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Carl Sawatski
Carl Ernest Sawatski (Swats, Swisher, or Swish)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 210 lb.

Debut September 29, 1948
Final Game September 29, 1963
Born November 4, 1927 in Shickshinny, PA
Died November 24, 1991 in Little Rock, AR

Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 20 CHC NL   2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1950 22 CHC NL  38  103    4   18   1  0   1    7   0     11  19  .175  .254  .214   25   22   0           0   2
 1953 25 CHC NL  43   59    5   13   3  0   1    5   0  0   7   7  .220  .303  .322   62   19   0           0   2
 1954 26 CHW AL  43  109    6   20   3  3   1   12   0  0  15  20  .183  .276  .294   55   32   0   3       0   3
 1957 29 MLN NL  58  105   13   25   4  0   6   17   0  0  10  15  .238  .316  .448  109   47   1   0   2   2   2
 1958 30 TOT NL  70  193   13   43   4  1   5   13   0  0  18  47  .223  .296  .332   68   64   0   2   4   3   4
         MLN NL  10   10    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   5  .100  .231  .100   -5    1   0   1   0   0   1
         PHI NL  60  183   12   42   4  1   5   12   0  0  16  42  .230  .300  .344   71   63   0   1   4   3   3
 1959 31 PHI NL  74  198   15   58  10  0   9   43   0  0  32  36  .293  .392  .480  131   95   1   1  11   1   5
 1960 32 STL NL  78  179   16   41   4  0   6   27   0  0  22  24  .229  .310  .352   76   63   0   2   2   0   6
 1961 33 STL NL  86  174   23   52   8  0  10   33   0  0  25  17  .299  .385  .517  128   90   0   1   7   0   4
 1962 34 STL NL  85  222   26   56   9  1  13   42   0  0  36  38  .252  .351  .477  111  106   0   4   5   0   3
 1963 35 STL NL  56  105   12   25   0  0   6   14   2  0  15  28  .238  .333  .410  105   43   0   0   7   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     633 1449  133  351  46  5  58  213   2  0 191 251  .242  .330  .401   93  581   2  13  38   6  31
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        371   34   90  12  1  15   55   1  0  49  64  .242  .330  .401   93  149   1   3  10   2   8
 Career High     86  222   26   58  10  3  13   43   2  0  36  47  .252  .351  .477  111  106   1   4  11   3   6
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1948 20 CHC NL    2    2    0   0.0    98| .000  .264| .000  .338| .000  .391| .000  .728|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1     
 1950 22 CHC NL  114   87    6   1.8   107| .175  .268| .254  .345| .214  .416| .468  .761|  25  .151 -11.4  -1.1     
 1953 25 CHC NL   66   48    6   3.3   112| .220  .277| .303  .348| .322  .431| .625  .779|  62  .334  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1954 26 CHW AL  127   95    9   2.5   101| .183  .269| .276  .345| .294  .393| .570  .738|  55  .280  -7.1  -0.7   0%
 1957 29 MLN NL  118   83   15   4.9    97| .238  .260| .316  .322| .448  .403| .764  .725| 109  .526   1.3   0.1   0%
 1958 30 TOT NL  216  156   19   3.3   105| .223  .268| .296  .336| .332  .419| .628  .754|  68  .343  -9.1  -0.9   0%
         MLN NL   13   11    0   0.0    99| .100  .260| .231  .326| .100  .406| .331  .732|  -5  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
         PHI NL  203  145   19   3.5   105| .230  .269| .300  .336| .344  .419| .644  .756|  71  .374  -7.8  -0.8   0%
 1959 31 PHI NL  233  147   38   6.9   106| .293  .271| .392  .337| .480  .420| .872  .757| 131  .676   9.9   1.0   0%
 1960 32 STL NL  203  146   19   3.5   106| .229  .272| .310  .339| .352  .418| .662  .757|  76  .401  -6.2  -0.6   0%
