Ron Swoboda (Ronald Alan Swoboda) was born on June 30, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland. He made his Major League debut on April 12, 1965 for the New York Mets. In 1965, his rookie year, he hit .228 with 19 home runs and 50 RBI. Swoboda played for the New York Mets, New York Yankees and Montreal Expos over the course of his 9 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Ron Swoboda's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1967, when he hit for a .281 average and knocked in 53 runs. However, others believe that it was 1968, when he knocked in 59 runs.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1965
NY
N
135
399
52
91
19
50
.228
.291
.424
15
3
33
102
3
1
2
3
10
1966
NY
N
112
342
34
76
8
50
.222
.296
.342
9
4
31
76
5
2
4
4
9
1967
NY
N
134
449
47
126
13
53
.281
.340
.419
17
3
41
96
1
0
3
4
7
1968
NY
N
132
450
46
109
11
59
.242
.325
.373
14
6
52
113
4
1
8
1
14
1969
NY
N
109
327
38
77
9
52
.235
.326
.361
10
2
43
90
2
1
1
4
10
1970
NY
N
115
245
29
57
9
40
.233
.340
.392
8
2
40
72
1
1
2
0
7
1971
NY
A
54
138
17
36
2
20
.261
.391
.333
2
1
27
35
3
1
0
1
4
1971
MON
N
39
75
7
19
0
6
.253
.364
.387
4
3
11
16
2
1
0
0
3
1971
Total
93
213
24
55
2
26
.258
.381
.352
6
4
38
51
5
2
0
1
7
1972
NY
A
63
113
9
28
1
12
.248
.341
.345
8
0
17
29
0
1
0
1
1
1973
NY
A
35
43
6
5
1
2
.116
.191
.186
0
0
4
18
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
776
2287
253
555
69
310
.243
.321
.387
77
23
251
565
18
7
20
16
60
Total
AL
152
294
32
69
4
34
.235
.345
.316
10
1
48
82
3
2
0
2
5
Total
928
2581
285
624
73
344
.242
.324
.379
87
24
299
647
21
9
20
18
65
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1965
NY
N
OF
112
104
875.2
188
9
11
2
0
0
0
0
0
.947
1965
NY
N
RF
15
14
116
32
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.944
1965
NY
N
LF
73
67
578.2
115
6
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
.953
1965
NY
N
CF
26
23
181
52
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.946
1966
NY
N
RF
9
8
66
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1966
NY
N
OF
97
88
794.1
145
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1966
NY
N
LF
89
80
728.1
127
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.985
1967
NY
N
1B
20
17
143
143
17
4
7
0
0
0
0
0
.976
1967
NY
N
OF
108
105
914
190
8
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
.957
1967
NY
N
RF
108
105
914
188
8
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
.956
1968
NY
N
LF
1
0
2.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1968
NY
N
OF
125
117
1084.1
217
14
6
4
0
0
0
0
0
.975
1968
NY
N
RF
124
117
1081.2
218
14
6
4
0
0
0
0
0
.975
1969
NY
N
LF
23
16
162.1
32
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.971
1969
NY
N
OF
97
86
802
163
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.988
1969
NY
N
RF
78
70
639.2
127
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.992
1970
NY
N
LF
1
0
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1970
NY
N
OF
100
58
592.1
117
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.984
1970
NY
N
RF
100
58
584.1
117
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.983
1971
NY
A
RF
39
33
289.1
65
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.971
1971
NY
A
LF
7
6
57
14
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.933
1971
NY
A
OF
47
40
354.1
80
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.965
1971
NY
A
CF
1
1
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1971
MON
N
LF
10
3
43
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1971
MON
N
OF
25
17
154
39
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.977
1971
MON
N
RF
2
2
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1971
MON
N
CF
17
12
104
28
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.968
1971
Total
CF
18
13
112
29
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.969
1971
Total
RF
41
35
296.1
67
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.972
1971
Total
LF
17
9
100
23
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.960
1971
Total
OF
72
57
508.1
119
5
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.969
1972
NY
A
OF
35
26
236
56
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.983
1972
NY
A
1B
2
0
3.2
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1972
NY
A
RF
30
22
199
48
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.980
1972
NY
A
CF
5
4
37
12
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1973
NY
A
DH
15
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1973
NY
A
RF
12
6
58
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1973
NY
A
OF
20
8
93
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1973
NY
A
CF
8
2
35
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
1B
22
17
146.2
148
17
4
8
0
0
0
0
0
.976
Total
LF
204
172
1580
299
15
10
1
0
0
0
0
0
.969
Total
CF
57
42
365
102
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.964
Total
OF
766
649
5900
1218
53
37
8
0
0
0
0
0
.972
Total
DH
15
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Total
RF
517
435
3955
827
34
23
8
0
0
0
0
0
.974
Transactions[]
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Mets (September 5, 1963).
Traded by New York Mets with Rich Hacker to Montreal Expos in exchange for Don Hahn (March 31, 1971).
Traded by Montreal Expos to New York Yankees in exchange for Ron Woods (June 25, 1971).