#73 Ron "Rocky" Swoboda, Rightfield, 31 yrs, Cleveland Indians
Tuesday, 4/4/1976 |
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| Ron Swoboda
Rocky
6/30/1944
31
USA,MD,BALTIMORE
6"2
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Rightfield
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4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 8,780,000
1977
9 Year(s), 58 Days (1606 total Days)
0 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 58 Days (1606 total Days)
11 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Versus LHP | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Talent | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 4 (Range), .952 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 4 (Range), .961 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 9 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 3
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1966 | 36 | 112 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .378 | .652 | 1.030 | CLE |
| 1967 | 153 | 522 | 152 | 31 | 2 | 23 | 81 | 75 | 68 | 3 | 2 | 87 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .375 | .490 | .865 | CLE |
| 1968 | 150 | 543 | 157 | 27 | 4 | 33 | 87 | 97 | 71 | 9 | 4 | 89 | 1 | 1 | .289 | .378 | .536 | .914 | CLE |
| 1969 | 154 | 551 | 148 | 30 | 5 | 27 | 71 | 92 | 72 | 4 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 0 | .269 | .356 | .488 | .844 | CLE |
| 1970 | 156 | 590 | 165 | 22 | 4 | 27 | 65 | 113 | 63 | 5 | 2 | 99 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .353 | .468 | .821 | CLE |
| 1971 | 155 | 559 | 183 | 32 | 5 | 26 | 98 | 117 | 82 | 5 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 2 | .327 | .415 | .542 | .957 | CLE,AL |
| 1972 | 152 | 605 | 204 | 35 | 4 | 32 | 115 | 123 | 67 | 2 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 0 | .337 | .402 | .567 | .969 | CLE,AL |
| 1973 | 159 | 635 | 202 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 111 | 130 | 90 | 5 | 4 | 106 | 2 | 1 | .318 | .405 | .501 | .905 | CLE,AL |
| 1974 | 157 | 588 | 207 | 48 | 6 | 32 | 124 | 124 | 90 | 7 | 2 | 95 | 3 | 0 | .352 | .443 | .617 | 1.060 | CLE,AL |
| 1975 | 156 | 620 | 202 | 35 | 6 | 30 | 117 | 128 | 87 | 4 | 2 | 82 | 1 | 2 | .326 | .411 | .547 | .958 | CLE,AL |
| Total | 1428 | 5325 | 1653 | 290 | 42 | 268 | 894 | 1020 | 704 | 45 | 28 | 847 | 9 | 6 | .310 | .394 | .532 | .925 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1965, AAA | 123 | 485 | 156 | 13 | 5 | 67 | 137 | 127 | 63 | 112 | 4 | 10 | .322 | .382 | .784 | 1.166 |
| 1966, AAA | 113 | 439 | 158 | 29 | 5 | 46 | 106 | 115 | 54 | 73 | 3 | 11 | .360 | .417 | .763 | 1.180 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1972 | 11 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .383 | .500 | .883 |
| 1973 | 7 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .469 | .538 | 1.007 |
| 1974 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .586 | .708 | 1.295 |
| 1975 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .364 | .450 | .814 |
| Total | 29 | 112 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .446 | .545 | .991 |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1965...
Injured on 7/16/1965 with a Broken Ribs, out for 2-3 weeks...
Had first career hit on 8/16/1966, off Howie Reed (BAL)...
Hit first career homerun on 8/19/1966, off Tony Cloninger (CAL)...
Won Rookie Of The Year Award in 1967, hitting .291 with 23 HR, 81 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (A), driving in 3 runs on 8/24/1968...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1968, hitting .474 with 5 HR, 8 RBI...
Was selected to the 1971 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Chicago (A) on 8/10/1972...
10/2/1972: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $8,780,000 per year, for 5 years.
Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1973, hitting .444 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game...
Drove in 7 runs against New York (A) on 4/18/1974...
Hit 3 homeruns against Texas, driving in 6 runs on 4/30/1974...
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Boston on 8/8/1974...
Was selected to the 1975 Allstar game...
Hit 3 homeruns against Boston, driving in 6 runs on 7/28/1975...
Drove in 8 runs against California on 9/17/1975...
Injured on 3/30/1976 with a Concussion, out for one week...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1971 - .327 - 5th
1972 - .337 - 3rd
1973 - .318 - 7th
1974 - .352 - 2nd
1975 - .326 - 7th
| OBP
1968 - .378 - 9th
1971 - .415 - 4th
1972 - .402 - 7th
1973 - .405 - 9th
1974 - .443 - 2nd
1975 - .411 - 5th
| SLG
1968 - .536 - 9th
1972 - .567 - 6th
1974 - .617 - 5th
1975 - .547 - 10th
| OPS
1968 - .914 - 8th
1971 - .957 - 9th
1972 - .969 - 5th
1974 - 1.060 - 3rd
1975 - .958 - 8th
| Hits
1971 - 183 - 9th
1972 - 204 - 1st
1973 - 202 - 4th
1974 - 207 - 6th
1975 - 202 - 8th
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Doubles
1974 - 48 - 4th
| Homeruns
1968 - 33 - 9th
1974 - 32 - 9th
| RBI
1972 - 115 - 5th
1974 - 124 - 8th
| Runs
1970 - 113 - 9th
1971 - 117 - 4th
1972 - 123 - 1st
1973 - 130 - 3rd
1974 - 124 - 9th
1975 - 128 - 5th
| BB
1974 - 90 - 9th
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