Bud Swartz Explained

Bud Swartz
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Birth Date:13 June 1929
Birth Place:Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death Place:Los Angeles
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 12
Debutteam:St. Louis Browns
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:July 27
Finalteam:St. Louis Browns
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–0
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:6.75
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:1
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Sherwin Merle "Bud" Swartz (June 13, 1929 – June 24, 1991) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in . He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was Jewish.[1] He attended University High School in Los Angeles, California.[2]

A single in his only at-bat at 18 years of age left Swartz with a rare major league career batting average of 1.000.[3] He pitched in five games, and gave up four earned runs in innings.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Big League Jews. . January–February 2020 . 12 . 137 . 21.
  2. Web site: Bud Swartz Stats . Baseball-Reference.com . 2020-02-06.
  3. Web site: Sherwin (Bud) Swartz . Jewish Baseball Museum . 2020-02-06.