 1961 33 STL NL  200  127   35   7.4   114| .299  .282| .385  .350| .517  .438| .902  .788| 128  .698   7.6   0.7   0%
 1962 34 STL NL  262  173   39   6.0   112| .252  .283| .351  .351| .477  .429| .828  .780| 111  .625   4.0   0.4   0%
 1963 35 STL NL  120   80   15   5.0    97| .238  .265| .333  .328| .410  .396| .743  .724| 105  .615   0.6   0.1 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     1661 1144  201   4.7   106| .242  .272| .330  .341| .401  .418| .731  .759|  93  .518 -14.3  -1.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1950 22 CHC NL C 32 100 19 2 6 .983 .982 3.72 4.53 3 1953 25 CHC NL C 15 45 5 3 0 .943 .984 3.33 4.66 0 1954 26 CHW AL C 33 133 14 2 4 .987 .986 4.45 4.76 0 1957 29 MLN NL C 28 121 20 2 2 .986 .988 5.04 4.99 6.69 5.98 19 189.7 1 8 7 8 1958 30 TOT NL C 56 279 20 4 2 .987 .988 5.34 5.19 6.02 6.06 48 447.0 6 14 20 10 MLN NL C 3 8 3 0 0 1.000 .991 3.67 5.20 8.25 6.07 1 12.0 1 1 1 1 PHI NL C 53 271 17 4 2 .986 .988 5.43 5.19 5.96 6.06 47 435.0 5 13 19 9 1959 31 PHI NL C 69 306 23 7 4 .979 .989 4.77 5.24 5.94 6.34 61 498.7 4 17 31 10 1960 32 STL NL C 67 279 25 2 5 .993 .986 4.54 5.41 7.05 6.58 42 388.3 5 15 14 11 1961 33 STL NL C 60 218 19 1 3 .996 .985 3.95 5.17 5.98 6.39 39 356.7 6 9 28 8 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1962 34 STL NL C 70 354 24 1 4 .997 .987 5.40 5.50 6.62 6.72 61 514.0 12 17 27 10 1963 35 STL NL C 27 125 11 2 0 .986 .986 5.04 6.02 6.70 7.07 22 182.7 0 8 16 7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1950 22 CHC NL C 32 100 19 2 6 .983 .982 3.72 4.53 3 1953 25 CHC NL C 15 45 5 3 0 .943 .984 3.33 4.66 0 1954 26 CHW AL C 33 133 14 2 4 .987 .986 4.45 4.76 0 1957 29 MLN NL C 28 121 20 2 2 .986 .988 5.04 4.99 6.69 5.98 19 189.7 1 8 7 8 1958 30 TOT NL C 56 279 20 4 2 .987 .988 5.34 5.19 6.02 6.06 48 447.0 6 14 20 10 MLN NL C 3 8 3 0 0 1.000 .991 3.67 5.20 8.25 6.07 1 12.0 1 1 1 1 PHI NL C 53 271 17 4 2 .986 .988 5.43 5.19 5.96 6.06 47 435.0 5 13 19 9 1959 31 PHI NL C 69 306 23 7 4 .979 .989 4.77 5.24 5.94 6.34 61 498.7 4 17 31 10 1960 32 STL NL C 67 279 25 2 5 .993 .986 4.54 5.41 7.05 6.58 42 388.3 5 15 14 11 1961 33 STL NL C 60 218 19 1 3 .996 .985 3.95 5.17 5.98 6.39 39 356.7 6 9 28 8 1962 34 STL NL C 70 354 24 1 4 .997 .987 5.40 5.50 6.62 6.72 61 514.0 12 17 27 10 1963 35 STL NL C 27 125 11 2 0 .986 .986 5.04 6.02 6.70 7.07 22 182.7 0 8 16 7 1961 33 STL NL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1961 33 STL NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 3.00 0 0.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 457 1960 180 26 30 .988 .987 4.68 5.22 292 2577.0 37 88 143 64 CF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0 0.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 458 1960 180 26 30 .988 .987 4.67 5.21
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1957   WS    MLN NYY     W   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Intentional Walks
1959 NL-11-6

Youngest Player
1948 NL-20-9

HOF Standards: Batting - 8.0 (1913) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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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 the Toronto (International) from the Chicago White Sox.

October 15, 1956: Traded by the 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 Bobby Gene Smith and Bill Smith.

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


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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