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Mark Fidrych League
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Alex Swisher Relief Pitcher
Retired (1971, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 8.23 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 0-1 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 08-09-1937
K 20 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1962)
Majors Svc Time 0 years
(102 games)
IP 27.1
WHIP 1.98
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L Velocity A+   Mentor Val C-
Speed B- Bunt B+ Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1962 Minors 25 13.00 0 / 0 2 / 4 0 / 9 2 / 13
1962 Majors 25 22.00 0 / 0 5 / 12 2 / 10 7 / 22
1963 Majors 26 28.00 1 / 1 1 / 9 2 / 18 4 / 28
1964 Majors 27 23.00 0 / 0 3 / 10 3 / 13 6 / 23
1965 Majors 28 29.00 1 / 2 0 / 11 5 / 16 6 / 29
1966 Minors 29 30.00 0 / 2 3 / 16 1 / 12 4 / 30
1966 Majors 29 25.00 0 / 0 3 / 15 1 / 10 4 / 25
1967 Minors 30 14.00 0 / 1 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 14
1967 Majors 30 11.79 46 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 8 0 / 11
1968 Minors 31 17.00 0 / 0 0 / 7 1 / 10 1 / 17
1968 Majors 31 10.98 56 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 10
1969 Majors 32 19.00 0 / 0 0 / 7 1 / 12 1 / 19
1970 Majors 33 30.00 1 / 3 0 / 15 0 / 12 1 / 30
1971 Majors 34 19.00 0 / 0 1 / 11 0 / 8 1 / 19
Total 102 0 0 3 / 9 18 / 134 16 / 147 37 / 290
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Alex Swisher has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1969-04-08The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have waived Alex Swisher.
1969-04-01The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Biff Krieger to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Alex Swisher for assignment.
1968-07-31The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Alex Swisher to the major league team.
1967-09-03The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Mike Elder to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Alex Swisher to the minors.
1967-07-24The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Alex Swisher to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have designated Ralph Reynolds for assignment.
1967-07-18The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Joe Smith to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Alex Swisher to the minors.
1967-07-13The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Alex Swisher to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Ralph Reynolds to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Joe Smith to the minors. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Bud Rudolph to the minors.
1967-04-13The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Bud Rudolph to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Alex Swisher to the minors.
1967-04-08The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Rick Hopkins to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Alex Swisher to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Joe Smith to the minors. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Bud Rudolph to the minors.
1967-03-25The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Bud Rudolph to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have sent Alex Swisher to the minors.
1967-03-25The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Farmer Boland to the major league team. The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have promoted Alex Swisher to the major league team.
1967-03-25The Brooklyn Ball Bashers have acquired Alex Swisher from the waiver wire.
1966-09-29The Chicago Cubs have waived Alex Swisher.
1966-09-26The Chicago Cubs have acquired Alex Swisher from the waiver wire.
1966-09-12The Chicago Cubs have waived Alex Swisher.
1966-04-01The Chicago Cubs have promoted Hack Wieghaus to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Howard Wilks to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Dick Hungling to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated Bob "Limited Time" Offer for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Danton Guzman for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have sent Alex Swisher to the minors.
1962-08-25The Detroit Power have waived Alex Swisher.