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Ron Swoboda

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: June 30, 1944 in Baltimore, MD us

High School: Sparrows Point HS (Baltimore, MD)

Schools: New York University (New York, NY), University of Maryland (College Park, MD)

Debut: April 12, 1965 (Age 20-286d, 12,325th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1973 (Age 29-092d)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: Ronald Alan Swoboda

Nicknames: Rocky

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1969 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.0

2581

624

.242

285

RBI

344

OBP

.324

SLG

.379

OPS

.703

OPS+

101

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-38 / in Starts: 14-12
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 133 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	83 (45-20-18)
Avg. MLBer w/ 133 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	79 (40-25-12)

Most Driven In
R White	4
F Alou	2
H Clarke	1
B Murcer	1
T Munson	1
C SÃ¡nchez	1
R Blomberg	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
H Clarke	2
J Ellis	1
B Murcer	1
Self	1
G Michael	1
F Peterson	1
R Torres	1
F Alou	0

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	831	5 (4)	Apr 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	8-8	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	8	.83	0.058	1.26	0.05%	0.39	PH
2	832	10 (4)	Apr 29	NYY		MIN	L,0-2	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	9	.90	0.046	1.05	0.03%	0.22	PH
3	833	12 (1)	Apr 30 (2)	NYY		MIN	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	8	4.71	-0.122	5.38	-0.08%	-0.27	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	834	14 (1)	May 5	NYY	@	OAK	L,1-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	9	.40	-0.010	.42	-0.01%	-0.07	PH
5	835	18 (3)	May 9	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.500	.900	9	1.61	-0.043	1.51	-0.02%	-0.19	PH
6	836	22 (3)	May 14	NYY	@	CAL	L,2-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	9	.44	-0.010	.41	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
7	837	33 (10)	May 28	NYY		DET	L,4-5	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.400	.764	2	1.80	-0.032	2.18	-0.02%	0.19	CF
8	838	34	May 29 (1)	NYY		DET	W,5-1	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.357	.417	.774	6	1.39	0.019	1.54	0.01%	-0.16	CF
9	839	35	May 29 (2)	NYY		DET	W,4-2	6-7	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.400	.538	.938	7	1.51	0.072	1.76	0.05%	0.35	PH
10	840	37 (1)	May 31	NYY	@	MIL	W,5-4	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.421	.563	.984	6	.21	0.019	.22	0.01%	0.27	CF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	841	38	Jun 1	NYY	@	MIL	L,8-9	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.400	.529	.929	7	2.59	-0.054	2.92	-0.04%	-0.31	PH
12	842	43 (4)	Jun 6	NYY	@	TEX	L,3-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.381	.500	.881	9	.57	-0.011	.53	-0.01%	-0.14	PH
13	843	45 (1)	Jun 8	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-6	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.364	.474	.837	7	1.59	-0.040	1.59	-0.02%	-0.42	PH
14	844	46	Jun 9	NYY	@	KCR	L,0-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.348	.450	.798	5	2.57	-0.067	2.38	-0.04%	-0.18	1B
15	845	49 (2)	Jun 13	NYY		CHW	L,0-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.429	.762	9	1.45	-0.034	1.15	-0.02%	-0.18	PH
16	846	54 (4)	Jun 20	NYY		KCR	W,4-2	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.360	.429	.789	2	.77	0.006	.71	0.00%	0.34	PH
17	847	57 (2)	Jun 25 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.385	.429	.813	9	.18	0.006	.21	0.00%	0.11	PH
18	848	58	Jun 26	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.407	.429	.836	6	1.21	0.037	1.59	0.03%	0.12	PH
19	849	59	Jun 27	NYY	@	DET	L,2-5	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.393	.409	.802	9	.36	-0.008	.43	-0.01%	-0.19	PH
20	850	60	Jun 28	NYY		BAL	L,0-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.379	.391	.771	9	.31	-0.007	.31	0.00%	-0.18	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	851	66 (5)	Jul 4	NYY	@	OAK	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.367	.375	.742	6	.72	-0.017	.82	-0.01%	-0.12	PH
22	852	72 (5)	Jul 10	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.387	.520	.907	9	.73	0.067	1.10	0.06%	1.00	PH
23	853	73	Jul 11	NYY	@	CAL	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.400	.552	.952	7	.29	0.063	.41	0.05%	1.56	RF
24	854	74	Jul 12	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-0	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.350	.471	.821	1	.38	-0.055	.55	-0.05%	-1.31	RF
25	855	75	Jul 14 (1)	NYY		OAK	L,3-9	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.349	.486	.835	7	1.56	0.112	2.39	0.10%	1.54	RF
26	856	76	Jul 14 (2)	NYY		OAK	L,0-1	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.341	.474	.815	2	3.73	-0.180	5.10	-0.15%	-0.67	PH
27	857	77	Jul 15	NYY		OAK	L,2-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.340	.450	.790	7	.90	-0.006	1.07	-0.01%	-0.07	RF
28	858	78	Jul 16	NYY		OAK	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.333	.455	.788	7	.55	-0.015	.53	-0.01%	-0.02	RF
