Ron Swoboda

Full Name: Ronald Alan Swoboda	Primary Position: OF,RF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/195	First Game: April 12, 1965
Birthdate: June 30, 1944	Final Game: September 30, 1973
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland	MLB Experience: 9 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Ron Swoboda (Ronald Alan Swoboda) was born on June 30, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland. He made his Major League debut on April 12, 1965 for the New York Mets. In 1965, his rookie year, he hit .228 with 19 home runs and 50 RBI. Swoboda played for the New York Mets, New York Yankees and Montreal Expos over the course of his 9 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Ron Swoboda's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1967, when he hit for a .281 average and knocked in 53 runs. However, others believe that it was 1968, when he knocked in 59 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1965	NY	N	135	399	52	91	19	50	.228	.291	.424	15	3	33	102	3	1	2	3	10
1966	NY	N	112	342	34	76	8	50	.222	.296	.342	9	4	31	76	5	2	4	4	9
1967	NY	N	134	449	47	126	13	53	.281	.340	.419	17	3	41	96	1	0	3	4	7
1968	NY	N	132	450	46	109	11	59	.242	.325	.373	14	6	52	113	4	1	8	1	14
1969	NY	N	109	327	38	77	9	52	.235	.326	.361	10	2	43	90	2	1	1	4	10
1970	NY	N	115	245	29	57	9	40	.233	.340	.392	8	2	40	72	1	1	2	0	7
1971	NY	A	54	138	17	36	2	20	.261	.391	.333	2	1	27	35	3	1	0	1	4
1971	MON	N	39	75	7	19	0	6	.253	.364	.387	4	3	11	16	2	1	0	0	3
1971	Total		93	213	24	55	2	26	.258	.381	.352	6	4	38	51	5	2	0	1	7
1972	NY	A	63	113	9	28	1	12	.248	.341	.345	8	0	17	29	0	1	0	1	1
1973	NY	A	35	43	6	5	1	2	.116	.191	.186	0	0	4	18	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		776	2287	253	555	69	310	.243	.321	.387	77	23	251	565	18	7	20	16	60
Total	AL		152	294	32	69	4	34	.235	.345	.316	10	1	48	82	3	2	0	2	5
Total			928	2581	285	624	73	344	.242	.324	.379	87	24	299	647	21	9	20	18	65

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1965	NY	N	OF	112	104	875.2	188	9	11	2	.947
1965	NY	N	RF	15	14	116	32	2	2	1	.944
1965	NY	N	LF	73	67	578.2	115	6	6	1	.953
1965	NY	N	CF	26	23	181	52	1	3	0	.946
1966	NY	N	RF	9	8	66	16	0	0	0	1.000
1966	NY	N	OF	97	88	794.1	145	7	2	0	.987
1966	NY	N	LF	89	80	728.1	127	7	2	0	.985
1967	NY	N	1B	20	17	143	143	17	4	7	.976
1967	NY	N	OF	108	105	914	190	8	9	0	.957
1967	NY	N	RF	108	105	914	188	8	9	1	.956
1968	NY	N	LF	1	0	2.2	1	0	0	0	1.000
1968	NY	N	OF	125	117	1084.1	217	14	6	4	.975
1968	NY	N	RF	124	117	1081.2	218	14	6	4	.975
1969	NY	N	LF	23	16	162.1	32	1	1	0	.971
1969	NY	N	OF	97	86	802	163	5	2	0	.988
1969	NY	N	RF	78	70	639.2	127	4	1	0	.992
1970	NY	N	LF	1	0	8	1	0	0	0	1.000
1970	NY	N	OF	100	58	592.1	117	3	2	1	.984
1970	NY	N	RF	100	58	584.1	117	2	2	1	.983
1971	NY	A	RF	39	33	289.1	65	2	2	0	.971
1971	NY	A	LF	7	6	57	14	0	1	0	.933
1971	NY	A	OF	47	40	354.1	80	2	3	0	.965
1971	NY	A	CF	1	1	8	1	0	0	0	1.000
1971	MON	N	LF	10	3	43	9	1	0	0	1.000
1971	MON	N	OF	25	17	154	39	3	1	0	.977
1971	MON	N	RF	2	2	7	2	0	0	0	1.000
1971	MON	N	CF	17	12	104	28	2	1	0	.968
1971	Total		CF	18	13	112	29	2	1	0	.969
1971	Total		RF	41	35	296.1	67	2	2	0	.972
1971	Total		LF	17	9	100	23	1	1	0	.960
1971	Total		OF	72	57	508.1	119	5	4	0	.969
1972	NY	A	OF	35	26	236	56	2	1	1	.983
1972	NY	A	1B	2	0	3.2	5	0	0	1	1.000
1972	NY	A	RF	30	22	199	48	2	1	1	.980
1972	NY	A	CF	5	4	37	12	1	0	0	1.000
1973	NY	A	DH	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1973	NY	A	RF	12	6	58	14	0	0	0	1.000
1973	NY	A	OF	20	8	93	23	0	0	0	1.000
1973	NY	A	CF	8	2	35	9	0	0	0	1.000
Total			1B	22	17	146.2	148	17	4	8	.976
Total			LF	204	172	1580	299	15	10	1	.969
Total			CF	57	42	365	102	4	4	0	.964
Total			OF	766	649	5900	1218	53	37	8	.972
Total			DH	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	517	435	3955	827	34	23	8	.974

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Mets (September 5, 1963).
Traded by New York Mets with Rich Hacker to Montreal Expos in exchange for Don Hahn (March 31, 1971).
Traded by Montreal Expos to New York Yankees in exchange for Ron Woods (June 25, 1971).
Released by New York Yankees (December 11, 1973).
Signed by Atlanta Braves (January 3, 1974).
Released by Atlanta Braves (March 25, 1974).

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