Ron Swoboda

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: June 30, 1944 in Baltimore, MD us

High School: Sparrows Point HS (Baltimore, MD)

Schools: New York University (New York, NY), University of Maryland (College Park, MD)

Debut: April 12, 1965 (Age 20-286d, 12,325th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1973 (Age 29-092d)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: Ronald Alan Swoboda

Nicknames: Rocky

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1969 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.0

2581

624

.242

285

RBI

344

OBP

.324

SLG

.379

OPS

.703

OPS+

101

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 73 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 5 tying, 30 go ahead

2 Tms
NYM	69
NYY	4

Platoon
vs RHP	38
vs LHP	35

Home/Road
Away	38
Home	35

Outs
0	33
1	22
2	18

14 Opps
SFG	16
LAD	9
CHC	8
STL	7
HOU	6
PIT	5
ATL/MLN	5
CIN	5
PHI	4
BOS	2
SDP	2
MON	2
CAL	1
CHW	1

53 Pitchers
Fergie Jenkins	4
Denny Lemaster	3
Claude Osteen	3
Steve Carlton	2
Mike McCormick	2
Chris Short	2
Ray Sadecki	2
Chuck Hartenstein	2
Ron Herbel	2
Bill Singer	2
Roger Moret	2
Gaylord Perry	2
Bill Henry	2
Ron Bryant	2
Sammy Ellis	2
Woodie Fryman	2
Vern Law	1
Phil Niekro	1
Billy O'Dell	1
Ray Herbert	1
Billy McCool	1
Scipio Spinks	1
Curt Simmons	1
Rich Nye	1
Turk Farrell	1
Don Drysdale	1
Roy Face	1
Johnny Podres	1
Bill Faul	1
Phil Regan	1
Bob Shaw	1
Dan McGinn	1
Bob Bruce	1
Ken Holtzman	1
Milt Pappas	1
Juan Marichal	1
Bob Purkey	1
Dick Ellsworth	1
Clyde Wright	1
Pat Jarvis	1
Sandy Koufax	1
Bobby Bolin	1
Bill Monbouquette	1
Wilbur Wood	1
Ray Washburn	1
Tony Cloninger	1
Gary Ross	1
Dick Hughes	1
Skip Pitlock	1
Barry Latman	1
Darrell Osteen	1
Dave Giusti	1
Dave Roberts	1

17 Parks
Shea Stad (NYC)	33
3Com Park (SFO)	9
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
Forbes Fld (PIT)	3
Busch Stad (STL)	3
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	3
Crosley Fld (CIN)	3
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	3
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
Parc Jarry (MON)	1

Where Hit
7	33
8	8
9	4
78	2

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	67
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	37
1--	15
12-	8
-2-	5
1-3	3
123	2
--3	2
-23	1

125 RBI
RISP	21
0 on	37
1 on	22
2 on	12
3 on	2
Any on	36

Inning
1	11
2	10
3	4
4	4
5	6
6	8
7	13
8	7
9	7
Extra	3

1-3	25
4-6	18
7-end	30

RelScore
+4..	8
+3	2
+2	3
+1	9
Tied	25
-1	8
-2	7
-3	3
-4..	8

Ahead	22
Tied	25
Behind	26

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	42
LF	15
CF	8
PH	6
1B	2

OrderPos
5th	28
4th	17
6th	15
7th	5
8th	3
3rd	2
1st	1
9th	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	24
Medium Lev	28
Low Lev	21