29	859	79	Jul 18	NYY		MIN	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.309	.417	.726	1	.68	-0.037	.43	-0.01%	-0.53	RF
30	860	80	Jul 19	NYY		MIN	W,13-3	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.321	.417	.738	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.22	PH CF
31	861	82 (1)	Jul 21 (2)	NYY		CAL	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.317	.392	.709	2	.59	0.000	.45	0.00%	-0.06	RF
32	862	83	Jul 22 (1)	NYY		CAL	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.317	.407	.725	6	1.35	-0.013	1.03	-0.01%	0.00	RF
33	863	85 (1)	Jul 23	NYY		CAL	L,3-6	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.313	.386	.699	6	.53	-0.005	.38	0.00%	-0.09	RF
34	864	87 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,5-6	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.217	.310	.383	.693	2	1.28	0.094	1.02	0.05%	0.58	RF
35	865	89 (1)	Jul 29	NYY		BOS	W,8-1	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.301	.371	.672	6	.70	-0.030	.61	-0.02%	-0.52	RF
36	866	90	Jul 30	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.325	.375	.700	6	.72	0.086	.88	0.06%	0.47	RF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
37	867	94 (3)	Aug 2 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.321	.358	.679	7	1.59	-0.198	2.63	-0.20%	-1.38	CF
38	868	95	Aug 2 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-7	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.329	.357	.687	2	.92	-0.029	1.57	-0.03%	-0.37	RF
39	869	96	Aug 3	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-7	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.326	.352	.678	9	1.99	-0.045	3.40	-0.05%	-0.25	PH
40	870	97	Aug 4	NYY	@	MIL	W,9-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.322	.347	.669	7	.49	0.091	.71	0.08%	0.89	RF
41	871	99 (1)	Aug 6 (1)	NYY	@	MIL	W,3-0	CG	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.337	.363	.699	2	.56	0.110	.94	0.11%	0.53	RF
42	872	101 (1)	Aug 8	NYY		DET	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.354	.381	.734	7	1.33	0.252	3.77	0.43%	2.23	RF
43	873	102	Aug 9 (1)	NYY		DET	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.261	.350	.375	.725	2	.55	0.010	1.65	0.02%	-0.61	RF
44	874	103	Aug 9 (2)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.346	.371	.717	1	.40	-0.009	1.04	-0.01%	-0.18	PH RF
45	875	104	Aug 10	NYY		DET	W,1-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.346	.371	.717	6						RF
46	876	106 (1)	Aug 12	NYY		MIL	W,10-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.346	.371	.717	6						RF
47	877	107	Aug 13 (1)	NYY		MIL	W,5-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.340	.363	.702	2	.49	-0.023	1.24	-0.04%	-0.30	RF
48	878	110 (2)	Aug 15	NYY	@	KCR	L,6-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.336	.359	.695	5	3.54	-0.169	9.82	-0.28%	-0.75	PH 1B
49	879	112 (1)	Aug 18	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.333	.355	.688	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.12	PH
50	880	113	Aug 19	NYY	@	TEX	W,6-2	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.339	.355	.694	6	.33	0.000	.86	0.00%	0.14	PH RF
51	881	115 (1)	Aug 22	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.342	.351	.693	6	2.12	0.013	6.41	0.02%	-0.35	PH RF
52	882	116	Aug 23	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.339	.347	.686	6	.78	-0.003	2.33	-0.01%	-0.01	RF
53	883	117	Aug 25 (1)	NYY		KCR	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.345	.347	.691	6	1.11	0.020	2.94	0.03%	0.33	RF
54	884	118	Aug 25 (2)	NYY		KCR	L,1-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.344	.340	.684	2	1.74	-0.021	4.91	-0.04%	-0.22	RF
55	885	119	Aug 26	NYY		KCR	L,3-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.341	.337	.678	6	.47	-0.011	1.10	-0.02%	-0.12	PH RF
56	886	120	Aug 27 (1)	NYY		KCR	W,7-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.339	.333	.672	5	2.91	-0.109	5.10	-0.11%	-0.73	PH
57	887	122 (1)	Aug 29 (1)	NYY		TEX	W,7-6	GS-7	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.346	.352	.698	7	1.24	0.167	2.59	0.21%	1.07	RF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
58	888	128 (5)	Sep 3	NYY		CHW	L,0-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.344	.349	.692	9	.56	-0.013	1.91	-0.03%	-0.18	PH
59	889	136 (7)	Sep 10	NYY	@	DET	W,5-0	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.341	.345	.687	6	.02	0.000	.07	0.00%	-0.13	RF
60	890	139 (2)	Sep 13	NYY		BOS	L,2-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.338	.342	.681	4	.10	-0.003	.69	-0.01%	-0.12	PH RF
61	891	141 (1)	Sep 16	NYY		BAL	L,3-7	5-6	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.344	.348	.692	9	.42	0.020	1.05	0.03%	0.95	PH
62	892	147 (5)	Sep 24 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-4	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.344	.348	.692	5						PH
63	893	150 (2)	Sep 28	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.341	.345	.686	9	3.09	-0.030	1.14	-0.01%	-0.16	PH
							25-38		133	113	9	28	8	0	1	12	17	1	29	0	1	2	1	1	0	1	.248	.341	.345	.686		1.01	-0.091	1.60	0.11%	1.69

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