Bob Swift Notable

b. March 6, 1915 · St. Louis Browns 1940–1942, Philadelphia Athletics 1942–1943, Detroit Tigers 1944–1953

Bob Swift played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1940 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1953.

Across 1,001 games he batted .231, with 635 hits and 212 runs. He finished with 14 home runs, 86 doubles and 10 stolen bases.

He played 980 games behind the plate, with 3,601 putouts and 64 errors. He turned 75 double plays.

He was born in Salina, KS, USA on March 6, 1915, and died on October 17, 1966. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1940	SLB	130	398	37	97	20	1	0	39	28	39	1	.244
1941	SLB	63	170	13	44	7	0	0	21	22	11	2	.259
1942	PHA/SLB	89	268	12	59	7	0	1	23	16	22	1	.220
1943	PHA	77	224	16	43	5	1	1	11	35	16	0	.192
1944	DET	80	247	15	63	11	1	1	19	27	27	2	.255
1945	DET	95	279	19	65	5	0	0	24	26	22	1	.233
1946	DET	42	107	13	25	2	0	2	10	14	7	0	.234
1947	DET	97	279	23	70	11	0	1	21	33	16	2	.251
1948	DET	113	292	23	65	6	0	4	33	51	29	1	.223
1949	DET	74	189	16	45	6	0	2	18	26	20	0	.238
1950	DET	67	132	14	30	4	0	2	9	25	6	0	.227
1951	DET	44	104	8	20	0	0	0	5	12	10	0	.192
1952	DET	28	58	3	8	1	0	0	4	7	7	0	.138
1953	DET	2	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	.333
Career	—	1001	2750	212	635	86	3	14	238	324	233	10	.231

On this day & linked events

1915

Born March 6, 1915

Salina, KS, USA

1966

Died October 17, 1966

1940

Major-league debut: Bob Swift

Bob Swift made a major-league debut on April 16, 1940.

1953

Final major-league game: Bob Swift

Bob Swift played a final major-league game on September 27, 1953.

Image: Bowman, public domain