Carl Sawatski

Positions: Catcher and Centerfielder

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, 8,146th in MLB 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

AB

1449

H

351

HR

BA

.242

R

133

RBI

213

SB

OBP

.330

SLG

.401

OPS

.731

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1945	17	-3.6	Bradford	PONY	D	PHI	121	546	461	88	136	27	10	13	111	5		78	89	.295	.397	.482	.879	222		0	7
1946	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-C	PHI	88	352	290	43	75	16	1	8	53	4		57	71	.259	.389	.403	.793	117		5	0
1946	18	-5.5	Schenectady	CAML	C	PHI	40	163	136	17	32	8	0	1	18	4		26	28	.235	.362	.316	.678	43		1	0
1946	18	-4.9	Bloomingdale	NATL	D		48	189	154	26	43	8	1	7	35	0		31	43	.279	.413	.481	.893	74		4	0
1947	19	-3.0	Bloomingdale	NATL	D	BSN	127		457		161	31	6	34						.352		.670		306
1948	20	-8.0	CHC	NL	MLB	CHC	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0
1948	20	-3.6	Des Moines	WL	A	CHC	109		338		94	10	5	29						.278		.595		201
1949	21	-5.8	Nashville	SOUA	AA	CHC	128	520	431	86	155	33	1	45	153	3		85	73	.360	.469	.754	1.223	325		4	0
1950	22	-5.9	CHC	NL	MLB	CHC	38	114	103	4	18	1	0	1	7	0	0	11	19	.175	.254	.214	.468	22	2	0	0		0
1950	22	-4.0	Nashville	SOUA	AA	CHC	80		273		84	10	2	24						.308		.623		170

1953	25	-3.1	CHC	NL	MLB	CHC	43	66	59	5	13	3	0	1	5	0	0	7	7	.220	.303	.322	.625	19	2	0	0		0
1954	26	-2.4	CHW	AL	MLB	CHW	43	127	109	6	20	3	3	1	12	0	0	15	20	.183	.276	.294	.569	32	3	0	0	3	1
1955	27	0.6	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	142	535	447	67	120	15	2	27	72	0		81	86	.268	.380	.492	.873	220	8	1	4	2
1956	28	-0.7	Toronto	IL	AAA		106	392	332	50	93	11	1	22	63	0		55	52	.280	.383	.518	.901	172		2	0	3
1957	29	0.7	MLN	NL	MLB	MLN	58	118	105	13	25	4	0	6	17	0	0	10	15	.238	.316	.448	.764	47	2	2	1	0	2
1958	30		2 Teams	NL	MLB	MLN-PHI	70	216	193	13	43	4	1	5	13	0	0	18	47	.223	.296	.332	.628	64	4	3	0	2	4
1958	30	1.8	MLN	NL	MLB	MLN	10	13	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	.100	.231	.100	.331	1	1	0	0	1	0
1958	30	1.8	PHI	NL	MLB	PHI	60	203	183	12	42	4	1	5	12	0	0	16	42	.230	.300	.344	.645	63	3	3	0	1	4
1959	31	2.8	PHI	NL	MLB	PHI	74	233	198	15	58	10	0	9	43	0	0	32	36	.293	.392	.480	.872	95	5	1	1	1	11
1960	32	4.1	STL	NL	MLB	STL	78	203	179	16	41	4	0	6	27	0	0	22	24	.229	.310	.352	.662	63	6	0	0	2	2
1961	33	5.4	STL	NL	MLB	STL	86	200	174	23	52	8	0	10	33	0	0	25	17	.299	.385	.517	.902	90	4	0	0	1	7
1962	34	6.1	STL	NL	MLB	STL	85	262	222	26	56	9	1	13	42	0	0	36	38	.252	.351	.477	.829	106	3	0	0	4	5
1963	35	7.5	STL	NL	MLB	STL	56	120	105	12	25	0	0	6	14	2	0	15	28	.238	.333	.410	.743	43	0	0	0	0	7
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
MLB (11 seasons)					MLB		633	1661	1449	133	351	46	5	58	213	2	0	191	251	.242	.330	.401	.731	581	31	6	2	13	39
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		901	3413	3029	334	918	153	28	202	452	12		356	371	.303		.572		1733		12	11	5
All Levels (17 Seasons)							1534	5074	4478	467	1269	199	33	260	665	14	0	547	622	.283		.517		2314		18	13	18	39

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		248	927	779	117	213	26	3	49	135	0		136	138	.273	.381	.503	.885	392		3	4	5
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		208	793	704	86	239	43	3	69	153	3		85	73	.339		.703		495		4	0
A (1 season)					Minors		109	338	338		94	10	5	29						.278		.595		201
C (1 season)					Minors		40	163	136	17	32	8	0	1	18	4		26	28	.235	.362	.316	.678	43		1	0
D (3 seasons)					Minors		296	1192	1072	114	340	66	17	54	146	5		109	132	.317		.562		602		4	7

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