| Ron Swoboda | ||
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| Outfielder | ||
| Born: June 30, 1944 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 12, 1965 for the New York Mets |
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| Final game | ||
| September 30, 1973 for the New York Yankees |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | . Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 242 | |
| Home Runs | 73 | |
| RBI | 344 | |
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Ronald Alan "Ron" Swoboda (born June 30, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a former Major League Baseball player, debuting with the New York Mets on April 12, 1965. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. He played his final major league game with the New York Yankees, on September 30, 1973. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.
Swoboda joined the Mets as a 19-year-old in 1965 and hit 2 home runs in his first 4 Major League at bats. He set a club record for home runs by a rookie that year with 19, which was also his career single-season best. His output fell off in 1966, when, after commenting during a TV interview that he loved hitting fastballs, he hit only eight home runs and batted . 222, as pitchers started throwing him a lot of breaking balls. He had perhaps his best year in 1967, hitting . 281.
During his early years with the Mets, he acquired the nickname "Rocky" as a result of his less-than-reliable fielding. Although he possessed a strong throwing arm, a fly ball hit in his direction was, by no means, a sure out. Many Mets fans have unwanted memories of Swoboda circling helplessly under fly balls that he should have caught, but didn't.
Swoboda wore number 14 as a rookie in 1965. When the Mets acquired third baseman Ken Boyer from the Cardinals that winter, they granted him number 14, which he'd worn in St. Kenton Lloyd Boyer ( May 20 1931 – September 7 1982) was an American Third baseman and manager in Major Louis. Swoboda wore number 17 briefly during spring training in 1966, then eventually took number 4.
In the 1969 World Series, Swoboda, not known for his fielding, made a spectacular rally-snuffing catch of a ball hit by the Baltimore Orioles' Brooks Robinson in the 9th inning of Game Four. The 1969 World Series was played between the New York Mets and the Baltimore Orioles, with the Mets prevailing in 5 games to accomplish one of the greatest upsets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr (born May 18, 1937 in Little Rock Arkansas) is an American former Third baseman in Major League A photograph of Swoboda, stretched almost horizontally, just inches off the ground, became an iconic image for Mets fans. A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic In Astronomy, Geography, Geometry and related sciences and contexts a plane is said to be horizontal at a given point if it is locally For other uses of the term see Icon (disambiguation. For a list of icons for use on Wikipedia see WikipediaIcons. The Mets won the game in the 10th inning, and subsequently, the World Series. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
Swoboda's other highlights had been in September of that championship season. The St. Louis Cardinals' Steve Carlton struck out 19 Mets, setting a major league record, but lost the game 4-3 by allowing a pair of two-run home runs, both hit by Swoboda (who also struck out twice in the game; in all four at-bats in the game Carlton had two strikes on Swoboda). The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944 in Miami Florida) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball, from to A few days earlier, Swoboda hit a grand slam home run in Pittsburgh, propelling the Mets to a 5-2 win over the Pirates.
In 1971, Swoboda and minor leaguer Rich Hacker were traded to the Montreal Expos in exchange for young outfielder Don Hahn; later that year, the Expos traded Swoboda to the New York Yankees. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of Donald Antone Hahn, born November 16, 1948 in San Francisco, California, is a former Major League baseball player an outfielder known The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. He was released by the Yankees in 1973, and signed with the Atlanta Braves during spring training of 1974. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the Regular season. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Braves, however, released him on March 25, 1974, after which Swoboda retired from baseball. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.
After his retirement from the baseball, Swoboda worked as a television sportscaster in New York City on WCBS-TV and for many years at WVUE in New Orleans. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television The City of New York WCBS-TV, channel 2 is the flagship station of the CBS television network located in New York City. WVUE was also the callsign for Channel 12 in Wilmington Delaware in the late 1950s New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana He also worked at Cox Television. Cox Enterprises is the successor to the Publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox Ron is currently the color commentator for telecasts of games played by the New Orleans Zephyrs, the AAA farm club of the New York Mets. A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play The New Orleans Zephyrs are a Minor league baseball team based in Metairie, Louisiana, a Suburb of New Orleans. In sports a farm team, feeder team or nursery club, generally refers to a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players with an "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis.
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