Red Swanson Stats

Red Swanson was born on Thursday, October 15, 1936, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Swanson was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1955, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Red Swanson baseball stats page.
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Red Swanson
 
 
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Birth Name:   Arthur Leonard Swanson
Nickname:   Red
Born On:   10-15-1936  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Louisiana State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-10-1955 (Age 18)
Last Game:   09-21-1957
Draft:   Not Applicable / Signing Bonus = $20,000
Red Swanson

Red Swanson Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1955 19 Pirates 1 0 1 0 0 .000 18.00 0 0 0 2.0 10 2 4 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1956 20 Pirates 9 0 1 0 0 .000 10.03 0 0 0 11.2 63 21 13 13 1 8 1 5 1 0 0 -
1957 21 Pirates 32 8 8 3 3 .500 3.72 1 0 0 72.2 309 68 30 35 9 31 3 29 1 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
3 Years 42 8 10 3 3 .500 4.90 1 0 0 86.1 382 91 47 52 11 42 4 34 2 1 0 -
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Red Swanson Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1955 19 Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1956 20 Pirates 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1957 21 Pirates 32 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .071 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 43 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .071 .000
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Red Swanson Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1955 Pirates P 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1956 Pirates P 9 0 35 6 0.7 6 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.63
1957 Pirates P 32 8 218 12 0.4 12 4 8 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.49
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 42 8 259 18 0.4 18 5 13 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.88
3 Years 42 8 259 18 0.4 18 5 13 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.88
Red Swanson

Red Swanson Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1955 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 13.50
1956 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.63 3.86 6.17
1957 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.94 3.59 3.84
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.81 3.54 4.38
Red Swanson

Red Swanson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 20 Undetermined - -
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 13, 17 Undetermined - -
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 35 Undetermined - -




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