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Bill Swift Bill Swift

Full name: William Vincent Swift Born: January 10, 1908, Elmira, New York Died February 23, 1969, Bartow, Florida Buried at Oakhill Burial Park, Lakeland, Florida First Game: April 12, 1932; Final Game: September 29, 1943 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1.5" Weight: 192 Bill Swift Collectibles! Bill Swift Memorabilia! Bill Swift Cards! Bill Swift Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week!

Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1932 PIT N                39    78    4   15   1   0   0    6    1   15   0   3        0      .192  .203  .205   0.0 1932 PIT N
1933 PIT N                37    82   10   20   4   0   0    4    0   14   1   0   3    0      .244  .253  .293   0.0 1933 PIT N
1934 PIT N                37    84    3   18   3   3   0    8    1   23   0   1   5    0      .214  .224  .321   0.0 1934 PIT N
1935 PIT N                39    78   11   19   5   0   0   11    3    8   0   1   5    0      .244  .272  .308   0.0 1935 PIT N
1936 PIT N                45   105    6   31  10   0   2   15    2   16   1   1   1    0      .295  .315  .448   0.0 1936 PIT N
1937 PIT N                36    54    0    9   1   0   0    2    3   15   0   2   2    0      .167  .211  .185   0.0 1937 PIT N
1938 PIT N                36    50    3   10   3   0   1    6    2   10   0   2   1    0      .200  .231  .320   0.0 1938 PIT N
1939 PIT N                36    42    6   10   0   0   0    2    4    9   0   2   3    0      .238  .304  .238   0.0 1939 PIT N
1940 BOS N                 4     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0      .000  .000  .000   0.0 1940 BOS N
1941 BRO N                 9     5    0    1   0   0   0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0      .200  .200  .200   0.0 1941 BRO N
1943 CHI A                18    10    0    1   0   0   0    0    3    3   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .308  .100   0.0 1943 CHI A
Total NL                 318   581   43  133  27   3   3   54   16  110   2  12  20i   0      .229  .252  .301   0.0 Total NL        
Total AL                  18    10    0    1   0   0   0    0    3    3   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .308  .100   0.0 Total AL        
Total                    336   591   43  134  27   3   3   54   19  113   2  12  20i   0   0i .227  .253  .298   0.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

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Pitching RecordPitching Record

Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  SH  WP HPB  BK   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
1932 PIT N                39  23  11   0  14   4  214.1  205   865  15   97   86   26   64   9   1   2   0  14  10   3.61   0.6 1932 PIT N
1933 PIT N                37  29  13   2   6   0  218.1  214   910  11   96   76   36   64  18   1   4   0  14  10   3.13   0.6 1933 PIT N
1934 PIT N                37  25  13   1   7   0  212.2  244   923  15  107   94   46   81  10   1   8   0  11  13   3.98   0.4 1934 PIT N
1935 PIT N                39  22  11   3  16   1  203.2  193   830   6   76   61   37   74  11   0   1   1  15   8   2.70   3.3 1935 PIT N
1936 PIT N                45  31  17   0  13   2  262.1  275  1123  18  132  117   63   92  18   3   5   0  16  16   4.01   1.1 1936 PIT N
1937 PIT N                36  17   9   0  12   3  164    160   676  14   79   72   34   84  13   3   3   0   9  10   3.95  -0.1 1937 PIT N
1938 PIT N                36   9   2   0  20   4  150    155   633   9   65   54   40   77  16   0   4   0   7   5   3.24   0.8 1938 PIT N
1939 PIT N                36   8   2   1  18   4  129.2  150   559   6   60   56   28   56  16   0   3   0   5   7   3.89   0.1 1939 PIT N
1940 BOS N                 4   0   0   0   2   1    9.1   12    46   0    7    3    7    7   0   0   0   0   1   1   2.89  -0.2 1940 BOS N
1941 BRO N                 9   0   0   0   4   1   22     26    97   4    9    8    7    9   0   1   0   0   3   0   3.27   0.1 1941 BRO N
1943 CHI A                18   1   0   0   7   0   51.1   48   229   5   25   24   27   28   1   1   6   0   0   2   4.21  -0.3 1943 CHI A
Total NL                 318 164  78   7 112  20 1586.1 1634  6662  98  728  627  324  608 111  10  30   1  95  80   3.56   6.7 Total NL        
Total AL                  18   1   0   0   7   0   51.1   48   229   5   25   24   27   28   1   1   6   0   0   2   4.21  -0.3 Total AL        
Total                    336 165  78   7 119  20 1637.2 1682  6891 103  753  651  351  636 112  11  36   1  95  82   3.58   6.4 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  SH  WP HPB  BK   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team

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Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG
1932 PIT N         P   39     8   27    2    1  .946
1933 PIT N         P   37    11   39    2    1  .962
1934 PIT N         P   37     8   38    2    0  .958
1935 PIT N         P   39     4   23    0    2 1.000
1936 PIT N         P   45     4   36    2    3  .952
1937 PIT N         P   36     2   21    0    3 1.000
1938 PIT N         P   36     1   26    2    1  .931
1939 PIT N         P   36     2   14    0    0 1.000
1940 BOS N         P    4     0    2    0    0 1.000
1941 BRO N         P    9     0    3    0    0 1.000
1943 CHI A         P   18     1    2    1    0  .750
Total              P  336    41  231   11   11  .961
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG

TransactionsTransactions

Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with cash to Boston Bees in exchange for Danny
MacFayden (December 8, 1939).

Sold by Boston Bees to Chicago White Sox (May 15, 1940).

Selected by Brooklyn Dodgers from Chicago White Sox in the Rule 5 major league draft (October 1, 1940).

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