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Carl Sawatski
Carl Ernest Sawatski (Swats, Swisher or Swish)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: November 4, 1927 in Shickshinny, PA
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 29, 1948
Final Game: September 29, 1963
Died: November 24, 1991 in Little Rock, AR
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1948 20 CHC NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1950 22 CHC NL 38 114 103 4 18 1 0 1 7 0 11 19 .175 .254 .214 .468 25 22 2 0 0 2
1953 25 CHC NL 43 66 59 5 13 3 0 1 5 0 0 7 7 .220 .303 .322 .625 62 19 2 0 0 2
1954 26 CHW AL 43 127 109 6 20 3 3 1 12 0 0 15 20 .183 .276 .294 .569 55 32 3 0 0 3 2
1957 29 MLN NL 58 118 105 13 25 4 0 6 17 0 0 10 15 .238 .316 .448 .764 109 47 2 2 1 0 2 2
1958 30 TOT NL 70 216 193 13 43 4 1 5 13 0 0 18 47 .223 .296 .332 .628 68 64 4 3 0 2 4 2
1958 30 MLN NL 10 13 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .100 .231 .100 .331 -5 1 1 0 0 1 0 /2
1958 30 PHI NL 60 203 183 12 42 4 1 5 12 0 0 16 42 .230 .300 .344 .645 71 63 3 3 0 1 4 2
1959 31 PHI NL 74 233 198 15 58 10 0 9 43 0 0 32 36 .293 .392 .480 .872 131 95 5 1 1 1 11 2
1960 32 STL NL 78 203 179 16 41 4 0 6 27 0 0 22 24 .229 .310 .352 .662 76 63 6 0 0 2 2 2
1961 33 STL NL 86 200 174 23 52 8 0 10 33 0 0 25 17 .299 .385 .517 .902 128 90 4 0 0 1 7 2/8
1962 34 STL NL 85 262 222 26 56 9 1 13 42 0 0 36 38 .252 .351 .477 .829 111 106 3 0 0 4 5 2
1963 35 STL NL 56 120 105 12 25 0 0 6 14 2 0 15 28 .238 .333 .410 .743 105 43 0 0 0 0 7 2
11 Seasons 633 1661 1449 133 351 46 5 58 213 2 0 191 251 .242 .330 .401 .731 93 581 31 6 2 13 38
162 Game Avg. 162 425 371 34 90 12 1 15 55 1 49 64 .242 .330 .401 .731 93 149 8 2 1
STL (4 yrs) 305 785 680 77 174 21 1 35 116 2 0 98 107 .256 .346 .444 .791 106 302 13 0 0 7 21
CHC (3 yrs) 83 182 164 9 31 4 0 2 12 0 0 18 26 .189 .269 .250 .519 37 41 4 0 0
PHI (2 yrs) 134 436 381 27 100 14 1 14 55 0 0 48 78 .262 .349 .415 .764 103 158 8 4 1 2 15
MLN (2 yrs) 68 131 115 14 26 4 0 6 18 0 0 12 20 .226 .308 .417 .725 99 48 3 2 1 1 2
CHW (1 yr) 43 127 109 6 20 3 3 1 12 0 0 15 20 .183 .276 .294 .569 55 32 3 0 0 3
NL (10 yrs) 590 1534 1340 127 331 43 2 57 201 2 0 176 231 .247 .335 .410 .745 96 549 28 6 2 10 38
AL (1 yr) 43 127 109 6 20 3 3 1 12 0 0 15 20 .183 .276 .294 .569 55 32 3 0 0 3

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1957 29 MLN NL WS NYY W 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1950 CHC NL 22 C 32 121 100 19 2 6 .983 3.72 .982 4.53 3
1953 CHC NL 25 C 15 53 45 5 3 0 .943 3.33 .985 4.66 0
1954 CHW AL 26 C 33 27 243.2 149 133 14 2 4 .987 1.0 4.9 1 5.43 4.45 .986 5.40 4.76 0 7 7 10 59%
1957 MLN NL 29 C 28 19 189.2 143 121 20 2 2 .986 1.0 6.3 1 6.69 5.04 .988 5.98 4.99 1 8 7 8 53%
1958 TOT NL 30 C 56 48 447.0 303 279 20 4 2 .987 -2.0 -5.4 -2 6.02 5.34 .988 6.06 5.19 6 14 20 10 33%
1958 MLN NL 30 C 3 1 12.0 11 8 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 8.25 3.67 .991 6.07 5.20 1 1 1 1 50%
1958 PHI NL 30 C 53 47 435.0 292 271 17 4 2 .986 -2.0 -5.5 -2 5.96 5.43 .988 6.06 5.19 5 13 19 9 32%
1959 PHI NL 31 C 69 61 498.2 336 306 23 7 4 .979 -5.0 -12.0 -5 5.94 4.77 .989 6.34 5.24 4 17 31 10 24%
1960 STL NL 32 C 67 42 388.1 306 279 25 2 5 .993 -1.0 -3.1 -1 7.05 4.54 .986 6.58 5.41 5 15 14 11 44%
1961 STL NL 33 C 60 39 356.2 238 218 19 1 3 .996 -3.0 -10.1 -3 5.98 3.95 .985 6.39 5.17 6 9 28 8 22%
1961 STL NL 33 CF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1961 STL NL 33 OF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
1962 STL NL 34 C 70 61 514.0 379 354 24 1 4 .997 -2.0 -4.7 -2 6.62 5.40 .987 6.72 5.50 12 17 27 10 27%
1963 STL NL 35 C 27 22 182.2 138 125 11 2 0 .986 -1.0 -6.6 -1 6.70 5.04 .986 7.07 6.02 0 8 16 7 30%
10 Seasons C 457 319 2820.2 2166 1960 180 26 30 .988 -12.0 -5.1 -12 6.83 4.68 .987 6.35 5.22 37 95 150 74 33%
1 Season CF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1 Season OF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
11 Seasons TOT 458 319 2821.0 2166 1960 180 26 30 .988 -12.0 -5.1 -12 6.83 4.67 .975 6.35 5.21 37 95 150 74 33%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1959 NL--11--6th

Youngest s c a p y
1948 NL--born 1927-11-04--9th

                           

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1930), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1945 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

Before 1947 Season: Sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Boston Braves in an unknown transaction.

Before 1948 Season: Sent from the Boston Braves to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

November 30, 1953: Selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Chicago Cubs.

April 16, 1956: Purchased by Toronto (International) from the Chicago White Sox.

October 15, 1956: Traded by Toronto (International) to the Milwaukee Braves for Jack Daniels and cash and 2 players.

June 13, 1958: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for Joe Lonnett.

December 4, 1959: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Smith and Bobby Gene Smith.

December 6, 1963: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

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