Evar Swanson

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Evar Swanson
Evar Swanson 1933 Goudey baseball card
Outfielder
Born: (1902-10-15)October 15, 1902 DeKalb, Illinois
Died: July 17, 1973(1973-07-17) (aged 70) Galesburg, Illinois
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 1929 for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1934 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.303
Home runs	7
Runs batted in	170
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1929–1930) Chicago White Sox (1932–1934)

Ernest Evar Swanson (October 15, 1902 in DeKalb, Illinois – July 17, 1973 in Galesburg, Illinois), was a professional baseball and football player. He played outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1929 to 1934. He would play for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox. In the National Football League, he played running back for the Rock Island Independents, Milwaukee Badgers, and Chicago Cardinals from 1924 to 1927. He went to college and played three sports at Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois.

Swanson was one of the fastest men in baseball in his time. During a contest held on September 15, 1929 between games of a doubleheader, he circled the bases in 13.3 seconds and that record still stands. (Some sources claim his time was 13.4.) A year later, on September 21, 1930, in a minor league field meet in Columbus, Ohio, Swanson circled the bases in 13.2 seconds, giving him both the fastest time as minor leaguer.^[1]

References

↑ http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=1379&pid=13890

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Football-Reference.com
Evar Swanson at Find a Grave

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Persondata
Name	Swanson, Evar
Alternative names	Swanson, Ernest Evar
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	October 15, 1902
Place of birth	DeKalb, Illinois
Date of death	July 17, 1973
Place of death	Galesburg, Illinois

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