#73 Ron "Rocky" Swoboda, Rightfield, 25 yrs, Cleveland Indians Saturday, 10/21/1969 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ron Swoboda Rocky 6/30/1944 25 USA,MD,BALTIMORE 6"2 205
Rightfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1969 (Automatic) 3 Year(s), 58 Days (574 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 58 Days (574 total Days) 4 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Talent | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 2 2 3 1 Normal
| 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 | | |
9/25 | CAL | W 8-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/26 | CAL | W 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/28 | @BOS | L 7-9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/29 | @BOS | L 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/1 | BAL | L 4-5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/2 | @OAK | W 8-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/4 | @WS2 | L 5-8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/5 | WS2 | W 8-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/6 | DET | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #3 | | |
10/7 | @CHA | L 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 154 | 551 | 148 | 30 | 5 | 27 | 71 | 92 | 72 | 80 | .269 | .356 | .488 | .844 | .828 | .220 |
Projected | 154 | 551 | 148 | 30 | 5 | 27 | 71 | 92 | 72 | 80 | .269 | .356 | .488 | .844 | .828 | .220 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 144 | 643 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 269 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 97.0 | 6.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 143 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .273 | .386 | .573 | .960 |
vs. RHP | 408 | 109 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 48 | 63 | 46 | 53 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .267 | .341 | .458 | .800 |
Close/Late | 70 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .300 | .353 | .457 | .810 |
Scoring Position | 123 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .211 | .269 | .350 | .619 |
Pinch Hitting | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .300 | .125 | .425 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 79 | 281 | 78 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 51 | 41 | 41 | .278 | .363 | .512 | .875 |
Road | 75 | 270 | 70 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 41 | 31 | 39 | .259 | .333 | .463 | .796 |
March/April | 24 | 85 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 14 | .247 | .324 | .471 | .794 |
May | 25 | 87 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 9 | .276 | .347 | .586 | .933 |
June | 25 | 94 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | .287 | .349 | .479 | .828 |
July | 22 | 82 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | .305 | .388 | .585 | .973 |
August | 28 | 98 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 18 | .214 | .316 | .388 | .704 |
Sept/Oct | 30 | 105 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | .286 | .369 | .448 | .816 |
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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 |
Total | 493 | 1728 | 490 | 93 | 12 | 94 | 264 | 285 | 225 | 17 | 9 | 278 | 2 | 1 | .284 | .370 | .514 | .884 | |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 42 | 40 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 2 | .957 | 314.1 | 1.35 | | | | |
Centerfield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 3.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 118 | 104 | 211 | 4 | 1 | 228 | 13 | .943 | 960.1 | 2.14 | | | | |
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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...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1968 - .378 - 9th
| SLG 1968 - .536 - 9th
| OPS 1968 - .914 - 8th
| Homeruns 1968 - 33 - 9th
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