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Ron Swoboda
Ronald Alan Swoboda (Rocky)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 205 lb.
School University of Maryland

Debut April 12, 1965
  vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 30, 1973
Born June 30, 1944 in Baltimore, MD

Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1963. (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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1965 21 NYM NL 135  399   52   91  15  3  19   50   2  3  33 102  .228  .291  .424  102  169   1   2   3   3  10
 1966 22 NYM NL 112  342   34   76   9  4   8   50   4  2  31  76  .222  .296  .342   80  117   2   1   4   5   9
 1967 23 NYM NL 134  449   47  126  17  3  13   53   3  1  41  96  .281  .340  .419  119  188   0   3   4   1   7
 1968 24 NYM NL 132  450   46  109  14  6  11   59   8  1  52 113  .242  .325  .373  110  168   1   1   1   4  14
 1969 25 NYM NL 109  327   38   77  10  2   9   52   1  1  43  90  .235  .326  .361   91  118   1   2   4   2  10
 1970 26 NYM NL 115  245   29   57   8  2   9   40   2  4  40  72  .233  .340  .392   96   96   1   2   0   1   7
 1971 27 TOT     93  213   24   55   6  4   2   26   0  1  38  51  .258  .381  .352  113   75   2   1   1   5   7
         MON NL  39   75    7   19   4  3   0    6   0  1  11  16  .253  .364  .387  113   29   1   0   0   2   3
         NYY AL  54  138   17   36   2  1   2   20   0  0  27  35  .261  .391  .333  113   46   1   1   1   3   4
 1972 28 NYY AL  63  113    9   28   8  0   1   12   0  1  17  29  .248  .341  .345  108   39   1   2   1   0   1
 1973 29 NYY AL  35   43    6    5   0  0   1    2   0  0   4  18  .116  .191  .186    8    8   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      928 2581  285  624  87 24  73  344  20 14 299 647  .242  .324  .379  101  978   9  14  18  21  65
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        451   50  109  15  4  13   60   3  2  52 113  .242  .324  .379  101  171   2   2   3   4  11
 Career High    135  450   52  126  17  6  19   59   8  4  52 113  .281  .381  .424  119  188   2   3   4   5  14
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1965 21 NYM NL  438  324   47   3.9    90| .228  .253| .291  .316| .424  .383| .715  .700| 102  .475   0.1   0.0  40%
 1966 22 NYM NL  381  280   34   3.3    94| .222  .261| .296  .319| .342  .393| .638  .713|  80  .386  -9.5  -1.0  66%
 1967 23 NYM NL  494  334   65   5.2    89| .281  .256| .340  .318| .419  .375| .759  .693| 119  .625  10.6   1.1  75%
 1968 24 NYM NL  508  358   55   4.2    81| .242  .252| .325  .310| .373  .355| .698  .666| 110  .568   5.8   0.6  88%
 1969 25 NYM NL  375  264   39   4.0    96| .235  .262| .326  .332| .361  .388| .687  .720|  91  .476  -3.6  -0.4  50%
 1970 26 NYM NL  289  202   33   4.4   103| .233  .267| .340  .340| .392  .408| .732  .748|  96  .474  -0.8  -0.1  33%
 1971 27 TOT     259  169   30   4.8    89| .258  .252| .381  .321| .352  .372| .733  .694| 113  .575   5.8   0.6   0%
         MON NL   89   61   10   4.4    92| .253  .260| .364  .326| .387  .380| .751  .706| 113  .537   1.6   0.2   0%
         NYY AL  170  108   20   5.0    87| .261  .248| .391  .319| .333  .368| .724  .687| 113  .596   4.2   0.4   0%
 1972 28 NYY AL  133   90   14   4.2    81| .248  .243| .341  .311| .345  .351| .686  .662| 108  .564   2.2   0.2   0%
 1973 29 NYY AL   47   38    2   1.4    91| .116  .256| .191  .324| .186  .376| .377  .701|   8  .113  -5.4  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      2924 2059  319   4.2    90| .242  .256| .324  .321| .379  .379| .703  .699| 101  .514   5.2   0.5  58%

