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Evar Swanson
Ernest Evar Swanson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: October 15, 1902 in DeKalb, IL
High School: DeKalb Township (DeKalb Township, IL)
School: Knox College (and Lombard College) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1929
Final Game: September 30, 1934
Died: July 17, 1973 in Galesburg, IL
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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
1929 26 CIN NL 148 636 574 100 172 35 12 4 43 33 41 47 .300 .353 .423 .776 95 243 6 15 *O
1930 27 CIN NL 95 323 301 43 93 15 3 2 22 4 11 17 .309 .335 .399 .734 80 120 1 10 O
1932 29 CHW AL 14 61 52 9 16 3 1 0 8 3 1 8 3 .308 .400 .404 .804 114 21 0 1 O
1933 30 CHW AL 144 650 539 102 165 25 7 1 63 19 11 93 35 .306 .411 .384 .795 115 207 3 15 *O
1934 31 CHW AL 117 492 426 71 127 9 5 0 34 10 3 59 31 .298 .385 .343 .727 87 146 1 6 *O
5 Seasons 518 2162 1892 325 573 87 28 7 170 69 15 212 133 .303 .376 .390 .766 97 737 11 47
162 Game Avg. 162 676 592 102 179 27 9 2 53 22 66 42 .303 .376 .390 .766 97 230 3 15
CHW (3 yrs) 275 1203 1017 182 308 37 13 1 105 32 15 160 69 .303 .400 .368 .767 103 374 4 22
CIN (2 yrs) 243 959 875 143 265 50 15 6 65 37 52 64 .303 .347 .415 .762 90 363 7 25
AL (3 yrs) 275 1203 1017 182 308 37 13 1 105 32 15 160 69 .303 .400 .368 .767 103 374 4 22
NL (2 yrs) 243 959 875 143 265 50 15 6 65 37 52 64 .303 .347 .415 .762 90 363 7 25

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1929 CIN NL 26 OF 142 336 317 9 10 2 .970 2.30 .973 2.38 91-51-0
1930 CIN NL 27 OF 71 190 178 5 7 1 .963 2.58 .968 2.28 3-68-0
1932 CHW AL 29 OF 14 25 24 0 1 0 .960 1.71 .968 2.28 14-0-0
1933 CHW AL 30 OF 139 296 281 7 8 0 .973 2.07 .970 2.21 6-8-129
1934 CHW AL 31 OF 105 201 193 4 4 1 .980 1.88 .968 2.16 4-1-100
5 Seasons OF 471 1048 993 25 30 4 .971 2.16 .970 2.26 118-128-229
5 Seasons TOT 471 1048 993 25 30 4 .971 2.16 .942 2.26 118-128-229

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

On-Base% s c a p y
1933 AL--.411--6th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1933 AL--102--9th

Triples s c a p y
1929 NL--12--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1933 AL--93--5th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1929 NL--33--2nd
1933 AL--19--3rd

Singles s c a p y
1933 AL--132--7th

Times On Base s c a p y
1933 AL--261--5th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1929 NL--6--5th
1933 AL--3--6th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1933 AL--15--5th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1933 AL--11--4th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 10 (1373), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 20 (774), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (942), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Chick Fullis (965)
  2. Vin Campbell (963)
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  5. Doc Miller (951)
  6. Sam Dungan (948)
  7. Algie McBride (948)
  8. Kiddo Davis (947)
  9. Al Shaw (942)
  10. Bill Lamar (941)
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  1. Tommy O'Brien (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Stan Spence (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jesse Hill (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Harry Walker (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Harry Walker (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

September 11, 1932: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Chicago White Sox for players to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Jack Rothrock (November 2, 1932) and Carey Selph (November 2, 1932) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

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