Craig Swan

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: November 30, 1950 in Van Nuys, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 23rd round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Millikan HS (Long Beach, CA) and the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

High School: Millikan HS (Long Beach, CA)

School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: September 3, 1973 (Age 22-277d, 13,422nd in major league history)
vs. PHI 4.1 IP, 9 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: May 29, 1984 (Age 33-181d)
vs. NYY 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Dick Merkel, Dick Moss

Full Name: Craig Steven Swan

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.7

ERA

3.74

231

185

1235.2

673

WHIP

1.268

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-17 / in Starts: 12-16
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 76 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	49 (23-13-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 76 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	46 (22-15-8)

Most Driven In
L Randle	1
S Henderson	1
E Maddox	1
D Flynn	0

Most Driven In By
S Henderson	1
E Maddox	1

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	66	5 (4)	Apr 10	NYM		CHC	W,6-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.50	-0.012	.87	-0.01%	-0.42	P
2	67	9 (3)	Apr 15	NYM	@	MON	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.39	-0.031	.69	-0.03%	-0.50	P
3	68	14 (4)	Apr 21	NYM	@	CHC	L,0-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.57	-0.085	3.19	-0.10%	-0.66	P
4	69	19 (4)	Apr 26	NYM		PIT	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.78	-0.038	1.21	-0.04%	-0.29	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	70	23 (3)	May 1	NYM	@	ATL	L,5-6	GS-7	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	9	1.08	0.069	1.19	0.05%	0.52	P
6	71	28 (4)	May 7	NYM	@	PHI	L,5-8	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.25	-0.070	1.36	-0.05%	-0.69	P
7	72	33 (4)	May 12	NYM		HOU	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	1.08	-0.055	1.02	-0.03%	-0.59	P
8	73	38 (4)	May 19	NYM		PHI	W,4-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	9	1.13	-0.030	1.47	-0.02%	-0.26	P
9	74	43 (4)	May 25	NYM	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.227	.455	9	.79	-0.019	1.04	-0.02%	-0.20	P
10	75	48 (4)	May 29 (2)	NYM		STL	L,2-6	GS-10	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.208	.448	9	1.51	-0.046	2.11	-0.04%	-0.19	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	76	61 (12)	Jun 13	NYM	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.259	.231	.490	9	1.16	-0.005	.58	0.00%	-0.09	P
12	77	66 (4)	Jun 18 (1)	NYM	@	SFG	L,0-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472	9	1.44	-0.055	.77	-0.02%	-0.46	P
13	78	72 (5)	Jun 24	NYM		PIT	L,4-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.233	.207	.440	9	1.02	-0.049	.55	-0.02%	-0.34	P
14	79	77 (4)	Jun 29	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.226	.200	.426	9	.45	-0.012	.14	0.00%	-0.10	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	80	81 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	NYM		PHI	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.206	.182	.388	9	.92	-0.103	.30	-0.02%	-1.40	P
16	81	86 (4)	Jul 9	NYM		CHC	L,1-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.206	.182	.388	9						P
17	82	89 (2)	Jul 15	NYM	@	CIN	L,5-7	GS-6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.229	.206	.434	9	1.52	0.090	.16	0.01%	0.85	P
18	83	95 (5)	Jul 19 (2)	NYM		HOU	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.216	.194	.411	9	1.26	-0.080	.04	0.00%	-0.98	P
19	84	102 (6)	Jul 25	NYM		CIN	W,9-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.195	.175	.370	9	.39	-0.036	.02	0.00%	-1.31	P
20	85	106 (3)	Jul 30	NYM	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.186	.167	.353	9	.91	-0.043	.07	0.00%	-0.33	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	86	110 (3)	Aug 4	NYM	@	STL	W,8-3	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.191	.156	.347	9	.37	-0.006	.01	0.00%	-0.13	P
22	87	114 (3)	Aug 9	NYM	@	MON	W,10-3	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.204	.170	.374	9	1.49	-0.004	.02	0.00%	0.11	P
23	88	118 (3)	Aug 15	NYM		SDP	W,3-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.196	.163	.359	9	1.31	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
24	89	123 (4)	Aug 20	NYM		LAD	L,4-5	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.200	.170	.370	9	1.07	-0.083	.01	0.00%	-0.93	P
25	90	128 (4)	Aug 25	NYM	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.190	.161	.350	9	.78	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
26	91	132 (3)	Aug 30	NYM	@	SFG	W,10-4	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.197	.155	.352	9	.34	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.64	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	92	149 (16)	Sep 16	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-2	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.203	.164	.367	9	1.05	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.13	P
28	93	153 (3)	Sep 21	NYM	@	STL	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.197	.159	.356	9	.63	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
29	94	158 (4)	Sep 26	NYM		STL	W,3-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.154	.191	.154	.345	9	1.18	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.67	P
							12-17		76	65	2	10	0	0	0	3	3	0	15	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	.154	.191	.154	.345		.95	-0.856	.58	-0.35%	-10.40

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