Bruce Swango
John Bruce Swango
Born: March 12, 1937
Welch, OK US
Deceased: July 15, 2001
Miami, OK US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200
Career: 1956-1963
Bruce Swango compiled a career record of 43 wins and 41 losses and a 4.32 ERA in his 238-game pitching career with the McAlester Rockets, Greenville Majors, Fargo-Moorhead Twins, Greensboro Yankees, Binghamton Triplets, Amarillo Gold Sox, Nashville Vols, Vancouver Mounties, Charlotte Hornets and Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1963 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | SOSL | McAlester Rockets | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | D | SOSL | Greenville Majors | 8 | 9 | .471 | 5.05 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 130.0 | 105 | 94 | 73 | 2 | 119 | 121 | 7 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 1958 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3.84 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 150.0 | 111 | 70 | 64 | 9 | 68 | 105 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| 1959 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.91 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 46.0 | 35 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1959 | B | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.89 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 84.0 | 88 | 65 | 55 | 14 | 57 | 1 | 84 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1960 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6.30 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 44 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2.79 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84.0 | 73 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1961 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4.57 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 72 | 35 | 31 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 4 | 7 | .364 | 2.32 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 97.0 | 88 | 47 | 25 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 12.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 43 | 41 | .512 | 4.32 | 238 | 61 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 710.0 | 653 | 429 | 341 | 43 | 427 | 13 | 525 | 28 | 4 | 41 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | SOSL | McAlester Rockets | 124 | 533 | 447 | 80 | 100 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 111 | .224 | .333 | .349 | .682 | 156 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1957 | D | SOSL | Greenville Majors | 40 | 76 | 63 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 18 | .317 | .427 | .492 | .919 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | 38 | 83 | 74 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .284 | .354 | .432 | .786 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 12 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .174 | .240 | .174 | .414 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | B | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 16 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .241 | .333 | .379 | .713 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 23 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .286 | .661 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 43 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .087 | .192 | .087 | .279 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 38 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 35 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .250 | .276 | .500 | .776 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 392 | 839 | 715 | 111 | 165 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 74 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 174 | .231 | .329 | .355 | .685 | 254 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | SOSL | McAlester Rockets | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | D | SOSL | McAlester Rockets | OF | 120 | 169 | 13 | 18 | 1 | .910 | 1.517 |
| 1957 | D | SOSL | Greenville Majors | P | 22 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 4 | .944 | 1.545 |
| 1958 | C | NORL1 | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | P | 23 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 3 | .970 | 1.391 |
| 1959 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | B | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | P | 16 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 1.125 |
| 1960 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 23 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .609 |
| 1960 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | P | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .600 |
| 1961 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 43 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .938 | .349 |
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 37 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .405 |
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | P | 35 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 2 | .893 | .714 |
| Totals | 351 | 210 | 131 | 27 | 14 | .927 | .972 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | Sooner State League | McAlester Rockets | NYA | ||
| 1957 | D | Sooner State League | Greenville Majors | NYA | ||
| 1958 | C | Northern League | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | NYA | ||
| 1959 | B | Carolina League | Greensboro Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1959 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1960 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1960 | AA | Texas League | Amarillo Gold Sox | NYA | ||
| 1961 | AA | Texas League | Amarillo Gold Sox | NYA | ||
| 1961 | AA | Southern Association | Nashville Vols | MIN | ||
| 1962 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | MIN | ||
| 1963 | AA | South Atlantic League | Charlotte Hornets | MIN | ||
| 1963 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | MIN |
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