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Steve Swisher
Steven Eugene Swisher
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: August 9, 1951 in Parkersburg, WV
High School: South (Parkerburg, WV)
School: Ohio University
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
Signed June 20, 1973. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 14, 1974
Final Game: September 26, 1982
Relatives: Father of Nick Swisher
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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
1974 22 CHC NL 90 325 280 21 60 5 0 5 27 0 3 37 63 .214 .307 .286 .593 65 80 7 2 3 3 1 2
1975 23 CHC NL 93 298 254 20 54 16 2 1 22 1 0 30 57 .213 .301 .303 .605 66 77 15 4 6 4 7 2
1976 24 CHC NL 109 411 377 25 89 13 3 5 42 2 1 20 82 .236 .275 .326 .601 65 123 11 2 7 5 3 2 AS
1977 25 CHC NL 74 220 205 21 39 7 0 5 15 0 0 9 47 .190 .229 .298 .527 35 61 3 2 2 2 5 2
1978 26 STL NL 45 124 115 11 32 5 1 1 10 1 0 8 14 .278 .331 .365 .696 96 42 6 1 0 0 0 2
1979 27 STL NL 38 80 73 4 11 1 1 1 3 0 0 6 17 .151 .213 .233 .445 21 17 2 0 0 1 0 2
1980 28 STL NL 18 25 24 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .250 .280 .292 .572 58 7 2 0 0 0 0 /2
1981 29 SDP NL 16 30 28 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 .143 .200 .143 .343 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 2
1982 30 SDP NL 26 64 58 2 10 1 0 2 3 0 0 5 24 .172 .238 .293 .531 51 17 0 0 1 0 0 2
9 Seasons 509 1577 1414 108 305 49 7 20 124 4 4 118 322 .216 .279 .303 .581 59 428 47 11 19 15 16
162 Game Avg. 162 502 450 34 97 16 2 6 39 1 1 38 102 .216 .279 .303 .581 59 136 15 4 6 5 5
CHC (4 yrs) 366 1254 1116 87 242 41 5 16 106 3 4 96 249 .217 .282 .306 .587 60 341 36 10 18 14 16
STL (3 yrs) 101 229 212 17 49 7 2 2 15 1 0 15 38 .231 .284 .311 .595 65 66 10 1 0 1 0
SDP (2 yrs) 42 94 86 4 14 1 0 2 3 0 0 7 35 .163 .226 .244 .470 35 21 1 0 1 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
1974 CHC NL 22 C 90 85 757.1 550 493 50 7 8 .987 2.0 3.2 2 6.45 6.03 .985 6.12 5.37 6 24 49 25 34%
1975 CHC NL 23 C 93 86 701.1 472 426 36 10 5 .979 3.0 5.1 3 5.93 4.97 .985 6.03 5.24 7 9 47 21 31%
1976 CHC NL 24 C 107 106 918.1 634 574 49 11 6 .983 3.0 3.9 3 6.11 5.82 .986 5.96 5.16 8 23 62 36 37% AS
1977 CHC NL 25 C 72 54 506.1 374 327 38 9 3 .976 0.0 0.0 0 6.49 5.07 .985 6.49 5.54 1 17 47 26 36%
1978 STL NL 26 C 42 34 298.2 217 202 13 2 0 .991 -2.0 -8.0 -2 6.48 5.12 .985 6.17 5.11 2 13 32 11 26%
1979 STL NL 27 C 33 19 196.0 114 105 6 3 2 .974 0.0 0.0 0 5.10 3.36 .985 6.13 5.27 0 5 12 5 29%
1980 STL NL 28 C 8 4 39.2 23 21 1 1 0 .957 0.0 0.0 0 4.99 2.75 .983 6.10 5.22 0 1 5 2 29%
1981 SDP NL 29 C 10 6 56.2 35 33 1 1 0 .971 -1.0 -21.2 -1 5.40 3.40 .983 5.94 5.07 1 2 5 1 17%
1982 SDP NL 30 C 26 18 168.1 104 93 9 2 0 .981 -1.0 -7.1 -1 5.45 3.92 .985 6.29 5.52 1 3 19 5 21%
9 Seasons C 481 412 3642.2 2523 2274 203 46 24 .982 4.0 1.3 4 6.12 5.15 .985 6.12 5.29 26 97 278 132 32%
9 Seasons TOT 481 412 3642.2 2523 2274 203 46 24 .982 4.0 1.3 4 6.12 5.15 .967 6.12 5.29 26 97 278 132 32%

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1976

                                         

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1712), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1973.

December 11, 1973: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with a player to be named later, Ken Frailing and Steve Stone to the Chicago Cubs for Ron Santo. The Chicago White Sox sent Jim Kremmel (December 18, 1973) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

December 8, 1977: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Jerry Morales and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Hector Cruz and Dave Rader.

December 8, 1980: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Terry Kennedy, John Littlefield, Al Olmsted, Mike Phillips, Kim Seaman and John Urrea to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later, Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley and Gene Tenace. The San Diego Padres sent Bob Geren (December 10, 1980) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

November 10, 1982: Granted Free Agency.

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