Carl Sawatski

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 210lb (178cm, 95kg)

Born: November 4, 1927 in Shickshinny, PA us

Died: November 24, 1991 in Little Rock, AR

Buried: Pine Crest Memorial Park, Alexander, AR

High School: Pompton Lakes HS (Pompton Lakes, NJ)

Debut: September 29, 1948 (Age 20-330d, 10,567th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1963 (Age 35-329d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Carl Ernest Sawatski

Nicknames: Swats, Swisher or Swish

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1957 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.2

1449

351

.242

133

RBI

213

OBP

.330

SLG

.401

OPS

.731

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-37 / in Starts: 1-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	22 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 66 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	28 (18-6-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 66 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (22-13-6)

Most Driven In
B Ramazzotti	1
C McCullough	1
T Brown	1
H Jeffcoat	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
R Kiner	1
Self	1
R Smalley	1
G Metkovich	1
F Baumholtz	0

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	41	3 (2)	Apr 22	CHC		MLN	L,6-15	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	0.40	PH
2	42	8 (4)	Apr 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	43	12 (3)	May 3 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.600	.600	.600	1.200	8	1.11	0.094	2.68	0.14%	0.57	C
4	44	14 (1)	May 6	CHC	@	NYG	L,5-8	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.556	.625	1.181	6	.77	0.038	1.41	0.04%	0.56	C
5	45	17 (2)	May 10 (1)	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.444	.500	.556	1.056	9	.05	-0.001	.09	0.00%	-0.11	PH
6	46	21 (3)	May 16	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.400	.455	.500	.955	4						PH
7	47	24 (2)	May 19	CHC		NYG	L,4-6	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.455	.871	9	.62	-0.017	.83	-0.01%	-0.12	PH
8	48	25	May 20	CHC		NYG	L,6-16	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.375	.400	.775	7	2.13	-0.185	2.44	-0.13%	-1.32	C
9	49	26	May 23	CHC		MLN	L,3-5	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.412	.400	.812	8	2.43	0.080	2.60	0.05%	0.40	PH C
10	50	27	May 24 (1)	CHC		MLN	L,4-5	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.368	.353	.721	8	2.55	-0.146	2.37	-0.08%	-0.78	PH C
11	51	33 (5)	May 29	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.350	.333	.683	9	.41	-0.013	.17	0.00%	-0.25	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	52	37 (3)	Jun 2	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.217	.280	.261	.541	7						C
13	53	39 (1)	Jun 4	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.241	.222	.464	6	.75	-0.080	.14	-0.01%	-1.04	C
14	54	47 (7)	Jun 10 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-8	7-7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.286	.552	9	.44	0.025	.02	0.00%	0.38	PH
15	55	48	Jun 12	CHC	@	BRO	L,4-7	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.290	.286	.576	9	.82	0.040	.02	0.00%	0.40	PH
16	56	50 (1)	Jun 14 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	T,6-6	5-GF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.333	.310	.644	8	.82	0.070	.02	0.00%	0.67	C
17	57	56 (5)	Jun 19 (2)	CHC		BRO	L,1-7	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.333	.686	9	.19	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.44	PH
18	58	60 (3)	Jun 23	CHC		PHI	L,1-6	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.313	.646	6	.19	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.58	C
19	59	63 (2)	Jun 26	CHC		NYG	L,6-9	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.242	.324	.303	.627	8	3.07	-0.159	.01	0.00%	-0.83	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	60	68 (4)	Jul 1	CHC	@	STL	L,5-10	9-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.235	.316	.294	.610	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.13	PH
21	61	70 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		STL	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.308	.286	.593	9	.49	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
22	62	78 (7)	Jul 10 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.237	.310	.289	.599	7	.64	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.23	C
23	63	82 (3)	Jul 16	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-10	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.302	.282	.584	9	.09	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.18	PH
24	64	87 (4)	Jul 21	CHC	@	BRO	L,4-15	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.295	.275	.570	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.18	C
25	65	95 (7)	Jul 29	CHC		BRO	L,5-6	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.311	.366	.677	9	1.24	0.217	.00	0.00%	2.65	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	66	98 (2)	Aug 1	CHC		PIT	L,3-10	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.326	.366	.692	8	.16	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.27	C
27	67	102 (3)	Aug 5 (2)	CHC		NYG	W,7-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.319	.357	.676	9	3.57	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.07	PH
28	68	103	Aug 6	CHC		NYG	L,6-12	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.319	.357	.676	7						C
29	69	104	Aug 7	CHC		PHI	L,4-5	8-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.333	.395	.729	8	1.56	0.148	.00	0.00%	1.10	PH
30	70	107 (2)	Aug 9 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,6-5	2-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.346	.391	.737	7	1.06	0.063	.00	0.00%	0.37	PH C
31	71	109 (1)	Aug 12 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,6-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.340	.383	.723	9	.24	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.18	PH
32	72	114 (4)	Aug 16 (1)	CHC		MLN	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708	9	1.30	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.18	PH
33	73	115	Aug 16 (2)	CHC		MLN	L,2-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.327	.367	.695	9	1.35	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.46	PH
34	74	116	Aug 18	CHC	@	STL	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.321	.360	.681	9	.06	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
35	75	121 (4)	Aug 23 (1)	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-10	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.328	.353	.681	7	.07	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.23	C
36	76	124 (2)	Aug 25 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.322	.346	.668	8	2.94	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
37	77	126 (1)	Aug 27	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.226	.317	.340	.656	9	1.28	0.065	.00	0.00%	0.67	PH
38	78	129 (2)	Aug 30 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.311	.333	.645	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
39	79	131 (1)	Aug 31	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-13	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.218	.306	.327	.634	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.57	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
40	80	133 (1)	Sep 2	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-8	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.214	.302	.321	.623	9						PH
41	81	135 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,7-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.297	.316	.613	9	2.51	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
42	82	145 (9)	Sep 16	CHC		PHI	W,7-4	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.308	.328	.635	9	.96	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.13	PH
43	83	148 (2)	Sep 20	CHC	@	STL	L,6-11	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.303	.322	.625	9	.09	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
							5-37		66	59	5	13	3	0	1	5	7	0	7	0	0		2	2	0	0	.220	.303	.322	.625		.97	-0.016	.57	0.00%	0.89

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