Red Swanson (baseball)
| Red Swanson | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: October 15, 1936 Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| September 10, 1955 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 21, 1957 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
Career statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 3–3 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.90 | ||
| Strikeouts | 34 | ||
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Arthur Leonard "Red" Swanson is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a bonus baby in 1955, he spent the next two full years with the team as required by the draft rule of that time. He was assigned to the minor leagues in 1958, and continued to pitch until 1963, but never got back to the majors.
Swanson graduated from Neville High School in Monroe, Louisiana.
His father, A. L. Swanson, coached both baseball and basketball at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
References
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)