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Name	Team	Age
John Swartwood	Retired (1965, Age 36)	Died (2009, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 5 (1947)	RP	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ashburn Crawford League	0	16 years (19 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	C-	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D	D-	D+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C-	D	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C	B	A-
Leadership	Mentor Value
B-	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	1/12/1929
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	5
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Energy  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Batting   |  Fielding   |  Game Log

Year	League	Award
1954	AL	All Star Reserve (RP)
1955	AL	All Star Reserve (RP)
1956	AL	All Star Reserve (RP)
1957	AL	All Star Reserve (RP)
1959	AL	All Star Reserve (RP)
1960	AL	All Star Reserve (RP)
1961	AL	Cy Young Award; Fireman Award; All Star Reserve (RP)
1962	AL	Fireman Award; All Star Reserve (RP)
1963	AL	All Star Reserve (RP)
1964	AL	All Star Reserve (RP)
1965	AL	All Star Reserve (RP)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1965-11-01	John Swartwood has retired from the New York Bullets
1964-11-01	John Swartwood now holds the league record for career saves.
1962-05-24	John Swartwood of the New York Bullets is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1960-09-07	John Swartwood of the New York Bullets is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1950-07-24	John Swartwood of the New York Bullets is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1950-04-02	The New York Bullets have promoted Elmer White to the major league team. The New York Bullets have promoted John Swartwood to the major league team. The New York Bullets have promoted Bernard McReynolds to the major league team. The New York Bullets have promoted Al Gustine to the major league team. The New York Bullets have promoted Bert Thornton to the major league team. The New York Bullets have sent Bobo Cox to the minors. The New York Bullets have designated Eric Pfeffer for assignment. The New York Bullets have designated Lou Reynolds for assignment. The New York Bullets have sent Denis Oliver to the minors. The New York Bullets have sent Chuck Sullivan to the minors.