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Barry Zito League
8-29-2102
Matt Swanson Relief Pitcher
Retired (1985, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.94 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 11-25 Status Deceased (2024) Option Years 0  
SV 32 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 10-12-1950
K 202 Drafted Round 2, Pick 21
(1974)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(18 games)
IP 301.2
WHIP 1.55 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1985
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C-   Ldrship F 
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L C  Velocity C    Mentor Val C+
Speed C- Bunt D+ Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year H/A W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1974 Away 1 7 34 4 0 0 6 1 48.1 81 47 47 1 20 28 2.09 8.75
1974 Home 1 7 31 2 0 0 5 2 45.1 62 35 32 0 17 24 1.74 6.35
1980 Away 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 10 9 5 0 2 5 2.40 9.00
1980 Home 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 6 3 3 0 2 4 1.20 4.05
1981 Away 2 3 25 0 0 0 2 0 23.0 25 17 13 0 8 14 1.43 5.09
1981 Home 0 0 24 0 0 0 6 1 26.2 33 15 15 1 5 16 1.43 5.06
1982 Away 0 1 9 1 0 0 1 0 16.1 17 10 10 0 5 18 1.35 5.51
1982 Home 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 20.1 21 16 15 2 6 14 1.33 6.64
1983 Away 3 2 25 1 0 0 3 2 32.1 31 15 15 0 9 21 1.24 4.18
1983 Home 2 0 27 0 0 0 4 0 34.2 26 12 12 0 15 26 1.18 3.12
1984 Away 0 2 21 0 0 0 3 3 17.0 33 17 17 0 3 11 2.12 9.00
1984 Home 1 2 21 0 0 0 2 0 26.0 28 15 15 0 3 21 1.19 5.19
2102 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2102 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Away 6 15 119 6 0 0 15 6 142.0 197 115 107 1 47 97 1.72 6.78
Total Home 5 10 121 3 0 0 17 3 159.2 176 96 92 3 48 105 1.40 5.19
Total
11
 25
240
9
0
0
32
 9
301.2
 373 211 199 4 95
202
1.55
5.94
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Matt Swanson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1984-08-10The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Matt Swanson to the major league team.
1984-07-06The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Mike McCarren to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have designated Matt Swanson for assignment.
1981-03-31The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Charlie Sipek to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Matt Swanson to the major league team.
1980-07-27The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Tyson Ferrer to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have designated Matt Swanson for assignment.
1980-06-08The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Matt Swanson to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have designated Cecil Olander for assignment.
1980-03-30Matt Swanson has signed with the Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches for $0.5M per year for 5 years.
1975-03-31The St. Louis Writers have waived Matt Swanson.
1974-03-28The St. Louis Writers have promoted Matt Swanson to the major league team.