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Richie Ashburn League 4-1-2013 |
| Bill Swain |  CatcherRetired (1955, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .246 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .704 | Status | Deceased (2001) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 486 | Age at Death | 82 | Date of Birth | 11-09-1919 | |
| HR | 67 | Drafted | Round 12, Pick 191 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 2 years (0 games) |
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| RBI | 250 | |||||
| SB | 36 | |||||
| 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 * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (5.2%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements. | ||||||||
| Year | OS Age | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range |
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| 1950 | 31 | |||||||
| 1951 | 32 | |||||||
| 1952 | 33 | |||||||
| 1953 | 34 | |||||||
| 1954 | 35 | |||||||
| 1955 | 36 | |||||||
| Date | Transaction |
| 1955-11-01 | Bill Swain has retired from the Detroit Tigers |
| 1954-03-01 | The Detroit Tigers have promoted Bill Swain to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent George Peterson to the minors. |
| 1953-08-21 | The Detroit Tigers have promoted Kevin Wagman to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Bill Swain to the minors. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Detroit Tigers have renamed Bob Gibson to Bill Swain. |