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1965	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1965-04-14	NYM		HOU	Turk Farrell	behind 3-7	b 11	1	---	1	2	PH	0.008	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1965-04-18 (2)	NYM		SFG	Gaylord Perry	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	5	8	0.119	67%		Home Run (Deep CF)
3	3	3	1	1965-04-23	NYM	@	SFG	Gaylord Perry	behind 4-8	t 9	0	---	1	8	PH	0.017	3%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1965-04-25 (2)	NYM	@	SFG	Ron Herbel	ahead 2-0	t 7	2	-2-	2	5	8	0.120	94%		Home Run (Deep CF); E. Kranepool Scores
5	5	5	1	1965-05-01	NYM	@	CIN	Sammy Ellis	behind 0-1	t 4	0	---	1	5	8	0.129	50%		Home Run (Deep CF)
6	6	6	1	1965-05-08	NYM		MLN	Denny Lemaster	tied 0-0	b 1	2	12-	3	5	8	0.269	81%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Klaus Scores; J. Lewis Scores
7	7	7	2	1965-05-08	NYM		MLN	Phil Niekro	ahead 3-0	b 6	2	---	1	5	8	0.040	96%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	8	1	1965-05-16 (2)	NYM		CIN	Sammy Ellis	ahead 4-0	b 1	2	1--	2	8	8	0.071	95%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Smith Scores
9	9	9	1	1965-05-18	NYM	@	MLN	Tony Cloninger	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	2	7	8	0.176	71%		Home Run (Deep CF); C. Smith Scores
10	10	10	1	1965-05-21	NYM	@	STL	Ray Washburn	tied 2-2	t 7	0	1--	2	6	9	0.263	82%		Home Run; C. Smith Scores
11	11	11	1	1965-05-25	NYM	@	PHI	Ray Herbert	behind 2-10	t 9	0	---	1	6	9	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
12	12	12	1	1965-06-08	NYM		SFG	Bob Shaw	behind 0-2	b 5	0	---	1	6	7	0.135	39%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	13	1	1965-06-13 (1)	NYM		LAD	Claude Osteen	behind 0-5	b 7	0	---	1	6	7	0.026	5%		Home Run (Deep LF)
14	14	14	1	1965-07-05 (1)	NYM		CHC	Dick Ellsworth	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1-3	3	4	7	0.200	82%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Cowan Scores; J. Christopher Scores
15	15	15	1	1965-07-05 (2)	NYM		CHC	Bill Faul	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1--	2	6	7	0.201	75%		Home Run (Deep CF); E. Kranepool Scores
16	16	16	1	1965-07-17	NYM	@	STL	Bob Purkey	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	7	0.107	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
17	17	17	1	1965-08-10	NYM	@	LAD	Sandy Koufax	behind 2-4	t 9	0	---	1	6	7	0.081	14%		Home Run (Deep LF)
18	18	18	1	1965-08-15	NYM	@	HOU	Bob Bruce	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	1	6	7	0.105	72%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	19	1	1965-08-26	NYM		LAD	Johnny Podres	ahead 4-2	b 8	1	---	1	4	7	0.032	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1966	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1966-05-04	NYM	@	STL	Ray Sadecki	tied 0-0	t 1	2	12-	3	5	7	0.264	76%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. McMillan Scores; J. Hickman Scores
21	21	2	1	1966-05-22 (2)	NYM	@	SFG	Bobby Bolin	ahead 3-0	t 3	1	---	1	5	7	0.067	86%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	3	1	1966-07-04 (1)	NYM	@	PHI	Chris Short	tied 0-0	t 1	1	12-	3	4	7	0.229	77%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Bressoud Scores; K. Boyer Scores
23	23	4	1	1966-07-10	NYM	@	PIT	Billy O'Dell	behind 2-4	t 7	2	1--	2	3	PH	0.302	44%		Home Run; C. Hiller Scores
24	24	5	1	1966-07-20	NYM	@	SFG	Bill Henry	tied 2-2	t 10	0	---	1	5	7	0.344	84%		Home Run (Deep RF)
