Russ Swan
Russ Swan | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Fremont, California | January 3, 1964|
Died: April 26, 2006 Las Vegas, Nevada | (aged 42)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
August 3, 1989, for the San Francisco Giants | |
Last appearance | |
April 30, 1994, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 14–22 |
Earned run average | 4.83 |
Strikeouts | 108 |
Walks | 124 |
Saves | 11 |
Games pitched | 168 |
Teams | |
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Russell Howard Swan (January 3, 1964 – April 26, 2006) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1989 through 1994 for the San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians.[1]
Listed at 6' 4", 210 lb., Swan was a southpaw reliever usually used in the set-up role, although occasionally would be called upon to work as a closer during the 1991 and 1992 campaigns. He was selected by the Giants in the ninth round of the 1986 MLB draft.[1]
On June 9, 1990, Swan took a no-hitter into the eighth inning while starting a game for Seattle against the Detroit Tigers.[2]
Following his playing retirement, Swan worked as a pitching coach at Washington State University and for the Colorado Rockies organization.[3]
On April 17, 2006, Swan was found unconscious after a fall in a stairwell in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. He had been found without a wallet or any identification. Swan died nine days later at a hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 42.[4]
Sources
- ^ a b Player profile. Historic Baseball. Retrieved on May 26, 2016.
- ^ 1990 Game Logs. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on May 26, 2016.
- ^ Coaching career. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on May 26, 2016.
- ^ Former MLB pitcher Swan dies at 42 after fall
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
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- Accidental deaths from falls
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