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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	15 (14)	May 2	MLN	@	CHC	L,7-8	GS	34	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
2	16	May 3	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	43 (26)	Jun 4	MLN	@	SFG	W,10-9	GF	16	4.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
				Player went from Milwaukee Braves to Philadelphia Phillies
4	54	Jun 14	PHI	@	SFG	W,3-2	GF	17	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
5	55	Jun 15	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	C
6	56	Jun 17	PHI		LAD	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
7	57	Jun 18	PHI		LAD	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
8	60 (2)	Jun 22 (1)	PHI		SFG	L,4-5	GS	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
9	61	Jun 22 susp	PHI		SFG	W,3-2	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
10	64 (2)	Jun 27	PHI		STL	W,5-4	CG	43	11.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
11	65	Jun 28	PHI		STL	L,1-8	GF	15	3.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
12	66	Jun 29 (1)	PHI		STL	W,5-4	CG	53	13.0	10	1	0	11	1	C
13	67	Jun 29 susp	PHI		STL	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	68	Jul 1	PHI	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
15	69	Jul 3	PHI	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
16	70	Jul 4 (1)	PHI	@	MLN	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
17	72 (1)	Jul 5	PHI	@	CIN	W,8-5	GF	17	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
18	73	Jul 6 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
19	75 (1)	Jul 10	PHI	@	STL	W,13-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
20	76	Jul 11	PHI	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	C
21	78 (1)	Jul 13 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
22	79	Jul 13 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-2	GF	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
23	80	Jul 14	PHI	@	CHC	L,10-11	CG	51	10.1	6	0	0	6	0	C
24	81	Jul 15	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
25	82	Jul 16	PHI	@	SFG	L,2-9	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
26	83	Jul 17	PHI	@	SFG	L,7-8	CG	43	8.1	5	1	0	6	0	C
27	84	Jul 18	PHI	@	LAD	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
28	85	Jul 19	PHI	@	LAD	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
29	86	Jul 20	PHI	@	LAD	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
30	87	Jul 23	PHI		SFG	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
31	88	Jul 25	PHI		LAD	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
32	89	Jul 26	PHI		LAD	L,4-10	CG	42	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
33	90	Jul 27 (1)	PHI		LAD	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
34	93 (2)	Jul 28 (2)	PHI		SFG	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
35	94	Jul 29	PHI		STL	W,3-2	CG	45	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	97 (2)	Aug 1	PHI		CHC	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
37	98	Aug 2	PHI		CHC	L,5-6	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
38	100 (1)	Aug 3 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,10-12	CG	43	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
39	103 (2)	Aug 7	PHI	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
40	107 (3)	Aug 10 (2)	PHI		MLN	L,3-14	CG	48	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
41	108	Aug 11	PHI		CIN	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
42	109	Aug 12	PHI		CIN	L,4-12	CG	47	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
43	111 (1)	Aug 15	PHI	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
44	114 (2)	Aug 17 (2)	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
45	116 (1)	Aug 20	PHI	@	STL	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
46	118 (1)	Aug 22	PHI	@	STL	L,1-9	GS	35	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
47	127 (8)	Aug 31 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	128	Sep 1 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
49	130 (1)	Sep 2	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS	26	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
50	132 (1)	Sep 4	PHI		MLN	L,5-9	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
51	133	Sep 5	PHI		CIN	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
52	138 (4)	Sep 10	PHI		LAD	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
53	143 (4)	Sep 14	PHI		STL	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
54	147 (3)	Sep 19	PHI		PIT	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
55	148	Sep 20	PHI		PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
56	152 (3)	Sep 26	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
							56gm		447.0	279	20	4	303	2