25	25	6	1	1966-07-22	NYM	@	LAD	Claude Osteen	ahead 1-0	t 8	1	-2-	2	4	7	0.147	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Bressoud Scores
26	26	7	1	1966-07-29	NYM		CHC	Ken Holtzman	behind 0-1	b 1	2	12-	3	5	7	0.293	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); E. Bressoud Scores/unER; K. Boyer Scores/unER; R. Swoboda Scores/unER
27	27	8	1	1966-08-04	NYM		SFG	Bill Henry	behind 5-6	b 9	1	12-	3	1	PH	0.684	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); R. Hunt Scores; J. Stephenson Scores
1967	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1967-04-30 (1)	NYM	@	CIN	Billy McCool	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	3	0.109	61%		Home Run
29	29	2	1	1967-06-06 (2)	NYM	@	PIT	Roy Face	tied 2-2	t 10	0	---	1	7	3	0.355	86%		Home Run
30	30	3	1	1967-06-11 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	Curt Simmons	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	1--	2	4	9	0.163	77%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Davis Scores
31	31	4	1	1967-06-13 (2)	NYM		CIN	Darrell Osteen	ahead 5-0	b 5	1	1--	2	5	9	0.020	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Davis Scores
32	32	5	1	1967-06-27	NYM		PIT	Woodie Fryman	tied 1-1	b 1	0	1-3	3	4	9	0.151	83%		Home Run; C. Jones Scores/unER; T. Davis Scores
33	33	6	1	1967-07-19 (1)	NYM		HOU	Barry Latman	ahead 5-1	b 5	1	-2-	2	6	9	0.033	98%		Home Run; T. Davis Scores
34	34	7	1	1967-07-19 (2)	NYM		HOU	Dave Giusti	ahead 6-2	b 6	1	---	1	7	9	0.020	98%		Home Run
35	35	8	1	1967-08-06 (1)	NYM		SFG	Mike McCormick	behind 3-7	b 5	1	-2-	2	4	9	0.116	22%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Davis Scores
36	36	9	1	1967-08-13 (2)	NYM		PIT	Vern Law	behind 2-6	b 5	1	12-	3	4	9	0.225	35%		Home Run; E. Charles Scores; T. Davis Scores
37	37	10	1	1967-08-29	NYM	@	STL	Dick Hughes	tied 0-0	t 5	0	---	1	6	9	0.158	66%		Home Run (Deep LF)
38	38	11	1	1967-09-01 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	Fergie Jenkins	behind 1-3	t 6	0	---	1	5	9	0.124	32%		Home Run (Deep LF)
39	39	12	1	1967-09-12	NYM	@	ATL	Denny Lemaster	tied 0-0	t 1	2	-2-	2	4	9	0.196	68%		Home Run; B. Johnson Scores
40	40	13	1	1967-09-25	NYM	@	SFG	Ron Herbel	tied 0-0	t 7	0	---	1	5	9	0.216	72%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1968	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	1968-04-10	NYM	@	SFG	Juan Marichal	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	12-	3	4	9	0.251	88%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Boswell Scores; T. Agee Scores
42	42	2	1	1968-04-19	NYM		LAD	Claude Osteen	behind 1-3	b 9	0	---	1	4	9	0.092	16%		Home Run
43	43	3	1	1968-04-20	NYM		LAD	Bill Singer	tied 0-0	b 6	2	12-	3	5	9	0.365	93%		Home Run; B. Harrelson Scores; A. Shamsky Scores
44	44	4	1	1968-04-21 (1)	NYM		LAD	Don Drysdale	behind 0-1	b 4	1	--3	2	5	9	0.220	69%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Jones Scores
45	45	5	1	1968-04-21 (2)	NYM		LAD	Phil Regan	behind 1-3	b 4	1	---	1	4	9	0.128	36%		Home Run
46	46	6	1	1968-04-27	NYM	@	CIN	Milt Pappas	tied 1-1	t 2	0	---	1	5	9	0.121	62%		Home Run
47	47	7	1	1968-04-30	NYM		PHI	Chris Short	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	4	9	0.128	67%		Home Run (Deep RF)
48	48	8	1	1968-05-10	NYM	@	CHC	Fergie Jenkins	tied 1-1	t 7	1	-23	3	4	9	0.250	91%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Harrelson Scores; K. Boswell Scores
