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Mel Ott League
7-27-2069
Swede Katz Relief Pitcher
Retired (2009, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.16 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/L
W-L 131-152 Status Deceased (2042) Option Years 0  
SV 205 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 01-30-1971
K 2180 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1990)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(17 games)
IP 2602.2
WHIP 1.35
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C    Ldrship C 
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D  Velocity B    Mentor Val B 
Speed D- Bunt D+ Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm D+ WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year H/A W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1992 Away 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 2 2 0 1 5 1.00 3.60
1992 Home 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 4 1 1 0 3 3 1.62 2.08
1993 Away 3 7 19 12 0 0 5 2 75.0 92 62 55 1 45 64 1.83 6.60
1993 Home 3 9 25 12 1 0 11 2 86.1 122 73 71 2 39 70 1.86 7.40
1994 Away 3 10 17 17 3 0 0 0 117.1 141 106 89 2 58 98 1.70 6.83
1994 Home 2 12 15 15 1 0 0 0 104.0 138 99 84 3 51 75 1.82 7.27
1995 Away 3 12 17 17 3 0 0 0 107.2 119 71 68 2 45 82 1.52 5.68
1995 Home 6 4 15 15 5 0 0 0 119.2 121 67 63 1 54 90 1.46 4.74
1996 Away 1 1 31 0 0 0 29 2 29.0 14 3 3 0 8 18 0.76 0.93
1996 Home 0 2 35 0 0 0 33 2 30.1 24 6 6 0 7 27 1.02 1.78
1997 Away 2 0 22 0 0 0 19 3 23.0 18 4 3 1 5 19 1.00 1.17
1997 Home 0 2 28 0 0 0 24 4 22.2 20 13 12 1 12 25 1.41 4.76
1998 Away 0 3 25 0 0 0 21 4 19.2 20 11 10 0 6 20 1.32 4.58
1998 Home 1 0 26 0 0 0 23 2 22.2 22 7 6 0 8 28 1.32 2.38
1999 Away 1 1 25 0 0 0 19 4 23.1 16 11 11 1 7 17 0.99 4.24
1999 Home 0 1 21 0 0 0 19 0 19.0 10 2 2 0 4 14 0.74 0.95
2000 Away 4 8 17 17 2 1 0 0 109.0 93 53 42 1 49 97 1.30 3.47
2000 Home 8 6 19 19 2 0 0 0 129.2 124 65 59 0 42 134 1.28 4.10
2001 Away 6 6 20 20 1 0 0 0 123.1 116 57 49 2 39 98 1.26 3.58
2001 Home 6 6 16 16 1 0 0 0 99.2 85 38 33 1 28 87 1.13 2.98
2002 Away 3 4 16 16 1 0 0 0 91.0 120 52 50 1 36 79 1.71 4.95
2002 Home 7 3 17 17 3 1 0 0 116.2 89 43 36 2 32 88 1.04 2.78
2003 Away 6 2 14 14 3 1 0 0 96.0 65 34 29 2 38 94 1.07 2.72
2003 Home 9 4 17 17 4 2 0 0 120.1 83 36 36 2 28 93 0.92 2.69
2004 Away 5 7 16 16 2 0 0 0 111.0 83 35 33 2 39 78 1.10 2.68
2004 Home 5 7 18 18 1 0 0 0 115.1 114 62 58 0 39 91 1.33 4.53
2005 Away 7 3 14 14 2 0 0 0 99.1 86 48 33 1 32 88 1.19 2.99
2005 Home 5 6 22 22 0 0 0 0 155.2 144 71 60 5 49 143 1.24 3.47
2006 Away 6 4 12 12 3 1 0 0 80.1 87 46 39 0 29 65 1.44 4.37
2006 Home 9 4 22 22 2 0 0 0 147.0 155 69 64 2 44 116 1.35 3.92
2007 Away 2 4 29 0 0 0 0 3 43.1 47 26 25 0 22 35 1.59 5.19
2007 Home 3 1 23 0 0 0 0 2 37.2 40 13 13 0 10 35 1.33 3.11
2008 Away 2 2 28 0 0 0 0 4 39.0 39 25 21 1 17 29 1.44 4.85
2008 Home 8 3 25 0 0 0 1 2 51.1 50 21 21 0 22 53 1.40 3.68
2009 Away 2 3 16 0 0 0 1 4 11.2 15 9 8 0 5 8 1.71 6.17
2009 Home 3 5 20 0 0 0 0 7 16.1 22 10 8 0 6 14 1.71 4.41
2069 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2069 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Away 56 77 339 156 20 3 94 26 1204.0 1175 655 570 17 481 994 1.38 4.26
Total Home 75 75 365 174 20 3 111 21 1398.2 1367 696 633 19 478 1186 1.32 4.07
Total
131
 152
704
330
40
6
205
 47
2602.2
 2542 1351 1203 36 959
2180
1.35
4.16
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2009-11-01Swede Katz has retired from the St. Louis Rivermen
2006-09-19Swede Katz of the St. Louis Rivermen is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
2005-04-13Trade #1218057 has been completed between the St. Louis Rivermen and the San Francisco Seals. The San Francisco Seals receive Carl Rose from the St. Louis Rivermen in exchange for Swede Katz.
2002-06-22Trade #1175743 has been completed between the San Francisco G Men and the St. Louis Rivermen. The St. Louis Rivermen receive Slap Dickson, Kid Carter, Matt Cain, Edgar Renteria from the San Francisco G Men in exchange for Esterio Carabello, Swede Katz, Moon Troedson.
1999-08-08Swede Katz of the St. Louis Rivermen is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1997-06-15Swede Katz of the St. Louis Rivermen is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1996-04-01The St. Louis Rivermen have renamed Swede Kershaw to Swede Katz.
1996-04-01A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Rivermen and the Chicago Cubbies. The Chicago Cubbies receive March Hernon, Putsy Welchonce, Roy Gregory, Draft Pick 1997 Round 1 STL (Sean Reitz) from the St. Louis Rivermen in exchange for Swede Kershaw. Protest This Trade.
1992-09-24The Chicago Cubs have promoted Swede Kershaw to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated Kirtley Kopp for assignment.
1990-04-01The Chicago Cubs have renamed Swede Katz to Swede Kershaw.