Bob Swift
Robert Virgil Swift
Born: March 6, 1915
Salina, KS USA
Deceased: 1966
Detroit, MI USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
Career: 1940-1953
Minor League Statistics
Bob Swift compiled a career batting average of .231 with 14 home runs and 238 RBI in his 1001-game career with the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1953 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 130 | 433 | 398 | 37 | 97 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 39 | .244 | .295 | .299 | .594 | 119 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 63 | 195 | 170 | 13 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11 | .259 | .344 | .300 | .644 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 29 | 81 | 76 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .197 | .228 | .289 | .517 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 60 | 206 | 192 | 9 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | .229 | .278 | .245 | .523 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 77 | 262 | 224 | 16 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 16 | .192 | .301 | .237 | .538 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 80 | 283 | 247 | 15 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 27 | .255 | .331 | .320 | .651 | 79 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 95 | 310 | 279 | 19 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 22 | .233 | .298 | .251 | .549 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 42 | 124 | 107 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | .234 | .322 | .308 | .631 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 97 | 323 | 279 | 23 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16 | .251 | .330 | .301 | .631 | 84 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 113 | 356 | 292 | 23 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 29 | .223 | .338 | .284 | .622 | 83 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 74 | 215 | 189 | 16 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | .238 | .330 | .302 | .632 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 67 | 159 | 132 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | .227 | .350 | .303 | .653 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 44 | 118 | 104 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | .192 | .276 | .192 | .468 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 28 | 66 | 58 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .138 | .242 | .155 | .398 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .600 | .667 | 1.267 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1001 | 3136 | 2750 | 212 | 635 | 86 | 3 | 14 | 238 | 10 | 6 | 324 | 233 | .231 | .313 | .280 | .592 | 769 | 79 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 128 | 0 | 0.0 | 389 | 55 | 9 | 8 | .980 | 3.469 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1941 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 58 | 0 | 0.0 | 180 | 22 | 3 | 3 | .985 | 3.483 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 81 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.286 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 60 | 0 | 0.0 | 253 | 39 | 9 | 3 | .970 | 4.867 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1943 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 77 | 0 | 0.0 | 278 | 53 | 8 | 9 | .976 | 4.299 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 76 | 0 | 0.0 | 288 | 48 | 6 | 4 | .982 | 4.421 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 94 | 0 | 0.0 | 358 | 60 | 5 | 12 | .988 | 4.447 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 187 | 14 | 4 | 2 | .980 | 4.786 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 97 | 0 | 0.0 | 401 | 45 | 5 | 6 | .989 | 4.598 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 112 | 0 | 0.0 | 476 | 55 | 5 | 13 | .991 | 4.741 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 69 | 0 | 0.0 | 232 | 26 | 3 | 6 | .989 | 3.739 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 66 | 0 | 0.0 | 201 | 20 | 1 | 3 | .995 | 3.348 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 146 | 17 | 3 | 3 | .982 | 3.791 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 118 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .977 | 4.643 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 980 | 0 | 0.0 | 3601 | 477 | 64 | 75 | .985 | 4.161 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .250 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .250 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | C | 3 | 1 | 14.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.429 | 3.333 |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | 14.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.429 | 3.333 |
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