Steve Swisher

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Steve Swisher
Catcher
Born: (1951-08-09) August 9, 1951 Parkersburg, West Virginia
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 14, 1974 for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1982 for the San Diego Padres
Career statistics
Batting average	.216
Home runs	20
Runs batted in	124
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1974–1977) St. Louis Cardinals (1978–1980) San Diego Padres (1981–1982)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1976)

Steven Eugene "Steve" Swisher (born August 9, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Diego Padres from 1974 to 1982. Swisher was elected to the 1976 National League All-Star team with the Cubs but did not play in the game. He is the father of Cleveland Indians first baseman Nick Swisher.

College

Steve Swisher attended Ohio University for a degree in education and played baseball. He was named an All-American.

Draft

Steve Swisher was drafted in the first round in June 1973 by the Chicago White Sox. He was traded to the Cubs in December, along with pitcher Steve Stone, for third baseman Ron Santo.

Managerial career

The Cleveland Indians organization made Swisher a minor league baseball manager in 1986 for the Buffalo Bisons.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube
Baseball Library

Preceded by First Manager	Colorado Springs Sky Sox Manager 1988	Succeeded by Mike Hargrove

v t e 1973 Major League Baseball Draft First Round Selections

David Clyde John Stearns Robin Yount Dave Winfield Glenn Tufts Johnnie LeMaster Billy Taylor Gary Roenicke Lew Olsen Pat Rockett Eddie Bane Joe Edelen Doug Heinold Lee Mazzilli Mike Parrott Jerry Tabb Ted Cox Ted Farr Charles Bates Calvin Portley Steve Swisher Charles Kessler Randy Scarbery Steve Nicosia

Chicago White Sox first-round draft picks

1965: Plesha
1966: May
1967: Haynes
1968: McKinney
1969: Nicholson
1970: Richard
1971: Goodwin
1972: Ondina
1973: Swisher
1974: Monroe
1975: Knapp
1976: Trout
1977: Baines
1978: none
1979: Buechele, Seilheimer
1980: Espy
1981: Boston
1982: Karkovice
1983: Davis, Morman
1984: Menéndez, Hartley
1985: Brown
1986: Hall
1987: McDowell
1988: Ventura
1989: Thomas
1990: Fernandez
1991: Ruffcorn
1992: Pearson
1993: Christman
1994: Johnson, Clemons
1995: Liefer
1996: Seay
1997: Dellaero, Kane, Caradonna, Myette, Parque, Biddle
1998: Wells, Rowand
1999: Stumm, Ginter, West, Purvis
2000: Borchard
2001: Honel, Allen
2002: Ring
2003: B. Anderson
2004: Fields, Lumsden, Gonzalez
2005: Broadway
2006: McCulloch
2007: Poreda
2008: Beckham
2009: Mitchell, Phegley
2010: Sale
2011: Walker
2012: Hawkins, Barnum
2013: T. Anderson

Persondata
Name	Swisher, Steve
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	August 9, 1951
Place of birth	Parkersburg, West Virginia
Date of death
Place of death

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