1951
Born August 9, 1951
Parkersburg, WV, USA
Steve Swisher Notable
b. August 9, 1951 · Chicago Cubs 1974–1977, St. Louis Cardinals 1978–1980, San Diego Padres 1981–1982
Steve Swisher played for three clubs across nine seasons as a catcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1974 and closing with the San Diego Padres in 1982.
Across 509 games he batted .216, with 305 hits and 108 runs. He finished with 20 home runs, 49 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He played 481 games behind the plate, with 2,274 putouts and 46 errors. He turned 24 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 1976.
He was born in Parkersburg, WV, USA on August 9, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1976 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1976 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CHC | 90 | 280 | 21 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 37 | 63 | 0 | .214 |
| 1975 | CHC | 93 | 254 | 20 | 54 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 30 | 57 | 1 | .213 |
| 1976 | CHC | 109 | 377 | 25 | 89 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 20 | 82 | 2 | .236 |
| 1977 | CHC | 74 | 205 | 21 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 47 | 0 | .190 |
| 1978 | STL | 45 | 115 | 11 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 1 | .278 |
| 1979 | STL | 38 | 73 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .151 |
| 1980 | STL | 18 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .250 |
| 1981 | SDP | 16 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .143 |
| 1982 | SDP | 26 | 58 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 0 | .172 |
| Career | — | 509 | 1414 | 108 | 305 | 49 | 7 | 20 | 124 | 118 | 322 | 4 | .216 |
On this day & linked events
1974
Major-league debut: Steve Swisher
Steve Swisher made a major-league debut on June 14, 1974.
1982
Final major-league game: Steve Swisher
Steve Swisher played a final major-league game on September 26, 1982.
Image: Public domain