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Lou Whitaker League
4-1-2080
Swat Nordyke Third Base
Retired (1968, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .298 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .867 Status Deceased (1997) Option Years 0  
H 1148 Age at Death 64 Date of Birth 08-07-1933
HR 173 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1958)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(116 games)
RBI 671
SB 41
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt B- Control D+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 4
1B C- (33.6%) LF C+ (44.1%) Arm A- WS Appearances 7
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 9
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* 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
1958 PHI
135
519
83
148
31
5
22
90
52
 98 6 1
18
 10 7
.848
.356
.491
.206
.285
1959 PHI-WAS
133
508
75
142
22
8
21
81
57
 110 3 0
3
 5 6
.834
.356
.478
.199
.280
1960 WAS
112
442
76
121
24
5
20
73
42
 77 2 1
2
 0 5
.825
.339
.486
.213
.274
1961 WAS
120
425
87
133
23
4
18
87
43
 60 1 6
1
 1 4
.886
.373
.513
.200
.313
1962 WAS
90
254
39
75
9
3
11
54
30
 41 1 1
1
 1 2
.855
.371
.484
.189
.295
1963 WAS
124
431
67
127
23
5
22
78
46
 83 0 1
0
 0 4
.886
.362
.524
.230
.295
1964 WAS
107
198
24
54
9
1
8
26
12
 30 0 1
0
 0 3
.762
.313
.449
.177
.273
1965 WAS
101
175
34
59
7
2
8
27
14
 24 1 1
0
 0 1
.925
.387
.537
.200
.337
1966 DET
135
520
94
170
30
5
30
104
50
 69 0 3
11
 4 26
.961
.384
.577
.250
.327
1967 DET
96
355
46
111
12
4
12
44
34
 49 1 0
5
 1 6
.845
.374
.470
.158
.313
1968 DET
12
24
5
8
1
0
1
7
2
 5 0 0
0
 0 0
.885
.385
.500
.167
.333
Total
1165
3851
630
1148
191
42
173
671
382
 646 15 15
41
 22 64
.867
.362
.504
.206
.298
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Swat Nordyke has retired from the Detroit Sharks
1968-05-15Swat Nordyke of the Detroit Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1967-08-10Swat Nordyke of the Detroit Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1965-09-26Swat Nordyke of the Washington Whizzinators is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1963-04-01The Washington Whizzinators have promoted Danny Esquivel to the major league team. The Washington Whizzinators have promoted Swat Nordyke to the major league team.
1962-10-23The Washington Whizzinators have sent Matt Burchard to the minors. The Washington Whizzinators have sent Swat Nordyke to the minors.
1959-05-25A trade has been completed between the Washington Whizzinators and the Philadelphia Athletics. The Philadelphia Athletics receive Draft Pick - 1961 Round 1 (WAS) from the Washington Whizzinators in exchange for Swat Nordyke.
1958-04-01The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Bill Sundance to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Andruw Brooks to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Swat Nordyke to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Al Bridges to the minors. The Philadelphia Athletics have designated Dave Ortiz for assignment. The Philadelphia Athletics have designated Angel Ogden for assignment.