49	49	9	1	1968-06-07	NYM	@	SFG	Ray Sadecki	ahead 1-0	t 9	0	1--	2	5	9	0.090	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Charles Scores
50	50	10	1	1968-07-23	NYM	@	ATL	Pat Jarvis	ahead 1-0	t 6	2	---	1	6	9	0.139	80%		Home Run (Deep LF)
51	51	11	1	1968-08-20	NYM		SFG	Bill Monbouquette	ahead 5-0	b 8	2	1-3	3	4	9	0.003	100%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Harrelson Scores/unER; C. Jones Scores/unER; R. Swoboda Scores/unER
1969	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
52	52	1	1	1969-04-25	NYM		CHC	Fergie Jenkins	behind 0-3	b 6	2	---	1	6	9	0.080	18%		Home Run
53	53	2	1	1969-05-03	NYM	@	CHC	Fergie Jenkins	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	---	1	3	9	0.108	68%		Home Run
54	54	3	1	1969-05-30	NYM		SFG	Mike McCormick	behind 0-3	b 7	0	---	1	5	7	0.089	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
55	55	4	1	1969-08-22	NYM		LAD	Bill Singer	tied 0-0	b 2	0	1--	2	6	9	0.171	76%		Home Run; W. Garrett Scores
56	56	5	1	1969-08-26 (1)	NYM	@	SDP	Gary Ross	ahead 4-2	t 7	0	---	1	6	9	0.074	91%		Home Run
57	57	6	1	1969-08-31 (2)	NYM	@	SFG	Ron Bryant	behind 0-2	t 7	1	1--	2	6	9	0.289	46%		Home Run; C. Jones Scores
58	58	7	1	1969-09-13	NYM	@	PIT	Chuck Hartenstein	tied 1-1	t 8	1	123	4	5	9	0.283	97%		Home Run; B. Harrelson Scores; T. Agee Scores; D. Clendenon Scores
59	59	8	1	1969-09-15	NYM	@	STL	Steve Carlton	behind 0-1	t 4	0	1--	2	5	9	0.220	63%		Home Run; D. Clendenon Scores
60	60	9	2	1969-09-15	NYM	@	STL	Steve Carlton	behind 2-3	t 8	1	1--	2	5	9	0.494	74%		Home Run; T. Agee Scores
1970	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
61	61	1	1	1970-05-19	NYM	@	MON	Dan McGinn	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	1--	2	5	9	0.170	75%		Home Run; D. Clendenon Scores
62	62	2	1	1970-05-31 (1)	NYM		HOU	Denny Lemaster	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1--	2	4	9	0.186	71%		Home Run; B. Harrelson Scores
63	63	3	2	1970-05-31 (1)	NYM		HOU	Scipio Spinks	ahead 12-4	b 8	0	--3	2	4	9	0.000	100%		Home Run; C. Jones Scores
64	64	4	1	1970-07-05	NYM	@	PHI	Woodie Fryman	tied 2-2	t 6	0	---	1	5	9	0.166	67%		Home Run (Deep LF)
65	65	5	1	1970-07-06	NYM		STL	Chuck Hartenstein	ahead 8-0	b 6	0	1--	2	5	9	0.002	100%		Home Run (LF-CF); M. Jorgensen Scores
66	66	6	1	1970-07-09	NYM		MON	Rich Nye	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	123	4	5	9	0.124	93%		Home Run; B. Harrelson Scores; K. Singleton Scores; D. Clendenon Scores
67	67	7	1	1970-07-19 (2)	NYM	@	SFG	Skip Pitlock	behind 0-4	t 2	0	---	1	5	9	0.064	22%		Home Run (Deep LF)
68	68	8	1	1970-07-28	NYM		SFG	Ron Bryant	ahead 11-2	b 8	1	---	1	5	9	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
69	69	9	1	1970-08-02 (2)	NYM		SDP	Dave Roberts	behind 1-2	b 7	0	---	1	8	PH	0.227	59%		Home Run
1971	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
70	70	1	1	1971-07-28	NYY	@	CHW	Wilbur Wood	tied 3-3	t 9	2	---	1	7	9	0.422	83%		Home Run (Deep LF)
71	71	2	1	1971-09-08	NYY		BOS	Roger Moret	behind 0-1	b 7	1	---	1	6	9	0.267	54%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1972	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
72	72	1	1	1972-07-10	NYY	@	CAL	Clyde Wright	behind 1-4	t 7	0	---	1	9	PH	0.067	14%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
73	73	1	1	1973-09-12	NYY		BOS	Roger Moret	behind 0-7	b 7	2	---	1	7	8	0.004	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)

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