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| Name | Team | Age |
| Orlando Swanson | Retired (1963, Age 36) | Died (1995, Age 69) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 4, Pick 51 (1950) |
RP | L/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Joe Medwick League | 0 | 13 years (146 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 12/17/1926 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | BS | IP | H | R | ER | HBP | BB | SO | WHIP | ERA |
| 1950 | BAL | 11 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 182.2 | 130 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 63 | 145 | 1.06 | 2.46 |
| 1951 | BAL | 13 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200.2 | 181 | 82 | 80 | 3 | 82 | 174 | 1.31 | 3.59 |
| 1952 | BAL | 17 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 233.0 | 200 | 84 | 77 | 5 | 69 | 178 | 1.15 | 2.97 |
| 1953 | BAL | 17 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 232.0 | 187 | 90 | 86 | 3 | 74 | 169 | 1.13 | 3.34 |
| 1954 | BAL | 15 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 233.1 | 186 | 73 | 65 | 3 | 54 | 192 | 1.03 | 2.51 |
| 1955 | NYA-NYN | 12 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 242.2 | 192 | 92 | 87 | 1 | 80 | 196 | 1.12 | 3.23 |
| 1956 | NYN | 16 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 226.0 | 186 | 73 | 69 | 0 | 66 | 172 | 1.12 | 2.75 |
| 1957 | NYN | 16 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 218.2 | 192 | 82 | 78 | 4 | 68 | 168 | 1.19 | 3.21 |
| 1958 | NYN-BRO | 17 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 218.2 | 181 | 82 | 76 | 2 | 67 | 164 | 1.13 | 3.13 |
| 1959 | BRO | 13 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221.2 | 168 | 65 | 63 | 2 | 67 | 169 | 1.06 | 2.56 |
| 1960 | BRO | 18 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 221.2 | 166 | 76 | 73 | 5 | 69 | 155 | 1.06 | 2.96 |
| 1961 | BRO | 9 | 5 | 73 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 122.2 | 119 | 70 | 68 | 0 | 49 | 84 | 1.37 | 4.99 |
| 1962 | BRO | 6 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 120.0 | 108 | 54 | 51 | 4 | 40 | 77 | 1.23 | 3.83 |
| 1963 | BRO | 6 | 7 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 139.2 | 164 | 84 | 78 | 6 | 53 | 105 | 1.55 | 5.03 |
| 2058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 186 | 115 | 614 | 370 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2813.1 | 2360 | 1061 | 1001 | 42 | 901 | 2148 | 1.16 | 3.20 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1963-11-01 | Orlando Swanson has retired from the Brooklyn Black Dodgers |
| 1958-07-29 | A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Black Dodgers and the New York Mets. The New York Mets receive Jennings Mountjoy, Axel Foley, Mandingo W. Bush, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 1 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Black Dodgers in exchange for Orlando Swanson, David Cone, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 2 (BRO). |
| 1955-08-02 | A trade has been completed between the New York Mets and the New York Spiders. The New York Spiders receive Wally Whithurst, Scott Anderson, Pedro Fahey, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 1 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1957 Round 1 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1956 Round 2 (NYN) from the New York Mets in exchange for Orlando Swanson. |
| 1950-04-27 | The Baltimore Birds have promoted Orlando Swanson to the major league team. The Baltimore Birds have designated Martin Barnes for assignment. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Baltimore Birds have promoted Tom McMahon to the major league team. The Baltimore Birds have sent Orlando Swanson to the minors. |