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Name Team Age
Bill Swain Retired (1955, Age 35) Died (2001, Age 82)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 12, Pick 191
(1950)		 C R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Richie Ashburn League 0 2 years (0 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+ B- C-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D  C  C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  A  B 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- B- D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B  F  A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A  0 11/9/1919
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
D- (5.2 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 DET 155 489 71 133 32 4 20 79 38 93 14 8 1 .801 .325 .476 .272
1951 DET 156 431 64 106 16 4 18 58 35 97 7 2 4 .731 .304 .427 .246
1952 DET 160 450 47 103 24 4 10 40 34 95 5 1 4 .650 .283 .367 .229
1953 DET 80 136 16 34 3 0 6 18 4 37 0 1 2 .679 .275 .404 .250
1954 DET 103 325 34 82 7 1 11 42 20 76 10 8 5 .673 .291 .382 .252
1955 DET 58 141 12 28 5 1 2 13 11 42 0 0 4 .557 .266 .291 .199
Total 712 1972 244 486 87 14 67 250 142 440 36 20 20 .704 .298 .407 .246
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1955-11-01Bill Swain has retired from the Detroit Tigers
1954-03-01The Detroit Tigers have promoted Bill Swain to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent George Peterson to the minors.
1953-08-21The Detroit Tigers have promoted Kevin Wagman to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Bill Swain to the minors.
1950-04-01The Detroit Tigers have renamed Bob Gibson to Bill Swain.