Karl Swanson
Karl Edward Swanson
Born: December 17, 1900
North Henderson, IL US
Deceased: April 3, 2002
Rock Island, IL US
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: SS
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 155
Career: 1923-1935
Major League Statistics
Karl Swanson compiled a career batting average of .295 with 52 home runs and 0 RBI in his 1461-game career with the Cedar Rapids Bunnies, Lincoln Links, Moline Plow Boys, Rock Island Islanders, Beaumont Exporters, Indianapolis Indians, Quincy Indians, Dallas Steers, Buffalo Bisons, Toledo Mud Hens, Des Moines Demons, Dayton Ducks, Oklahoma City Indians, Davenport Blue Sox and Cedar Rapids Raiders. He began playing during the 1923 season and last took the field during the 1935 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | D | MSVL | Cedar Rapids Bunnies | 75 | 306 | 306 | 89 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .291 | .291 | .356 | .647 | 109 | |||||||||||
| 1924 | D | MSVL | Cedar Rapids Bunnies | 121 | 444 | 444 | 115 | 26 | 18 | 1 | .259 | .259 | .405 | .664 | 180 | |||||||||||
| 1925 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Links | 12 | 36 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .194 | .194 | .389 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1925 | D | MSVL | Cedar Rapids Bunnies | 124 | 448 | 448 | 131 | 27 | 7 | 3 | .292 | .292 | .404 | .696 | 181 | |||||||||||
| 1926 | D | MSVL | Moline Plow Boys | 120 | 443 | 443 | 129 | 20 | 10 | 6 | .291 | .291 | .422 | .713 | 187 | |||||||||||
| 1927 | D | MSVL | Moline Plow Boys | 123 | 477 | 477 | 131 | 22 | 10 | 8 | .275 | .275 | .413 | .688 | 197 | |||||||||||
| 1928 | D | MSVL | Rock Island Islanders | 97 | 411 | 411 | 158 | 23 | 10 | 10 | .384 | .384 | .562 | .946 | 231 | |||||||||||
| 1929 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 9 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .227 | .455 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1929 | A | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 113 | 444 | 444 | 116 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .261 | .261 | .324 | .586 | 144 | |||||||||||
| 1930 | B | IIIL | Quincy Indians | 38 | 160 | 160 | 56 | 15 | 1 | 2 | .350 | .350 | .494 | .844 | 79 | |||||||||||
| 1930 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 57 | 168 | 168 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .315 | .315 | .417 | .732 | 70 | |||||||||||
| 1930 | A | TL | Dallas Steers | 23 | 91 | 91 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .242 | .242 | .308 | .549 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 1931 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Demons | 146 | 584 | 584 | 182 | 20 | 9 | 7 | .312 | .312 | .413 | .724 | 241 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Demons | 144 | 567 | 567 | 169 | 24 | 15 | 6 | .298 | .298 | .425 | .723 | 241 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | C | MATL | Dayton Ducks | 126 | 497 | 497 | 152 | 24 | 9 | 4 | .306 | .306 | .414 | .720 | 206 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | A | WL3 | Davenport Blue Sox | 14 | 52 | 52 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .308 | .308 | .404 | .712 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | C | MATL | Dayton Ducks | 102 | 402 | 402 | 110 | 16 | 6 | 1 | .274 | .274 | .351 | .624 | 141 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | A | WL3 | Cedar Rapids Raiders | 17 | 66 | 66 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .212 | .212 | .303 | .515 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1461 | 5618 | 5618 | 0 | 1655 | 263 | 107 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .295 | .407 | .702 | 2288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | D | MSVL | Cedar Rapids Bunnies | SS | 75 | 147 | 190 | 39 | .896 | 4.493 | |
| 1924 | D | MSVL | Cedar Rapids Bunnies | 2B | 118 | 301 | 336 | 26 | .961 | 5.398 | |
| 1925 | D | MSVL | Cedar Rapids Bunnies | 2B | 124 | 319 | 362 | 32 | .955 | 5.492 | |
| 1925 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Links | 2B | 12 | 31 | 41 | 2 | .973 | 6.000 | |
| 1926 | D | MSVL | Moline Plow Boys | SS | 76 | 183 | 201 | 31 | .925 | 5.053 | |
| 1927 | D | MSVL | Moline Plow Boys | 2B | 119 | 331 | 292 | 25 | .961 | 5.235 | |
| 1928 | D | MSVL | Rock Island Islanders | 2B | 97 | 268 | 274 | 18 | .968 | 5.588 | |
| 1929 | A | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 2B | 110 | 292 | 298 | 21 | .966 | 5.364 | |
| 1930 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 2B | 53 | 135 | 147 | 7 | .976 | 5.321 | |
| 1930 | B | IIIL | Quincy Indians | 2B | 38 | 113 | 106 | 12 | .948 | 5.763 | |
| 1930 | A | TL | Dallas Steers | 2B | 23 | 83 | 71 | 4 | .975 | 6.696 | |
| 1931 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Demons | 2B | 146 | 351 | 483 | 30 | .965 | 5.712 | |
| 1932 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Demons | 2B | 144 | 338 | 431 | 29 | .964 | 5.340 | |
| 1933 | C | MATL | Dayton Ducks | 2B | 130 | 315 | 402 | 21 | .972 | 5.515 | |
| 1934 | A | WL3 | Davenport Blue Sox | 2B | 14 | 39 | 41 | 4 | .952 | 5.714 | |
| 1934 | C | MATL | Dayton Ducks | 2B | 102 | 276 | 331 | 21 | .967 | 5.951 | |
| 1935 | A | WL3 | Cedar Rapids Raiders | 2B | 17 | 24 | 56 | 4 | .952 | 4.706 | |
| Totals | 1398 | 3546 | 4062 | 326 | 0 | .959 | 5.442 |
Minor League Service:
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