* 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  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1965 21 NYM NL OF 112 188 9 11 2 .947 .975 1.76 1.75 2.02 2.00 104 875.7 LF 73 115 6 6 1 .953 .966 1.66 1.38 1.88 1.72 67 578.7 CF 26 52 1 3 0 .946 .981 2.04 2.01 2.64 2.31 23 181.0 RF 15 32 2 2 1 .944 .977 2.27 1.74 2.64 1.96 14 116.0 1966 22 NYM NL OF 97 145 7 2 0 .987 .974 1.57 1.78 1.72 2.03 88 794.3 LF 89 127 7 2 0 .985 .963 1.51 1.35 1.66 1.74 80 728.3 RF 9 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.78 1.68 2.18 1.96 8 66.0 1967 23 NYM NL RF 108 188 8 9 1 .956 .976 1.81 1.76 1.93 2.04 105 914.0 1B 20 143 17 4 7 .976 .991 8.00 8.82 10.07 9.96 17 143.0 1968 24 NYM NL OF 125 217 14 6 4 .975 .975 1.85 1.82 1.92 2.02 117 1084.3 RF 124 218 14 6 4 .975 .981 1.87 1.77 1.93 2.02 117 1081.7 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.40 3.33 1.67 0 2.7 1969 25 NYM NL OF 97 163 5 2 0 .988 .973 1.73 1.75 1.89 2.02 86 801.3 RF 78 127 4 1 0 .992 .975 1.68 1.59 1.84 1.87 70 639.7 LF 23 32 1 1 0 .971 .962 1.43 1.28 1.84 1.65 16 161.7 1970 26 NYM NL OF 100 117 3 2 1 .984 .976 1.20 1.78 1.82 2.07 58 592.3 RF 100 117 2 2 1 .983 .976 1.19 1.68 1.83 2.00 58 584.3 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.40 1.12 1.80 0 8.0 1971 27 TOT OF 73 119 5 4 0 .969 .981 1.70 1.95 2.20 2.23 58 508.3 TOT RF 42 67 2 2 0 .972 .980 1.64 1.70 2.10 2.05 36 296.3 TOT CF 18 29 2 1 0 .969 .984 1.72 2.30 2.49 2.64 13 112.0 TOT LF 17 23 1 1 0 .960 .976 1.41 1.56 2.16 1.90 9 100.0 MON NL OF 26 39 3 1 0 .977 .979 1.62 1.92 2.45 2.19 17 154.0 CF 17 28 2 1 0 .968 .984 1.76 2.30 2.60 2.64 12 104.0 LF 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 .971 1.00 1.53 2.09 1.86 3 43.0 RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 2.57 2.06 2 7.0 NYY AL OF 47 80 2 3 0 .965 .982 1.74 1.96 2.08 2.24 41 354.3 RF 40 65 2 2 0 .971 .980 1.68 1.70 2.08 2.05 34 289.3 LF 7 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 2.00 1.60 2.21 1.93 6 57.0 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.30 1.12 2.70 1 8.0 1972 28 NYY AL OF 35 56 2 1 1 .983 .983 1.66 1.91 2.21 2.22 26 236.0 RF 30 48 2 1 1 .980 .980 1.67 1.76 2.26 2.12 22 199.0 CF 5 12 1 0 0 1.000 .985 2.60 2.28 3.16 2.65 4 37.0 1B 2 5 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.50 8.05 12.16 9.73 0 3.7 1973 29 NYY AL OF 20 23 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.15 2.02 2.23 2.29 8 93.0 RF 12 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.17 1.73 2.17 2.09 6 58.0 CF 8 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.12 2.54 2.31 2.78 2 35.0 DH 4
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1967 23 NYM NL 1B 20 143 17 4 7 .976 .991 8.00 8.82 10.07 9.96 17 143.0 1972 28 NYY AL 1B 2 5 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.50 8.05 12.16 9.73 0 3.7 1965 21 NYM NL CF 26 52 1 3 0 .946 .981 2.04 2.01 2.64 2.31 23 181.0 1971 27 TOT CF 18 29 2 1 0 .969 .984 1.72 2.30 2.49 2.64 13 112.0 MON NL CF 17 28 2 1 0 .968 .984 1.76 2.30 2.60 2.64 12 104.0 NYY AL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.30 1.12 2.70 1 8.0 1972 28 NYY AL CF 5 12 1 0 0 1.000 .985 2.60 2.28 3.16 2.65 4 37.0 1973 29 NYY AL CF 8 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.12 2.54 2.31 2.78 2 35.0 1973 29 NYY AL DH 4 1965 21 NYM NL LF 73 115 6 6 1 .953 .966 1.66 1.38 1.88 1.72 67 578.7 1966 22 NYM NL LF 89 127 7 2 0 .985 .963 1.51 1.35 1.66 1.74 80 728.3 1968 24 NYM NL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.40 