Evar Swanson

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg)

Born: October 15, 1902 in DeKalb, IL us

Died: July 17, 1973 in Galesburg, IL

Buried: Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Galesburg, IL

High School: DeKalb HS (DeKalb, IL)

School: Lombard College (Galesburg, IL)

Debut: April 18, 1929 (Age 26-185d, 6,882nd in major league history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1934 (Age 31-350d)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1929 season

Full Name: Ernest Evar Swanson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.7

1892

573

.303

325

RBI

170

OBP

.376

SLG

.390

OPS

.766

OPS+

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

1934 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1934 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	CHW		DET	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 18	CHW		DET	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
3	3	Apr 19	CHW		DET	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 22	CHW		SLB	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 24	CHW	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	14 (8)	May 7	CHW	@	WSH	L,7-17	CG	49	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	15	May 8	CHW	@	WSH	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	16	May 9	CHW	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	17	May 10	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-13	CG	47	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
10	18	May 11	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	57	13.1	3	0	0	3	0
11	19	May 12	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	44	9.2	3	0	0	3	0
12	20	May 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-14	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	25 (4)	May 20	CHW		BOS	L,5-6	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	26	May 21	CHW		BOS	L,10-13	CG	51	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	27	May 22	CHW		BOS	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	28	May 23	CHW		NYY	W,14-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
17	29	May 24	CHW		NYY	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	30	May 25	CHW		NYY	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	31	May 26	CHW		WSH	L,7-9	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	32	May 27	CHW		WSH	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	40 (7)	Jun 3	CHW		DET	L,2-11	GF	10	1.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	41	Jun 5 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	42	Jun 5 (2)	CHW		SLB	L,5-10	CG	49	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
24	43	Jun 6	CHW		SLB	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	44	Jun 7	CHW		SLB	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	45	Jun 8	CHW	@	DET	L,5-13	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	48 (2)	Jun 13 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	L,3-11	CG	41	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
28	50 (1)	Jun 14	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-5	GF	18	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	60 (9)	Jun 22	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-11	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	65 (4)	Jun 27	CHW	@	NYY	L,7-8	CG	50	10.1	2	0	0	2	0
31	66	Jun 28	CHW	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	51	9.1	4	0	0	4	0
32	67	Jun 29	CHW		CLE	L,2-5	CG	48	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
33	68	Jun 30	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	69	Jul 1 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,12-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	70	Jul 1 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,3-4	CG	51	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	71	Jul 4 (1)	CHW		SLB	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	72	Jul 4 (2)	CHW		SLB	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	73	Jul 5	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-8	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	75 (1)	Jul 8 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-5	GF	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	76	Jul 8 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,5-10	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
41	77	Jul 12	CHW		PHA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	78	Jul 14	CHW		PHA	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	79	Jul 15 (1)	CHW		PHA	L,7-11	CG	49	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	80	Jul 15 (2)	CHW		PHA	L,5-10	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	81	Jul 16 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
46	82	Jul 16 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	83	Jul 17	CHW		BOS	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
48	84	Jul 18	CHW		BOS	L,3-16	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	85	Jul 19	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	GF	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	86	Jul 20	CHW		NYY	W,7-6	CG	57	13.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	87	Jul 21	CHW		NYY	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	88	Jul 22 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,2-8	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	89	Jul 22 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,2-15	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	90	Jul 23	CHW		WSH	L,5-11	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
55	91	Jul 24	CHW		WSH	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
56	92	Jul 25	CHW		WSH	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	93	Jul 26	CHW		WSH	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	94	Jul 28	CHW		DET	L,1-11	CG	46	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
59	95	Jul 29 (1)	CHW		DET	L,15-16	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	96	Jul 29 (2)	CHW		DET	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	97	Jul 30	CHW	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	4	0	0	4	0
62	98	Jul 31	CHW	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	99	Aug 1 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
64	100	Aug 1 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	43	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	101	Aug 2	CHW	@	SLB	L,8-9	CG	40	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
66	102	Aug 3	CHW	@	DET	L,0-14	CG	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
67	103	Aug 4	CHW	@	DET	L,4-16	CG	48	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	104	Aug 5	CHW	@	DET	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
69	105	Aug 7	CHW		CLE	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	106	Aug 8	CHW		CLE	L,4-11	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	107	Aug 10	CHW		SLB	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	108	Aug 11	CHW		SLB	L,8-9	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	109	Aug 12 (1)	CHW		SLB	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	110	Aug 12 (2)	CHW		SLB	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	111	Aug 15 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
76	112	Aug 15 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	113	Aug 17 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	L,8-9	CG	47	9.1	1	0	0	1	0
78	114	Aug 17 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	115	Aug 18 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	116	Aug 18 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	117	Aug 19	CHW	@	WSH	W,9-8	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
82	118	Aug 22	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	45	9.2	2	0	0	2	0
83	119	Aug 23	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	120	Aug 25 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	48	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
85	121	Aug 25 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-7	CG	54	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
86	122	Aug 26 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-9	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
87	123	Aug 26 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
88	124	Aug 27	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	125	Aug 29	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	126	Aug 31	CHW	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	49	10.2	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	127	Sep 1	CHW	@	SLB	T,1-1	CG	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	128	Sep 2 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
93	129	Sep 2 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
94	130	Sep 6	CHW		NYY	L,3-5	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
95	131	Sep 7	CHW		NYY	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	132	Sep 8	CHW		NYY	L,1-7	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
97	133	Sep 9 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,11-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	134	Sep 9 (2)	CHW		WSH	L,1-2	CG	0	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	135	Sep 10	CHW		WSH	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	136	Sep 11	CHW		WSH	W,3-2	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
101	137	Sep 14	CHW		BOS	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	138	Sep 16 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
103	139	Sep 16 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,12-10	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
104	149 (9)	Sep 26 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,3-10	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	153 (3)	Sep 30 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-5	GF	23	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
							105gm			172	4	4	180	1