Ed Swartwood
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| Right fielder/First baseman/Umpire | |||
| Born: January 12, 1859 Rockford, Illinois |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 11, 1881, for the Buffalo Bisons | |||
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| May 21, 1892, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .299 | ||
| Runs scored | 607 | ||
| RBIs | 229 | ||
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Cyrus Edward Swartwood (January 12, 1859 – May 15, 1924) was an American professional baseball player and umpire. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a right fielder and first baseman. He played for the Buffalo Bisons (1881), Pittsburgh Alleghenys/Pirates (1882–84, 1892), Brooklyn Grays (1885–87), and Toledo Maumees (1890). A native of Rockford, Illinois, he stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and weighed 198 pounds (90 kg).[1]
In 1882 he led the American Association in runs (86), doubles (18), and total bases (159). He was the league batting champion in 1883 with a .357 average. Swartwood finished in the top in many offensive categories throughout his career, including batting average (three times), slugging percentage (three times), on-base percentage (five times), and bases on balls (six times).[2]
Career totals for 724 games played include 861 hits, 14 home runs, 607 runs scored, and a batting average of .299. After his playing career was over, Swartwood became an umpire. He umpired in the majors in 1894 and then from 1898 through 1900, totaling 429 games.[1]
Swartwood died at the age of 65 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is interred at Union Dale Cemetery in that town.[1]
See also
- List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders
- List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- Ed Swartwood at Find a Grave
- Major League Baseball right fielders
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Buffalo Bisons (NL) players
- Pittsburgh Alleghenys players
- Brooklyn Grays players
- Toledo Maumees players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Hamilton Hams players
- Sioux City Corn Huskers players
- Providence Grays (minor league) players
- Rochester Flour Cities players
- Providence Clamdiggers (baseball) players
- Baseball players from Illinois
- 19th-century baseball players
- 1859 births
- 1924 deaths
- Major League Baseball umpires
