1903
Born August 13, 1903
Mount Pleasant, PA, USA
Steve Swetonic Notable
b. August 13, 1903 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1929–1933, 1935
Steve Swetonic played 1929 to 1935 for the Pittsburgh Pirates as a pitcher.
He went 37 and 36 with a 3.81 earned run average, pitching 595.3 innings in 133 games. He struck out 154, completed 25 of his 58 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 135 games he batted .170, with 34 hits and 18 runs. He finished with 6 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1932, with 4.
He was born in Mount Pleasant, PA, USA on August 13, 1903, and died on April 22, 1974. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | PIT | 42 | 48 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .271 |
| 1930 | PIT | 23 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .111 |
| 1931 | PIT | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .143 |
| 1932 | PIT | 24 | 54 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .093 |
| 1933 | PIT | 31 | 55 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .200 |
| 1935 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 135 | 200 | 18 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 0 | .170 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | PIT | 8 | 10 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 143.2 | 172 | 77 | 50 | 35 | 4.82 |
| 1930 | PIT | 6 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 96.2 | 107 | 48 | 27 | 35 | 4.47 |
| 1931 | PIT | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 27.2 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3.90 |
| 1932 | PIT | 11 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 162.2 | 134 | 51 | 55 | 39 | 2.82 |
| 1933 | PIT | 12 | 12 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 164.2 | 166 | 64 | 64 | 37 | 3.50 |
| Career | — | 37 | 36 | 133 | 58 | 11 | 595.1 | 607 | 252 | 212 | 154 | 3.81 |
On this day & linked events
1974
Died April 22, 1974
Image: New York Daily News, public domain