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Kirby Puckett League
10-13-2078
"Switch" Swanson First Base
Retired (1978, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .234 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .634 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 645 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 08-25-1943
HR 37 Drafted Round 5, Pick 68
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(79 games)
RBI 256
SB 50
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt C  Control C+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF F  (1.2%) Arm B  WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF F  (0.7%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1966 BAL
28
90
5
24
4
0
1
11
8
 18 0 0
0
 0 4
.671
.327
.344
.078
.267
1967 BAL-CLE
111
394
29
90
16
0
4
35
34
 67 2 4
10
 5 16
.590
.290
.299
.071
.228
1968 CLE
138
407
36
95
12
2
4
38
40
 72 4 2
9
 7 16
.609
.307
.302
.069
.233
1969 CLE
150
473
51
109
20
1
10
47
59
 74 4 2
3
 7 21
.660
.320
.340
.110
.230
1970 CLE
149
341
38
75
15
1
2
32
45
 45 3 2
4
 2 5
.602
.315
.287
.067
.220
1971 CLE
107
225
21
46
9
2
0
17
25
 39 0 0
2
 1 8
.546
.284
.262
.058
.204
1973 CHA
46
70
6
8
2
0
0
2
3
 15 0 0
0
 0 1
.294
.151
.143
.029
.114
1974 CHA
80
122
17
30
6
0
4
14
15
 21 0 2
4
 1 1
.717
.324
.393
.148
.246
1975 CHA
84
248
24
53
9
1
4
21
25
 48 2 1
4
 3 5
.596
.290
.306
.093
.214
1976 CHA
96
270
49
88
15
2
8
30
27
 29 1 2
9
 2 6
.872
.387
.485
.159
.326
1977 CHA
34
53
9
12
3
0
0
6
4
 7 1 0
5
 0 0
.576
.293
.283
.057
.226
1978 CHA
32
64
9
15
3
2
0
3
10
 8 0 0
0
 0 1
.682
.338
.344
.109
.234
Total
1055
2757
294
645
114
11
37
256
295
 443 17 15
50
 28 84
.634
.310
.324
.090
.234
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01"Switch" Swanson has retired from the Chicago Madisons
1973-06-10The Chicago Madisons have promoted "Switch" Swanson to the major league team.
1972-04-05The Chicago Madisons have acquired "Switch" Swanson from the waiver wire.
1972-04-01The Cleveland Classics have waived "Switch" Swanson.
1971-09-18The Cleveland Classics have promoted Harry "2" Way to the major league team. The Cleveland Classics have sent "Switch" Swanson to the minors.
1971-08-16The Cleveland Classics have promoted "Switch" Swanson to the major league team. The Cleveland Classics have sent Tony Duliba to the minors.
1971-08-12The Cleveland Classics have promoted Tony Duliba to the major league team. The Cleveland Classics have sent "Switch" Swanson to the minors.
1971-05-27The Cleveland Classics have promoted "Switch" Swanson to the major league team. The Cleveland Classics have sent Tony Duliba to the minors.
1971-05-14The Cleveland Classics have promoted Scott Mac Gregor to the major league team. The Cleveland Classics have sent "Switch" Swanson to the minors.
1971-04-01The Cleveland Classics have promoted "Switch" Swanson to the major league team. The Cleveland Classics have sent Harry "2" Way to the minors.
1970-10-23The Cleveland Classics have promoted Angel Arntzen to the major league team. The Cleveland Classics have sent "Switch" Swanson to the minors.
1970-09-08The Cleveland Classics have promoted "Switch" Swanson to the major league team. The Cleveland Classics have promoted Don Rosenthal to the major league team. The Cleveland Classics have sent Scott Mac Gregor to the minors.
1970-09-08The Cleveland Classics have promoted Tony Duliba to the major league team. The Cleveland Classics have sent "Switch" Swanson to the minors.
1968-06-14The Cleveland Classics have promoted "Switch" Swanson to the major league team. The Cleveland Classics have sent Chet Brusstar to the minors.
1968-06-07The Cleveland Classics have promoted "Lightening" Lou Little to the major league team. The Cleveland Classics have promoted Greg Rabe to the major league team. The Cleveland Classics have promoted Evelio Chen to the major league team. The Cleveland Classics have sent Pat Lavagetto to the minors. The Cleveland Classics have sent George Traber to the minors. The Cleveland Classics have sent "Switch" Swanson to the minors.
1967-06-21The Cleveland Classics have promoted "Switch" Swanson to the major league team. The Cleveland Classics have sent Chet Brusstar to the minors.
1967-06-17The Cleveland Classics have promoted Chet Brusstar to the major league team. The Cleveland Classics have sent "Switch" Swanson to the minors.
1967-05-01The Cleveland Classics have promoted "Switch" Swanson to the major league team. The Cleveland Classics have sent "Longshot" Johnson to the minors.
1967-04-29The Cleveland Classics have renamed "Boat" Butler to "Switch" Swanson.
1967-04-29The Cleveland Classics have renamed Bobby Simon to "Boat" Butler.
1967-04-29A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Classics and the Baltimore Barons. The Baltimore Barons receive Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (CLE) from the Cleveland Classics in exchange for Bobby Simon.
1967-04-26The Baltimore Barons have promoted John Corbett to the major league team. The Baltimore Barons have promoted Mike Gibson to the major league team. The Baltimore Barons have sent Evar Leopold to the minors. The Baltimore Barons have sent Bobby Simon to the minors.
1967-04-25The Baltimore Barons have promoted Bobby Simon to the major league team. The Baltimore Barons have sent John Corbett to the minors.
1966-09-09The Baltimore Barons have promoted Jeff Carbo to the major league team. The Baltimore Barons have sent Bobby Simon to the minors.
1966-08-29The Baltimore Barons have promoted Bill Warthen to the major league team. The Baltimore Barons have promoted Bobby Simon to the major league team. The Baltimore Barons have designated Mike Goulish for assignment. The Baltimore Barons have designated Einar Tovar for assignment.
1966-08-28The Baltimore Barons have promoted Mike Goulish to the major league team. The Baltimore Barons have sent Bobby Simon to the minors.
1966-07-29The Baltimore Barons have promoted Lou Reed to the major league team. The Baltimore Barons have promoted Einar Tovar to the major league team. The Baltimore Barons have promoted Bobby Simon to the major league team. The Baltimore Barons have promoted Steve Halliday to the major league team. The Baltimore Barons have designated Mike Goulish for assignment. The Baltimore Barons have designated Luis Nelson for assignment. The Baltimore Barons have sent John Bodie to the minors. The Baltimore Barons have sent Patsy Adamson to the minors.
1966-07-02The Baltimore Barons have promoted Eddie Horlen to the major league team. The Baltimore Barons have sent Bobby Simon to the minors.
1966-06-26The Baltimore Barons have promoted Bobby Simon to the major league team. The Baltimore Barons have sent Stan Banister to the minors.
1966-06-01The Baltimore Barons have acquired Bobby Simon from the waiver wire.
1966-05-25The Baltimore Barons have waived Bobby Simon.