Carl Sawatski

Carl Ernest Sawatski
(Swats, Swisher, or Swish)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 210 lb.
• High School Pompton Lakes High School
• Debut September 29, 1948
• Final Game September 29, 1963
• Born November 4, 1927 in Shickshinny, PA USA
• Died November 24, 1991 in Little Rock, AR USA

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Biographical Information

Catcher Carl Sawatski played 11 seasons in the big leagues. He found power toward the end of his career, slugging .517 with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1961 and achieving a career high of 13 homers in 1962. He appeared briefly in the 1957 World Series with the Milwaukee Braves.

He won four home run titles in five years in the minor leagues: 1945 PONY League 13 (tied with Lee Riley); 1947 North Atlantic League 34; 1948 Western League 29; 1949 Southern Association 45. He also led the PONY League in RBI in 1945 (111) and the Southern Association 1949 (153).

From 1976 until his death in 1991, Sawatski was president of the Southern League. Prior to that he had been General Manager of the Arkansas Travelers.

He was the grandfather of minor league pitcher Jay Sawatski.

Notable Achievement

• Won a World Series with the Milwaukee Braves in 1957

Further Reading

• Gregory H. Wolf: "Carl Sawatski", in Gregory H. Wolf, ed.: Thar's Joy in Braveland: The 1957 Milwaukee Braves, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2014, pp. 173-. ISBN 978-1933599717

Related Sites

• Carl Sawatski at the SABR Bio Project