by the Texas Rangers.

Umbarger made his major league debut in April, 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 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 1978 season would be Umbarger's last in the major leagues.