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Sam Crawford League 4-1-2004 |
| Swede Swenson |  Left FieldRetired (1969, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .276 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .771 | Status | Retired (1969) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1337 | Age | 72 (OS 72) | Date of Birth | 03-27-1932 | |
| HR | 146 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 5 (1957) |
Majors Svc Time | 10 years (63 games) |
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| RBI | 655 | |||||
| SB | 103 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (100%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (99.0%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (60.6%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | League | Award |
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| 1959 | AL | Rookie of the Year |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1969-11-01 | Swede Swenson has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1969-04-15 | The Washington Klones have waived Swede Swenson. |
| 1969-04-01 | The Washington Klones have promoted Kip Scanlan to the major league team. The Washington Klones have promoted Jot Collins to the major league team. The Washington Klones have designated Swede Swenson for assignment. The Washington Klones have designated Chico Blomseth for assignment. |
| 1967-05-24 | Swede Swenson of the Washington Klones is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1959-03-01 | The Washington Klones have promoted Swede Swenson to the major league team. The Washington Klones have designated Alan Scales for assignment. |
| 1958-10-23 | The Washington Klones have sent Swede Swenson to the minors. |
| 1958-09-07 | The Washington Klones have promoted Swede Swenson to the major league team. The Washington Klones have sent Wille Mac Brown to the minors. |
| 1958-03-01 | The Washington Klones have sent Swede Swenson to the minors. The Washington Klones have sent Ed Castillo to the minors. |
| 1957-09-01 | The Washington Klones have promoted Swede Swenson to the major league team. |
| 1957-05-02 | The Washington Klones have promoted Joe Ayala to the major league team. The Washington Klones have sent Swede Swenson to the minors. |
| 1957-04-01 | The Washington Klones have renamed Gale Alexander to Swede Swenson. |
| 1957-04-01 | The Washington Klones have promoted Gale Alexander to the major league team. The Washington Klones have sent Bill Jeffcoat to the minors. |