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Ron Swoboda

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: June 30, 1944 in Baltimore, MD us

High School: Sparrows Point HS (Baltimore, MD)

Schools: New York University (New York, NY), University of Maryland (College Park, MD)

Debut: April 12, 1965 (Age 20-286d, 12,325th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1973 (Age 29-092d)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: Ronald Alan Swoboda

Nicknames: Rocky

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1969 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.0

2581

624

.242

285

RBI

344

OBP

.324

SLG

.379

OPS

.703

OPS+

101

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-18 / in Starts: 5-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 47 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	34 (17-10-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 47 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (14-9-4)

Most Driven In
B Murcer	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
T Munson	2
R White	1
F Alou	1
H Clarke	1
Self	1

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 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	894	3 (2)	Apr 8	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	2.00	-0.229	2.76	-0.19%	-1.49	DH
2	895	4	Apr 9	NYY		CLE	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.47	-0.157	1.71	-0.11%	-0.96	DH
3	896	6 (1)	Apr 12	NYY		CLE	W,5-0	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	6	.16	0.006	.19	0.01%	1.06	PH RF
4	897	8 (1)	Apr 15	NYY		BOS	W,6-2	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	8	.72	-0.011	.90	-0.01%	-0.30	RF
5	898	9	Apr 17	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.200	.077	.277	8	.78	-0.012	1.13	-0.01%	-0.08	RF
6	899	10	Apr 18	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.211	.063	.273	8	1.77	-0.043	2.31	-0.03%	-0.67	RF
7	900	13 (2)	Apr 22	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.190	.056	.246	8	.66	-0.035	.90	-0.03%	-0.31	RF
8	901	17 (3)	Apr 28	NYY		MIN	W,11-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.190	.056	.246	3						RF
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
9	902	24 (6)	May 6	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-11	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.227	.105	.333	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
10	903	25	May 8	NYY	@	MIN	W,14-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.217	.100	.317	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.24	RF
11	904	28 (2)	May 12	NYY		BAL	W,8-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.208	.095	.304	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.41	CF
12	905	43 (14)	May 26	NYY		TEX	W,10-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.208	.095	.304	4						CF
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
13	906	54 (10)	Jun 8	NYY	@	KCR	W,8-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.208	.095	.304	7						PR
14	907	60 (5)	Jun 15	NYY	@	CAL	W,4-3	9-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.208	.095	.304	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
15	908	70 (9)	Jun 24 (2)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.185	.083	.269	8	1.08	-0.082	3.16	-0.14%	-0.58	RF
16	909	72 (1)	Jun 26	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.185	.083	.269	3						RF
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
17	910	79 (6)	Jul 2	NYY		BOS	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.185	.083	.269	5						PR
18	911	82 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.185	.083	.269	5						PR
19	912	85 (2)	Jul 7 (1)	NYY	@	MIN	L,1-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.185	.083	.269	7						PR
20	913	86	Jul 7 (2)	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.185	.083	.269	7						PR
21	914	96 (9)	Jul 17 (2)	NYY		MIN	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.161	.071	.233	8	.90	-0.130	2.53	-0.22%	-1.69	RF
22	915	100 (3)	Jul 22 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.161	.071	.233	5						PR
23	916	102 (1)	Jul 26	NYY		MIL	W,1-0	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.161	.071	.233	5						PR
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
24	917	110 (7)	Aug 2	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-10	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.156	.069	.225	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.24	CF
25	918	111	Aug 3	NYY	@	DET	L,2-7	5-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.176	.097	.273	4	.13	0.009	.49	0.02%	0.03	PR CF
26	919	112	Aug 4	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.216	.121	.337	8	1.05	-0.003	3.79	-0.01%	0.09	CF
27	920	113	Aug 5	NYY	@	DET	L,6-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.216	.121	.337	5						PR
28	921	114	Aug 6	NYY	@	DET	L,4-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.216	.121	.337	5						PR
29	922	115	Aug 7 (1)	NYY		TEX	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.216	.121	.337	5						PR
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
30	923	142 (26)	Sep 8	NYY		MIL	W,15-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.118	.328	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	CF
31	924	146 (3)	Sep 12	NYY		BOS	L,1-7	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.135	.220	.216	.436	7	.68	-0.070	.00	0.00%	0.30	CF
32	925	147	Sep 13	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	6-GF(12)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.205	.200	.405	5	2.51	-0.184	.00	0.00%	-1.05	PH
33	926	150 (2)	Sep 16 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.205	.200	.405	7						RF
34	927	151	Sep 17	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-5	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.205	.200	.405	7						RF
35	928	162 (10)	Sep 30	NYY		DET	L,5-8	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.191	.186	.378	4	.99	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.90	CF
							17-18		47	43	6	5	0	0	1	2	4	0	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.116	.191	.186	.378		1.06	-1.020	1.43	-0.73%	-7.15

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