Bob Swift

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: March 6, 1915 in Salina, KS us

Died: October 17, 1966 in Detroit, MI

Buried: Roselawn Memorial Park, Salina, KS

Last Game: September 27, 1953 (Age 38-205d)
vs. CLE 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: Robert Virgil Swift

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1945 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.6

2750

635

.231

212

RBI

238

OBP

.313

SLG

.280

OPS

.592

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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
1934	19	-4.5	Muskogee	WA	C		69		250		75	11	1	9						.300		.460		115
1935	20	-5.2	Henderson	WDXL	C	DET	111		364		80	16	2	7						.220		.332		121
1936	21		3 Teams	3 Lgs	C-D-B	DET	88	305	287	30	68	18	1	2	32	1		17	51	.237		.328		94			1
1936	21	-3.4	Augusta	SALL	B	DET	21	68	61	6	14	3	0	0	10	0		7	10	.230	.309	.279	.588	17			0
1936	21	-1.9	Charleston	MATL	C	DET	41	146	135	15	31	5	1	2	17	0		10	22	.230	.283	.326	.609	44			1
1936	21	-2.1	Palatka	FLOR	D	DET	26		91	9	23	10	0	0	5	1			19	.253		.363		33
1937	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-D	NYY	131	530	503	66	142	32	9	9	76	7	0	19	48	.282	.311	.435	.747	219		2	6
1937	22	-2.2	Augusta	SALL	B	NYY	66	274	263	32	73	19	4	3	36	5	0	7	32	.278	.302	.414	.716	109		2	2
1937	22	-0.9	Palatka	FLOR	D	NYY	65	256	240	34	69	13	5	6	40	2		12	16	.288	.321	.458	.780	110			4
1938	23	-3.5	San Antonio	TL	A1	SLB	128	470	426	45	105	14	2	2	49	7	1	41	43	.247	.313	.303	.615	129		0	3
1939	24	-2.4	San Antonio	TL	A1	SLB	129	486	430	40	113	21	0	5	53	5	1	48	47	.263	.344	.347	.690	149		5	3
1940	25	-2.9	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	130	433	398	37	97	20	1	0	39	1	0	28	39	.244	.295	.299	.594	119	8	1	6		2
1941	26	-2.0	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	63	195	170	13	44	7	0	0	21	2	0	22	11	.259	.344	.300	.644	51	5	0	3		2
1942	27		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-PHA	89	287	268	12	59	7	0	1	23	1	4	16	22	.220	.264	.258	.522	69	5	0	3		2
1942	27	-0.9	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	29	81	76	3	15	4	0	1	8	0	2	3	5	.197	.228	.290	.517	22	1	0	2		1
1942	27	-0.9	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	60	206	192	9	44	3	0	0	15	1	2	13	17	.229	.278	.245	.523	47	4	0	1		1
1943	28	-0.7	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	77	262	224	16	43	5	1	1	11	0	0	35	16	.192	.301	.237	.538	53	10	0	3		1
1944	29	-0.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	80	283	247	15	63	11	1	1	19	2	0	27	27	.255	.331	.320	.651	79	9	1	8		4
1945	30	-0.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	95	310	279	19	65	5	0	0	24	1	0	26	22	.233	.298	.251	.549	70	7	0	5		7
1946	31	1.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	42	124	107	13	25	2	0	2	10	0	0	14	7	.234	.322	.308	.631	33	4	0	3		0
1947	32	2.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	97	323	279	23	70	11	0	1	21	2	2	33	16	.251	.330	.301	.631	84	8	0	11		6
1948	33	4.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	113	356	292	23	65	6	0	4	33	1	0	51	29	.223	.338	.284	.622	83	9	0	13		1
1949	34	5.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	74	215	189	16	45	6	0	2	18	0	0	26	20	.238	.330	.302	.632	57	2	0	0		2
1950	35	6.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	67	159	132	14	30	4	0	2	9	0	0	25	6	.227	.350	.303	.653	40	7	0	2		1
1951	36	7.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	44	118	104	8	20	0	0	0	5	0	0	12	10	.192	.276	.192	.468	20	0	0	2		1
1952	37	8.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	28	66	58	3	8	1	0	0	4	0	0	7	7	.138	.242	.155	.398	9	5	1	0		1
1953	38	9.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	2	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.333	.600	.667	1.267	2	0	0	0		0

1955	40		2 Teams	PCL	Opn		53	146	141	6	35	2	0	1	12	0		0	16					40	3	0	2	3
1955	40	11.3	Oakland	PCL	Opn		38
1955	40	11.3	Seattle	PCL	Opn		15
1956	41	16.3	Albuquerque	WL	A	NYG	32	74	57	5	15	3	0	0	7	1		15	8	.263	.425	.316	.741	18	4	1	1	0
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
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		1001	3136	2750	212	635	86	3	14	238	10	6	324	233	.231	.313	.280	.592	769	79	3	59		30
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		741	2479	2317	186	598	115	15	34	217	21	2	140	197					845		8	14	0
All Levels (22 Seasons)							1742	5615	5067	398	1233	201	18	48	455	31	8	464	430					1614		11	73	0	30

Opn (1 season)					Minors		53
A (1 season)					Minors		32	74	57	5	15	3	0	0	7	1		15	8	.263	.425	.316	.741	18	4	1	1	0
A1 (2 seasons)					Minors		257	956	856	85	218	35	2	7	102	12	2	89	90	.255	.328	.325	.653	278		5	6
B (2 seasons)					Minors		87	342	324	38	87	22	4	3	46	5	0	14	42	.269	.303	.389	.692	126		2	2
C (3 seasons)					Minors		221	760	749	15	186	32	4	18	17	0		10	22	.248		.374		280			1
D (2 seasons)					Minors		91	347	331	43	92	23	5	6	45	3		12	35	.278		.432		143			4