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Bob Swift
Robert Virgil Swift

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

MLB Debut April 16, 1940
Final Game September 27, 1953
Born March 6, 1915 in Salina, KS
Died October 17, 1966 (age 51)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1940 25 CHN NL   95  201   20   51   9   1   0   17   0   1   10   24  .254  .296  .308  .604    87    62   2   0   1   2   4  
 1941 26 CHN NL   63  210   11   47   7   0   0   20   1   1   24   10  .224  .301  .257  .558    78    54   2   2   4   0   5  
 1942 27 NYN NL   50  188   11   36   4   0   0   12   1   1   10   25  .191  .233  .213  .445    67    40   2   3   0   1   7  
 1943 28 PIN NL   86  220   22   46   7   1   0   20   0   1   35   18  .209  .318  .250  .568    85    55   4   4   0   2   6  
 1944 29 DEA AL   73  236   18   46   7   0   0   21   0   4   26   27  .195  .272  .225  .496    69    53   1   3   1   0   5  
 1945 30 DEA AL   30   83    6   16   1   0   0    5   0   1    4    6  .193  .225  .205  .430    62    17   1   2   1   0   3  
 1946 31 DEA AL   74   93    9   20   0   0   1    4   0   0   10   11  .215  .295  .247  .543    76    23   0   1   0   1   3  
 1947 32 DEA AL   91  309   29   89  15   1   0   35   1   1   19   23  .288  .329  .343  .672    90   106   2   2   1   1  11  
 1948 33 DEA AL  107  274   33   53   5   0   6   28   1   0   45   31  .193  .305  .277  .583    79    76   7   2   0   0   9  
 1949 34 DEA AL   55  162   19   36   2   0   4   21   0   1   22   17  .222  .312  .309  .620    84    50   1   2   0   0   4  
 1950 35 DEA AL   70  144   11   37   7   0   2   19   0   0   31    6  .257  .389  .347  .736    98    50   2   0   0   0   7  
 1951 36 DEA AL   55  179   14   53   7   0   0   17   3   0   17   17  .296  .355  .335  .691    93    60   2   1   0   0   8  
 1952 37 DEA AL   20   58    3    7   2   0   0    5   0   0    6   10  .121  .203  .155  .358    50     9   0   0   0   0   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons      869 2357  206  537  73   3  13  224   7  11  259  225  .228  .304  .278  .581         655  26  22   8   7  73
 Per 600 PA           529   46  121  16   1   3   50   2   2   58   51                                 147   6   5   2   2  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With DEA      575 1538  142  357  46   1  13  155   5   7  180  148  .232  .311  .289  .600         444  16  13   3   2  51
   With CHN      158  411   31   98  16   1   0   37   1   2   34   34  .238  .298  .282  .581         116   4   2   5   2   9
   With PIN       86  220   22   46   7   1   0   20   0   1   35   18  .209  .318  .250  .568          55   4   4   0   2   6
   With NY2       50  188   11   36   4   0   0   12   1   1   10   25  .191  .233  .213  .445          40   2   3   0   1   7
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1001 2750  212  635  86   3  14  238  10   6  324  233  .231  .313  .280  .592         769  59           3  79
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1940 25 CHN NL  49   17   3.1  23  11   0  .478   2   21   15  .714   10    4  .714  C    3(-1)e5    10   
 1941 26 CHN NL  23   16   2.6   2   0   0  .000   4   36   25  .694   22   10  .688  C    3(+1)e4   -86   
 1942 27 NYN NL  43    8   1.4   3   1   0  .333   8   25   21  .840   13   11  .542  C    3(-1)e8   -76   
 1943 28 PIN NL  18   19   2.8   0   0   0  .000   5   34   30  .882   15   16  .484  C    3(-1)e8    30   
 1944 29 DEA AL  22   14   1.9   3   0   0  .000   6   33   28  .848   33   10  .767  C    3(-1)e9  -154   
 1945 30 DEA AL  26    3   1.3   3   1   0  .333   1    2    1  .500   12    5  .706  C    3(-1)35  -120   
 1946 31 DEA AL  35    7   2.5   1   1   0 1.000   6   12    8  .667    3    5  .375  C    3(-1)e7   -88   
 1947 32 DEA AL  31   33   3.8   0   0   0  .000   4   32   25  .781   17   15  .531  C    3(-1)e6    41   
 1948 33 DEA AL  39   25   2.8   3   0   0  .000   4   44   33  .750   10    3  .769  C    3(-2)e1   -40   
 1949 34 DEA AL  70   16   3.3   3   0   0  .000   2   14   12  .857    7    8  .467  C    3(-1)e5   -11   
 1950 35 DEA AL  68   20   4.7   9   2   0  .222   0   17   14  .824    0    2  .000  C    3(-1)e1    82   
 1951 36 DEA AL  26   21   4.1   0   0   0  .000   5   33   28  .848    9    4  .692  C    3(-1)e7   222   
 1952 37 DEA AL  13    1   1.0   0   0   0  .000   3    7    4  .571   10    3  .769  C    3(-1)e8   -39   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 13 Seasons          206   2.9  50  16   0  .320  50  310  244  .787  161   96  .626                 -11   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1940 25 CHN NL  C     65   271    11    2    1   .993    43   431.1   5.88
 1941 26 CHN NL  C     62   236    23    4    1   .985    56   504.2   4.62
 1942 27 NYN NL  C     48   229    20    8    3   .969    47   444.1   5.04
 1943 28 PIN NL  C     86   273    29    5    3   .984    71   630.2   4.31
 1944 29 DEA AL  C     71   341    20    6    2   .984    61   549.1   5.91
 1945 30 DEA AL  C     29   125     6    1    0   .992    22   195.1   6.04
 1946 31 DEA AL  C     73   208    10    6    2   .973    25   285.1   6.88
 1947 32 DEA AL  C     91   491    29    4    4   .992    84   695.1   6.73
 1948 33 DEA AL  C    107   440    23    4    2   .991    83   751.0   5.55
 1949 34 DEA AL  C     55   262    13    2    0   .993    46   404.1   6.12
 1950 35 DEA AL  C     58   174    14    0    3  1.000    40   380.2   4.44
 1951 36 DEA AL  C     55   262    22    5    5   .983    49   438.0   5.84
 1952 37 DEA AL  C     20    97     6    3    0   .972    17   158.0   5.87
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    820  3409   226   50   26   .986   644  5868.1   5.57
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1946 WS    DEA BRN   W    2   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1940  CHN   84-70   Billy Vanson
 1941  CHN   69-85   Billy Vanson
 1942  NYN   89-65   Rick Field
 1943  PIN   71-83   Tom Edwards
 1944  DEA   79-75   Thomas Treece
 1945  DEA   94-60   Thomas Treece
 1946  DEA  104-51   Thomas Treece
 1947  DEA   77-77   Thomas Treece
 1948  DEA   78-76   Thomas Treece
 1949  DEA   83-71   Thomas Treece
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