3.33 1.67 0 2.7 1969 25 NYM NL LF 23 32 1 1 0 .971 .962 1.43 1.28 1.84 1.65 16 161.7 1970 26 NYM NL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.40 1.12 1.80 0 8.0 1971 27 TOT LF 17 23 1 1 0 .960 .976 1.41 1.56 2.16 1.90 9 100.0 MON NL LF 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 .971 1.00 1.53 2.09 1.86 3 43.0 NYY AL LF 7 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 2.00 1.60 2.21 1.93 6 57.0 1965 21 NYM NL OF 112 188 9 11 2 .947 .975 1.76 1.75 2.02 2.00 104 875.7 1966 22 NYM NL OF 97 145 7 2 0 .987 .974 1.57 1.78 1.72 2.03 88 794.3 1967 23 NYM NL OF 108 190 8 9 0 .957 .976 1.83 1.81 1.95 2.03 105 914.0 1968 24 NYM NL OF 125 217 14 6 4 .975 .975 1.85 1.82 1.92 2.02 117 1084.3 1969 25 NYM NL OF 97 163 5 2 0 .988 .973 1.73 1.75 1.89 2.02 86 801.3 1970 26 NYM NL OF 100 117 3 2 1 .984 .976 1.20 1.78 1.82 2.07 58 592.3 1971 27 TOT OF 73 119 5 4 0 .969 .981 1.70 1.95 2.20 2.23 58 508.3 MON NL OF 26 39 3 1 0 .977 .979 1.62 1.92 2.45 2.19 17 154.0 NYY AL OF 47 80 2 3 0 .965 .982 1.74 1.96 2.08 2.24 41 354.3 1972 28 NYY AL OF 35 56 2 1 1 .983 .983 1.66 1.91 2.21 2.22 26 236.0 1973 29 NYY AL OF 20 23 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.15 2.02 2.23 2.29 8 93.0 1965 21 NYM NL RF 15 32 2 2 1 .944 .977 2.27 1.74 2.64 1.96 14 116.0 1966 22 NYM NL RF 9 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.78 1.68 2.18 1.96 8 66.0 1967 23 NYM NL RF 108 188 8 9 1 .956 .976 1.81 1.76 1.93 2.04 105 914.0 1968 24 NYM NL RF 124 218 14 6 4 .975 .981 1.87 1.77 1.93 2.02 117 1081.7 1969 25 NYM NL RF 78 127 4 1 0 .992 .975 1.68 1.59 1.84 1.87 70 639.7 1970 26 NYM NL RF 100 117 2 2 1 .983 .976 1.19 1.68 1.83 2.00 58 584.3 1971 27 TOT RF 42 67 2 2 0 .972 .980 1.64 1.70 2.10 2.05 36 296.3 MON NL RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 2.57 2.06 2 7.0 NYY AL RF 40 65 2 2 0 .971 .980 1.68 1.70 2.08 2.05 34 289.3 1972 28 NYY AL RF 30 48 2 1 1 .980 .980 1.67 1.76 2.26 2.12 22 199.0 1973 29 NYY AL RF 12 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.17 1.73 2.17 2.09 6 58.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 767 1218 53 37 8 .972 .976 1.66 1.81 1.94 2.05 650 5899.3 204 57 518# RF* 518 827 34 23 8 .974 .978 1.66 1.71 1.96 2.00 436 3955.0 LF* 204 299 15 10 1 .969 .965 1.54 1.37 1.79 1.73 172 1579.3 CF* 57 102 4 4 0 .964 .982 1.86 2.20 2.61 2.49 42 365.0 1B* 22 148 17 4 8 .976 .991 7.50 8.75 10.12 9.96 17 146.7 DH 4 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 789 1366 70 41 16 .972 .977 1.82 2.00 2.14 2.25 667 6046
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1969   WS    NYM BAL     W   4  15   1   6  1  0  0   1   1   3  .400  .438  .467   0  1   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.

Triples
1968 NL-6-8

Strikeouts
1968 NL-113-6

Gray Ink: Batting - 1 (2303) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 6.0 (2286) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

September 5, 1963: Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent.

March 31, 1971: Traded by the New York Mets with Rich Hacker to the Montreal Expos for Don Hahn.

June 25, 1971: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Yankees for Ron Woods.

December 11, 1973: Released by the New York Yankees.

January 3, 1974: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

March 25, 1974: Released by the Atlanta Braves.


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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