Bill Swift (1930s pitcher)
William Vincent Swift was an American baseball player. He was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Bees, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Chicago White Sox in Major League Baseball. He helped the Dodgers win the 1941 National League Pennant.
Swift led the National League in walks/9IP in 1932 and hit batsmen in 1934. He ranks 71st on the MLB career walks/9IP list. In 11 seasons he had a 95–82 win–loss record, 336 games, 78 complete games, 7 shutouts, 119 games finished, 20 saves, 1,637 innings pitched, 1,682 hits allowed, 753 runs allowed, 651 earned runs allowed, 103 home runs allowed, 351 walks, 636 strikeouts, 36 hit batsmen, 11 wild pitches, 6,891 batters faced, 1 balk, a 3.58 ERA and a 1.241 WHIP.
Swift was an above average hitting pitcher in his career. He posted a.227 batting average with 34 runs, 3 home runs and 54 RBI.
Born in Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania, Swift died in Bartow, Florida, at the age of 60.
Swift's numbers were extremely similar to fellow pitcher Bill Swift, who pitched decades later.
